Area Schools and Colleges

All listings are sorted by distance to Williamstown.

Preschools

School Name Type of School Location
The Child Care Center at Williams College Daycare and Preschool Williamstown, MA
Williamstown Community Preschool Daycare center and Preschool Williamstown, MA
Side by Side (Pre-K) Housed at Williamstown Elementary School (age 3 by August 31) Williamstown, MA
Oak Hill Children’s Center Daycare Center and Preschool Pownal,VT

Public Elementary (& PK), Middle, & High Schools

School Name Type of School Enrollment (‘17-’18) Location Approx. distance
Williamstown Elementary School Pre-K – 6; co-ed (Mt. Greylock Regional School District) 400 Williamstown, MA N/A
Mount Greylock Regional School 7-12; co-ed (Mt. Greylock Regional School District) 600 Williamstown, MA N/A
Brayton Elementary School Pre-K – 6; co-ed (North Adams Public School District) 260 North Adams, MA 10min.
Colegrove Elementary School Pre-K – 6; co-ed (North Adams Public School District) 361 North Adams, MA 10min.
Drury High School 7-12; co-ed (North Adams Public School District) 522 North Adams, MA 10min.
Greylock Elementary School Pre-K – 6; co-ed (North Adams Public School District) 296 North Adams, MA 10min.
Clarksburg Elementary School K-8; co-ed 193 Clarksburg, MA 15min.
Lanesborough Elementary School Pre-K – 6; co-ed (Mt. Greylock Regional School District) 200 Lanesborough, MA 20min.
Hoosac Valley Elementary School K-5; co-ed (Adams-Cheshire School District) 403 Adams, MA 20min.
McCann Technical School 9-12; co-ed 484 North Adams, MA 20 mins.
Bart Charter School (Arts and Technology) 6-12; co-ed 350+ Adams, MA 23 min.
Hoosac Valley Middle and High School 6-12; co-ed (Adams-Cheshire School District) 664 Cheshire, MA 30min.

*Students residing in Williamstown are part of the Mt. Greylock Regional School District. They can opt in to McCann or BART (at the typical 9th grade or 6th grade entry points, or later).

Independent Elementary, Middle, & High Schools

School Name Type of School Enrollment Location Approx. distance
Buxton School 9-12; co-ed; boarding/day 78 Williamstown, MA N/A
Pine Cobble School Pre-K – 9; co-ed; day 163 Williamstown, MA N/A
Darrow School 9-12; co-ed; boarding/day 118 New Lebanon, NY 30min.
Miss Hall’s School 9-12; all girls; boarding/day 212 Pittsfield, MA 30min.
The Academy at Charlemont 6 – post-grad; co-ed; day 86 Charlemont, MA 40min.
Montessori School of the Berkshires Pre-K – 8; co-ed; day 101 Lenox Dale, MA 45min.
Berkshire Country Day Pre-K – 9; co-ed; day 210 Stockbridge, MA 50min.
Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School Pre-K – 8; co-ed; day 170 Great Barrington, MA 1hr. 5min.
Berkshire Waldorf High School: 9-12; co-ed; day 50 Great Barrington, MA 1hr. 5min.
Bement School K-9; co-ed; day 206 Deerfield, MA 1hr. 15min.
Berkshire School 9-12; co-ed; boarding/day 399 Sheffield, MA 1hr. 20min.
Salisbury School 9 – post-grad; all boys; boarding 310 Salisbury, CT 1hr. 20min.
The Hotchkiss School 9 – post-grad; co-ed; boarding 613 Lakeville, CT 1hr. 25min.
Indian Mountain School pre-k – 9; co-ed; boarding/day 250 Lakeville, CT 1hr. 25min.
Williston Northampton School 7-12; co-ed; boarding/day 440 Easthampton, MA 1hr. 25min.
Maplebrook School 6 – post-grad; co-ed; boarding/day; for students with learning difference and/or ADD 95 Amenia, NY 1hr. 30min.
Millbrook School 9-12; co-ed boarding/day 315 Millbrook, NY 1hr. 40min.
Forman School 9 – post-grad; boarding/day for students who face dyslexia, ADHD, and other differences 218 Litchfield, CT 1hr. 45min.
Kent School 9-12; co-ed; boarding/day 575 Kent, CT 1hr. 50min.
Litchfield Montessori School Pre-K – 8; co-ed; day 82 Northfield, CT 1hr. 50min.
Loomis Chaffee 9-12; co-ed; boarding/day 690 Windsor, CT 1hr. 50min.
The Marvelwood School 6 – post-grad; co-ed boarding/day 95 Kent, CT 1hr. 50min.
South Kent School 9 – post-grad; all boys; boarding 170 South Kent, CT 1hr. 55min.
Avon Old Farms 9-post grad; all boys; boarding 405 Avon, CT 2hr.
Chase Collegiate School Pre-K – 12; co-ed; day 402 Waterbury, CT 2hr.
The Ethel Walker School 6 – post-grad; all girls; boarding/day 252 Simsbury, CT 2hr.
Glenholme School 5 – post-grad; co-ed; boarding school for students with special needs 105 Washington, CT 2hr.
The Gunnery School 9 – post-grad; co-ed boarding/day 306 Washington, CT 2hr.
Holy Cross 9 – 12; co-ed; day; Catholic 500 Waterbury, CT 2hr.
Rumsey Hall School K – 9; coed; boarding/day 335 Washington Depot, CT 2hr.
The Taft School 9 – post-grad; co-ed; boarding/day 595 Watertown, CT 2hr.
Trinity Pawling School 7 – 12; all boys; boarding/ day 300 Pawling, NY 2hr.
Washington Montessori School Pre-K – 8; co-ed; day 250 New Preston, CT 2hr.
The Woodhall School 9 – 12; all boys; boarding 42 Bethlehem, CT 2hr.

