Lynchburg College
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Former names
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Virginia Christian College |
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| Motto | Above and Beyond |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1903 |
| Affiliation | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Endowment | US $97.3 million |
| President | Kenneth R. Garren |
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Academic staff
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157 full time |
| Students | Approximately 2,500 |
| Location | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States |
| Colors | Crimson and grey |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Mascot | Elsie |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 37°23′54″N 79°10′52″W / 37.398468°N 79.18101°W
Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation. LC is cited in Colleges That Change Lives and is also profiled in The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development. Lynchburg College was the first institution in the United States to train nuclear physicists and engineers for the NS Savannah project under order of President Eisenhower, to aid in the development and operation of the world's first nuclear-powered ship.
Lynchburg College was founded in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood as Virginia Christian College, a selective, independent, coeducational, and residential institution, which is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Hopwood was president of Milligan College in Tennessee when a group of ministers and businessmen approached him about establishing a college in Lynchburg. He agreed to serve as president, after which the group purchased the failed Westover Hotel resort for $13,500, securing Lynchburg's current campus. Hopwood worked with his wife Sarah Eleanor LaRue Hopwood to establish the college based on their shared vision.
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