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BLUEFIELD COLLEGE

Bluefield College
3000 College Drive
Bluefield, VA 24605

Official telephone: (276) 326-3682
Fax number: (540) 326-4288

Website: www.bluefield.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 346 men, 494 women, 840 total
Full-time undergraduates: 294 men, 411 women, 705 total
Part-time undergraduates: 52 men, 83 women, 135 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 32
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 16%
First-year student breakdown:
10.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9% Hispanic
87.9% White (non-Hispanic)
0.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
18.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0% Hispanic
77.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 75 acres
City or town school is located in: Bluefield, VA
Population of city/town: 6,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Roanoke, VA, Richmond, VA
Nearest major city: Roanoke, VA
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 100,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (12%)
  • women's dorms (47%)
  • men's dorms (40%)
  • married-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 49%
Percent of students who live off campus: 51%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 95%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 100
Other computer facilities/services:
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health insurance, Career Development
Counseling services:
career, academic
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 5
Percent of men who join fraternities: 4%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 6%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Rampage
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 10
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Appalachian Trail Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Cheryl Fielita-Scarborough,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Dr. Scott Bryan
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director
Scott Bryan
Bluefield College
3000 College Drive
Bluefield, VA 24605
School colors: red, white and blue
School mascot: Ram
Athletic conference memberships: Appalachian Athletic Conference (NAIA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's socceryes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's volleyballyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 30%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 24%
Athletic facilities:
complex, field, gymnasium, and park
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, cross-country, flag football, golf, sand volleyball, softball, swimming, table tennist, volleyball
Club sports for men:
basketball, cheerleading, karate
Club sports for women:
cheerleading, karate

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Roanoke, VA (100 miles)
Nearest other airport: Charleston, WV (120 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Hinton, WV (50 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Bluefield, WV (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 2%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 20% immediately, 15% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Appalachian School of Law (VA);Gardner-Webb University (NC);Liberty University (VA);Radford University (VA);Virginia Tech (VA)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 60% within six months of graduation, 20% within one year of graduation, 20% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Various public school systems Various Law enforcement agencies



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