Bluefield College
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| Motto | Deus, Patria, Lux |
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Motto in English
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God, Country, Light |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1922 |
| Affiliation | Baptist General Association of Virginia |
| President | David W. Olive |
| Students | 912 |
| Undergraduates | 894 |
| Postgraduates | 16 |
| Location | Bluefield, Virginia, U.S. |
| Campus | 82 acres |
| Colors | Blue and Red |
| Athletics | NAIA — AAC, MSC |
| Sports | 14 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Mascot | Victor E. Ram |
| Website | www |
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Bluefield College is a small, Christian liberal arts college in Bluefield, Virginia, United States. It offers 22 majors, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The 82-acre (330,000 m2) campus is about 150 ft (46 m) from the state line between Virginia and West Virginia.
Bluefield College was founded in 1922 by the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), after residents of Bluefield offered to donate land and start-up funds. R.A. Landsdell became the first president in 1920, and the current administration building is named Landsdell Hall in his honor. At its founding, Bluefield was a two-year junior college. Future Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash took mathematics courses at the relatively new college while in high school. In his autobiography for the Nobel Foundation, he writes
I should mention that during my last year in the Bluefield schools that my parents had arranged for me to take supplementary math courses at Bluefield College, which was then a 2-year institution operated by Southern Baptists. I didn't get official advanced standing at Carnegie because of my extra studies but I had advanced knowledge and ability and didn't need to learn much from the first math courses at Carnegie.
Under Charles L. Harman, president from 1946–1971, the college built Easley Library, the dormitory Rish Hall, Harman Chapel, and a geodesic dome as the gymnasium.
In 1975, Bluefield reinvented itself as a four-year college, and during the 1989–1996 presidency of Roy A. Dobyns, student enrollment doubled to more than 800 students. In 1998, under the leadership of President Daniel G. MacMillan, the college cut tuition by over 20% and refocused its student recruitment on the local area.
In 2007, the current president, David W. Olive, was inaugurated. Shortly thereafter, the college raised tuition by about 20%, and announced a new strategic plan.
Bluefield College's campus is located on 82 acres on the eastern edge of Bluefield, Virginia, facing the northern side of the East River Mountain.
The campus also features access to outdoor activities, including an on-campus nature trail and cave.
Bluefield College offers the following areas of study:
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