Melik Peter Khoury

Unity College, which is now headquartered at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, has embraced "distance education," with 4,472 of its 4,638 students taking custom-designed online courses. About 170 students are enrolled in hybrid learning, with 60 students living on campus.

The decision to permanently pursue an education model that's not based at a physical campus and gives students more flexibility was spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also looks at future sustainability for the 1,000-student college.