College History Garden

 Bluefield College announced that they have now changed their name to Bluefield University . The Board of Trustees met in special session in...

 John Tyler Community College in Chester,  VA will be changing its name to Brightpoint Community College . The name change was approved by t...

WFXR-TV reported this past week that a new name for Patrick Henry Community College was approved by the Virginia’s State Board of Community...

WVNS-TV reported on June 20, 2021 that " Bluefield College prepares to celebrate centennial anniversary ." Festivities begin on Au...

  Virginia Business College is a new nonprofit higher education institution that will begin offering classes in February. VBC is located on...

The Roanoke Times published several articles by Ray Cox over the past couple of months featuring the history of the former Daleville Col...

Randolph College posted an interesting article written by Meta Glass (Class of 1899) in the fall of 1965 about her experiences as one of th...

U.S. News & World Report posted an article by Bill Lohmann, a Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter, " Group Keeps Saint Paul's ...

The Education Corporation of America headquarter in Birmingham, AL  announced today that it will close more than 75 sites  that enroll rou...

The Trustees of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond announced on November 13, 2018 that it will be closing at the end of the academi...

Tidewater Community College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1968.  The institution is located in Virginia with camp...

Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA is celebrating the centennial of its foundin g in 1917 as Eastern Mennonite School.  The...

The Staunton, VA News Leader published an interesting article, " Forgotten Folks: Agnes McClung, Mary Baldwin's friend, was cru...

Reporter Christopher Cole explores the early history of Lynchburg College in an article published by The News & Advance , " Lync...

The Virginian-Pilot reports that Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk will change its name to Virginia Wesleyan University.  Ryan Murphy...

Trustees of Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, VA approved a name change earlier today and the institution will be known as the University o...

Rick Seltzer's article for Inside Higher Ed , " Closing Out a College ," provides a detailed and valuable look at several i...

David McGee continues his excellent reporting on the closure of Virginia Intermont College for the Bristol Herald Courier with " Qui...

Randolph College is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the institution's founding on March 10, 189 1 .  A Founder's Day observ...

Megan Williams of the Staunton, VA News-Leader reports that Mary Baldwin College will become Mary Baldwin University after August 31, 20...