Colby College overlooks the Kennebec River valley and city of Waterville.
In 2013 Colby became the fourth college in the country to achieve carbon neutrality.
Colby uses 100-percent renewable electricity, has 12 LEED-certified buildings (other certifications pending), has geothermal heating and cooling in two buildings, and has a biomass plant that burns sustainably harvested wood to heat most campus buildings.
1939 1941 1942 1950 1959 1959 1975 The Geology Department is the fourth oldest undergraduate program in the nation and is a repository for maps and publications of the United States Geological Survey.
1988 1996 2007 2014 Admissions Designed by Benjamin C. Thompson,[14] the Hillside complex is a network of five interconnected dorms west of Lorimer Chapel set in a stand of white birch and pine trees.