Virginia Wesleyan College
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| Virginia Wesleyan College | |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Type: | Private college |
| Religious affiliation: | United Methodist Church |
| Endowment: | US $45.8 million |
| President: | William T. Greer, Jr. |
| Faculty: | 83 |
| Students: | 1,446 |
| Location | Norfolk, VA, USA |
| Campus: | Suburban, 300 acres (1.21 km²) |
| Colors: | Blue and Sliver |
| Nickname: | Marlins |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division III, ODAC |
| Website: | www.vwc.edu |
Virginia Wesleyan College is a small Methodist liberal arts college on the border of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia offering a Bachelor of Arts in many disciplines and has added Bachelor of Science programs as well. Virginia Wesleyan College boasts a strong student-to-faculty ratio and has shown steady campus growth for several years.
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[edit] Distinctions
The college made the 2004 US News and World Report List of Best Colleges and it earned distinction for ten major programs in the 20th edition of Rugg's Recommendations on Colleges.
The major programs for which it earned distinction are:
- Biology
- Communications/Journalism
- MBE (Management, Business and Economics)
- Political Science
- Pre-Law
- Pre-Med/Pre-Dental
- Psychology
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
[edit] Athletics
Virginia Wesleyan competes in Division III of the NCAA, as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The men's basketball team won the national championship in 2006. The women's soccer team made it to the final four in Disney World in [2006] after winning the ODAC tournament for the first time in program history.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Randy Peele - head coach of men's basketball at Winthrop University
- Keller Williams - Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter.
[edit] External links
- VWC.edu: The Virginia Wesleyan College homepage
Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
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| Bridgewater • Catholic† • Eastern Mennonite‡ • Emory & Henry • Guilford • Hampden–Sydney • Hollins‡ • Lynchburg‡ • Randolph‡ • Randolph–Macon • Roanoke‡ • Sweet Briar‡ • Virginia Wesleyan‡ • Washington & Lee † football-only member ‡ no-football member |
