EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE

Emory & Henry College
P.O. Box 947
Emory, VA 24327

Official telephone: (276) 944-4121
Fax number: (276) 944-6934

Website: www.ehc.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 477 men, 464 women, 941 total
Full-time undergraduates: 453 men, 425 women, 878 total
Part-time undergraduates: 24 men, 39 women, 63 total
Total graduate students: 12 men, 25 women, 37 total
Full-time graduate students: 5 men, 5 women, 10 total
Part-time graduate students: 7 men, 20 women, 27 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 30%
First-year student breakdown:
8.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Hispanic
79.7% White (non-Hispanic)
0.8% total international (nonresident aliens)
10.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
6.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.6% Hispanic
85.4% White (non-Hispanic)
1.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 331 acres
City or town school is located in: Emory
Population of city/town: 2,266
Nearest major city: Bristol, VA
Distance of nearest major city: 26 miles
Population of nearest major city: 18,000

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
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including honors and religious housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 73%
Percent of students who live off campus: 27%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 22 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Visitation regulations. Gambling and membership in secret societies prohibited. No other campus activities permitted during hours of regularly scheduled religious services.
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: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 258
Other computer facilities/services: Graphic arts lab, internet cafe.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Archives.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 7
Percent of men who join fraternities: 6%
Number of social sororities on campus: 6
Percent of women who join sororities: 11%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Whitetopper
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 65
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Christian Fellowship, Encounter, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kerygma
Minority student organizations:
ACCENTS (multicultural student group), African-American society, Native American society
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choir, pep band, dance troupe, drama group, computer club, outdoor recreation club, team managers, political groups, professional groups.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Robert Johnson,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Beverly Sheddan Hatch
Athletic department's mailing address: Athetic Director
Robert Johnson
Emory & Henry College
One Garnand Drive
Emory, VA 24327-0947
School colors: navy and gold
School mascot: Wasps
Athletic conference memberships: Old Dominion Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 70%
Athletic facilities:
athletic training room, baseball, football, practice, soccer, and softball fields; dance studio, fitness center, golf course, gymnasium, racquetball courts, swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, kickball, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, walleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Knoxville, TN or Roanoke, VA (120 miles)
Nearest other airport: Blountville, TN (60 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Abingdon, VA (10 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
East Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest University
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Public School Systems, WCYB-TV, U.S. Government, United Methodist Church
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Morgan Griffith, majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Harold Poling, former CEO, Ford Motor Company.



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