Mount Holyoke College (MHC)

The primary mission of the Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden is to maintain a diverse, well-documented and accurately labeled living plant collection that supports and enhances teaching and research for the faculty and students of Mount Holyoke College. The plant collection should be displayed in a well-designed, visually pleasing manner that promotes knowledge and interest in plants. The Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden should also promote conservation of the world's natural resources and a better understanding and appreciation of the relationship between humanity and the rest of the natural world.

As the first of the Seven Sisters—the female equivalent of the once predominantly male Ivy League—Mount Holyoke established higher education for women as a serious endeavor. Our long, distinguished history of educating leaders arises from a powerful combination of:

* academic excellence
* a tight-knit, diverse, and international community
* a worldwide network of alumnae
* the conviction that women can and should make a difference in the world.

Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Mount Holyoke is 90 minutes west of Boston and three hours north of New York City.

Academic excellence stands at the center of the Mount Holyoke experience. The College is committed to the search for knowledge and the compassionate understanding of humanity and the world—ideals that our faculty pursue each day in our classrooms, laboratories, art studios, and libraries.

A Mount Holyoke education will provide you with indispensable skills in speaking, writing, and critical thinking—skills that will enable you to succeed in any field you choose. In a time when people frequently change careers and jobs, the intellectual flexibility provided by a liberal arts education is absolutely essential.

With 49 departmental and interdisciplinary majors, outstanding support services, and access to the Five College Consortium, Mount Holyoke students enjoy a rich intellectual life with far-reaching rewards.

Mount Holyoke is a vibrant place to live and learn. For starters, the campus is stunning—it’s consistently rated as one of the most beautiful in America. Campus life is just as rewarding. Our students, who literally come from all over the globe, form a tight-knit community that’s extraordinarily supportive and dynamic. You’ll have an open invitation to join any of our more than 150 student organizations and to partake of Mount Holyoke’s full calendar of concerts, exhibits, lectures, parties, and special events.

Even more, you’ll find friends, fun, and culture right outside Mount Holyoke’s gates. The Five College area has scores of student hangouts, films, dance parties, and cultural events.

At Mount Holyoke, we know that growing as a person is as much a part of your education as your academic studies. Joining this unique community offers a distinct opportunity to live among different ideas and different cultures. We encourage our students to laugh, dance, play, and see just how brightly they can shine. Mount Holyoke is a place to discover all that you are—and how you want to change the world.

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