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Higher Education

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE

Hampden-Sydney College is a private, selective liberal arts college for men, enrolling nearly 1,200 students. The 1,330-acre campus is a true academic village, mingling professors’ houses with academic buildings. Broad lawns and historic buildings complement a state-of–the-art science center, a new 83,000-square-foot research library with 230,000 volumes and 3,100 periodicals, an electronic communications center, an optical fiber computer network, wireless classrooms, and an astronomical observatory. It offers 26 majors and many special programs for pre-medicine, pre-law, pre-business, pre-engineering, and pre-ministerial studies, as well as internships and study abroad. The faculty-student ratio is 1:11; students often work closely with their professors to conduct—and publish—independent research. The natural sciences and many other disciplines emphasize real-life conditions for learning (economics students, for example, manage a segment of the College’s endowment). Three of its sports teams are routinely nationally ranked, and the athletics program is designed to offer every student a chance to compete. The Princeton Review ranks Hampden-Sydney among the top schools in the nation in academics, student political involvement, quality of life, availability of professors, and town-gown relationships.

Since 1775, Hampden-Sydney has produced leaders in every field of endeavor. One alumnus in 10 is owner, president, or CEO of a company; another one in 10 is a lawyer, doctor, or similar professional. On the basis of the success of its graduates, the College remains committed to the belief that a liberal arts education provides the best foundation not only for a professional career, but also for the moral and intellectual challenges of life. The College’s student-enforced honor code upholds the atmosphere of trust and mutual respect essential to an academic community. Here our students learn that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor, requiring clarity and objectivity of thought, a sensitive moral conscience, consideration for others, and dedication to responsible citizenship.

LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY

Longwood University is a coeducational, comprehensive public institution offering 100 majors, minors, and concentrations to more than 4,700 students. Founded in 1839, Longwood offers undergraduate programs in business administration, education and human services, the arts and sciences, plus graduate programs in business, education, environmental science, English, and sociology. Longwood is committed to developing citizen leaders and provides a meaningful learning environment where students learn skills, knowledge, and theory, and then translate learning into action by doing research, internships, fieldwork, and community service. Longwood requires that all students have a laptop computer, and the college integrates technology throughout the learning process. Longwood is also one of the few institutions nationwide to require all students to complete an internship or some form of experiential learning prior to graduation.

The Longwood learning environment is enriched by the Greenwood Library that holds 250,000 book titles, 11,000 electronic books, 600 print journal and magazine subscriptions, 4,800 DVDs, 3,600 CDs, and more than 150 databases with access to more than 25,000 full-text electronic journals. The Greenwood Library provides state-of-the-art technology for information retrieval from libraries throughout the world, as well as satellite reception of foreign programs and web access.

Longwood serves the region and the state through the Longwood Small Business Development Center and the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. Additionally, Longwood University has a tremendous economic and cultural impact on Farmville and the surrounding communities. A recent study conducted by the Longwood Small Business Development Center estimates that university employees, students, and visitors spent more than $100 million in 2001—with 54 percent of that amount being spent in Farmville and the eight surrounding counties.

Longwood is one of the most engaging universities in the country, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement. Based upon ratings from Longwood seniors in 2000, Longwood ranked at the 80th percentile on academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student interactions with faculty, enriching educational experiences, supportive campus environment, development of work-related knowledge and skills, engagement with technology, engagement with civic virtue, and engagement with co-curricular activities. Freshmen rated Longwood at the 70th percentile or higher on all but two of these measures.

For the 10th year in a row, Longwood is ranked among the top regional public schools in the South in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” Guide (2008).

SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Southside Virginia Community College, a comprehensive community college, has been providing quality education to the people of Southside Virginia for more than 35 years through a wide range of post-secondary programs including university parallel, technical, vocational, and community service programs. Recognized throughout the Commonwealth for the leadership it has provided in the development of innovative programs, the college takes pride in its community-based education approach to meeting the needs of service area constituents, offering education and training opportunities in more than 40 sites throughout its 4,200-square-mile service region. More than 8,000 students each year participate in unique program offerings through, among others, Middle College in Cumberland Court House, dual enrollment, Southside Governor’s School, truck driving, heavy equipment operations, diesel technology, business technology, industrial technology, nursing and health sciences, fire and emergency services, law enforcement, and a host of short-term programs related directly to a specific field of study. SVCC is proud of the quality instruction it can provide to a very diverse constituency in both traditional classroom environments and through distance education options. Southside Virginia Community College works with its outstanding faculty to develop its most precious resource—the human resource.