Ferrum College

85 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA 24088-900 -  View Map

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• Ferrum College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
• Ferrum offers 33 majors, 33 minors areas of study ranging from business and environmental science to teacher education and criminal justice, free in-room computers, small class sizes, and a dedicated faculty. The degrees offered are Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work. The 1,000 men and women who attend Ferrum come from 25 states and a dozen countries, and 80 percent live on Ferrum's 700-acre campus.
• Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, Ferrum is a four-year primarily residential college with easy access to the major metropolitan areas of Roanoke, Virginia (35 miles to the north) and Greensboro, North Carolina (70 miles to the south) where shopping, social, dining and entertainment opportunities abound. Surrounded by mountains, lakes, rivers and state parks, and numerous small towns brimming with regional heritage.
• Ferrum College is ranked in the top 40 of southern comprehensive regional colleges by U.S. News and World Report.Ferrum College offer 33 majors, 33 minors and degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work .Ferrum College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Ferrum College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Social Work Program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Teacher Education Program fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education, Outdoor Recreation Program accredited by the National Recreation and Parks Association.
• Profile last updated: 08/19/2009.

In the News:

• Second Chance concert attracts biggest crowd in Bluefield history (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on July 18, 2011 at 09:18:10 am
  They pulled it off. Billy Wagner and Erik Robinson — a pair of Tazewell County farm boys who became roommates and best friends as undergraduate students at Ferrum College — staged the largest one-day event at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield history.
• Young Harry Potter fans spend part of their summer at Hogwarts Academy (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 12:14:25 pm
  Fifth through seventh graders are taking the course through the Summer Enrichment Camp Program at Ferrum College. As the final film in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Death Hallows: Part Two" opens in theatres nationwide, some middle school-aged students are enjoying a class on the teenage boy wizard.
• Harry Potter camp: Kids have a little fun with fantasy (9 News Denver)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 04:12:02 pm
  FERRUM, Va. - Smoking marshmallows, flaming jars, and exploding balloons. It's all part of the potions class at the Hogwarts Summer Camp at Ferrum College.
• Students go to Hogwarts Camp at Ferrum College (The Amherst New Era Progress)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:06:18 am
  Smoking marshmallows, flaming jars, and exploding balloons, are all part of the potions class at Ferrum College’s Hogwarts Summer Camp
• Students go to Hogwarts Camp at Ferrum College (The Nelson County Times)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:05:38 am
  "They're just kind of getting a sense of what it's like to be in that kind of atmosphere. Potions in the Harry Potter books is kind of cross between chemistry and what they call herbology,” said Whited .

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