Simon's Rock practices a simple yet radical idea that many students are ready for college at a younger age. Students may enter Bard Academy for 9th and 10th grade and then matriculate into the College, or apply to enroll in the College after completing the tenth or eleventh grade at any high school. Bard College at Simon’s Rock offers associate and bachelor's degrees. The campus is located in a Smithsonian-rated Best Small Town, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in the heart of the Berkshire region.