Two-Year Public Community Colleges

School Name Type of School Enrollment Location Approx. distance
Berkshire Community College 50+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 2,400 Pittsfield, MA 30min.
Hudson Valley Community College 80+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 12,841 Troy, NY 55 min.
Greenfield Community College 50+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 2,240 Greenfield, MA 1hr.
Columbia-Greene Community College 40 programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 2,118 Hudson, NY 1hr. 15min.
Holyoke Community College 95+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 6,740 Holyoke, MA 1hr. 30min.
Schenectady County Community College 55+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 6,574 Schenectady, NY 1hr. 30min.
Springfield Technical Community College 100 programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus and online courses; co-ed 6,792 Springfield, MA 1hr. 30min.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College 60+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 1,549 Winchester, CT 1hr. 35min.
Adirondack Community College 30+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 4,230 Queensbury, NY 1hr. 40min.
Fulton-Montgomery Community College 30+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 2,781 Johnstown, NY 1hr. 45min.
Mount Wachusett Community College 70+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 4,734 Gardner, MA 1hr. 45min.
Asnuntuck Community College ~ 50 programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus courses; co-ed 1,715 Enfield, CT 1hr. 50min.
Dutchess Community College 50+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 10,232 Poughkeepsie, NY 1hr. 50min.
Ulster County Community College ~ 60 programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 3,615 Stone Ridge, NY 1hr. 50min.
River Valley Community College 30+ programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 987 Claremont, NH 1hr. 55min.
Naugatuck Community College ~ 100 programs for associate degrees and certificates; on-campus & online courses; co-ed 7,294 Waterbury, CT 2hr.

Public 4 Year Colleges & Universities

School Name Type of School Enrollment Location Approx. distance
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 1,822 undergrad; 427 grad North Adams, MA 10min.
State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany) public university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 13,508 undergrad; 4,235 grad Albany, NY 1hr.
Westfield State University public university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 5,600 undergrad; 800 grad Westfield, MA 1hr. 25min.
University of Massachusetts Amherst public research university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 23,515 undergrad; 7,078 grad Amherst, MA 1hr. 30min.
Castleton University (formerly Castleton State College) liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 2,100 undergrad; Castleton, VT 1hr. 35min.
Keene State College liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 3,780 undergrad; Keene, NH 1hr. 40min.
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill public college; undergrad; co-ed 2,500 Cobleskill, NY 1h. 40min.
University of Connecticut – Waterbury public research university; undergrad and grad; co-ed N/A Waterbury, CT 2hr.

Private 4-Year Colleges & Universities

School Name Type of School Enrollment Location Approx. distance
Bennington College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 704 Bennington, VT 20min.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute research university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 7,500 undergrad and grad Troy, NY 50min.
Russell Sage College liberal arts; undergrad; all-female 641 Troy, NY 50min.
The College of St. Rose liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 2,523 undergrad; 1,427 grad Albany, NY 1hr.
Marlboro College liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 500 undergrad and grad Marlboro, VT 1hr.
Sage College of Albany liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 566 Albany, NY 1hr.
Siena College Roman Catholic; liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 3,000 Loudonville, NY 1hr.
Bard College at Simons Rock liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 357 Great Barrington, MA 1hr. 5min.
Skidmore College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 2,500 Saratoga Springs, NY 1hr. 20min.
Smith College liberal arts; undergrad (all-female) and grad (co-ed) 2,450 undergrad Northampton, MA 1hr. 20min.
American International College liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 1,424 undergrad; 1,963 grad Springfield, MA 1hr. 30min.
Springfield College liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 2,228 undergrad; 1,018 grad Springfield, MA 1hr. 30min.
Western New England University private university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 2736 undergrad; 800 grad Springfield, MA 1hr. 30min.
Amherst College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 1,849 Amherst, MA 1hr. 30min.
Hampshire College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 1,400 Amherst, MA 1hr. 30min.
College of Our Lady of the Elms Roman Catholic; liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 1,188 undergrad; 416 grad Chicopee, MA 1hr. 30min.
Union College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 2,200 Schenectady, NY 1hr. 30min.
Mount Holyoke College liberal arts; undergrad; all-female 2,210 South Hadley, MA 1hr. 40min.
Bay Path University private university; undergrad (all-female) and grad (co-ed) 1,947 undergrad; 1,351 grad Longmeadow, MA 1hr. 45min.
Marist College liberal arts; undergrad and grad; co-ed 5,037 undergrad; 958 grad Poughkeepsie, NY 1hr. 50min
Vassar College liberal arts; undergrad; co-ed 2,450 Poughkeepsie, NY 1hr. 50min.
Franklin Pierce University research university; undergrad and grad; co-ed 1,400 undergrad; 320 grad Rindge, NH 2hr.
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