Randolph-Macon College

Po Box 5005, Ashland, VA 23005-5505 -  View Map

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• Randolph-Macon College is a national, private liberal arts and sciences college located in Ashland, Virginia. With an extensive liberal arts core curriculum and 29 majors, our college's academic program exposes students to broad perspectives and specific concepts.
• Founded by Methodists in 1830, Randolph-Macon is an independent college that retains a relationship with the United Methodist Church. Through this living tie the College draws strength from a religious tradition that nurtures creative social change and personal accountability.
• Randolph-Macon believes that a liberal arts education challenges the intellect, imagination, and character. Graduates of the College have the capacity to realize their potential as professionals, leaders, and lifelong learners. The comprehensive nature of a liberal arts education at Randolph-Macon College prepares students to respond to the changing career opportunities and to meet life's challenges with confidence, enthusiasm, and ethical awareness.
• At Randolph-Macon College the liberal arts constitute a comprehensive educational opportunity. The curriculum includes exposure both to broad perspectives and specific concepts. Students explore the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities, while they also achieve a deeper understanding of the single discipline in which they major. They are guided in this endeavor by a faculty of teacher-scholars who are dedicated to the liberal arts and active in their professional disciplines and in the extra-curricular life of the campus. Located in Ashland, Virginia Randolph-Macon College offers a curriculum and a cultural life enriched by the close proximity of Metropolitan Richmond and Washington, D.C.
• Profile last updated: 02/24/2011.

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• Randolph-Macon in expansion mode (Herald-Progress)
  posted on July 28, 2011 at 02:35:16 pm
  At a time when many colleges and universities are in survival mode, Ashland's Randolph-Macon College is in the midst of an ambitious expansion in terms of facilities and student body.
• AT&T Brings Mobile Broadband Network to Hanover County (redOrbit)
  posted on July 25, 2011 at 08:17:02 pm
  RICHMOND, Va., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T * today announced the availability of its mobile broadband network in Hanover County, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area. Areas of new coverage include Randolph-Macon College and the towns of Ashland, Beaverdam, Montpelier and along routes 54, 33, and 738. The ...
• Part Of Randolph-Macon Evacuated For Gas Leak (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
  posted on June 13, 2011 at 07:20:29 pm
  A gas leak forced the partial evacuation of some campus buildings at Randolph-Macon college in Ashland Monday afternoon. Four campus buildings were evacuated after construction crews struck a gas line
• Strawberry Faire is a big hit (Herald-Progress)
  posted on June 13, 2011 at 01:20:51 pm
  Can you guess what alpacas, an Elvis impersonator, and a giant inflatable duck all have in common? They were all present at the 30th anniversary of Ashland's Strawberry Faire at Randolph-Macon College June 4.
• InterCity visits boost visions for communities (The Mechanicsville Local)
  posted on June 1, 2011 at 06:18:31 pm
  Tom Silvestri, chair of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, talked about what was learned during chamber-sponsored InterCity visits the last two years at Hanover Business Council breakfast at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland

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