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Virginia Wesleyan Named One Of "America's Best Liberal Arts Colleges" By U.S. News & World Report
The College is once again named a top liberal arts school in the country.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va. - Virginia Wesleyan College has been named one of "America's Best Liberal Arts Colleges" by the U.S. News & World Report for 2010.
U.S. News spotlighted schools with outstanding examples of eight types of academic programs that have been shown to enhance learning, including first-year experiences, learning communities, writing in the disciplines, senior capstone, study abroad, internships or cooperative education, opportunities for undergraduate research, and service learning.
The ranking system rests on two pillars: quantitative measures that education experts have proposed as reliable indicators of academic quality including assessment, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving rate; and U.S. News nonpartisan view of what matters in education. Schools are categorized by mission, derived from the basic Carnegie classification, and, in some cases, by region.
About Virginia Wesleyan College
Located on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia Wesleyan is a private, four-year liberal arts college related to the United Methodist Church. The College offers a bachelor's degree in 38 majors and a variety of minors throughout the liberal arts and sciences. Students participate in internships with Fortune 500 companies, conduct undergraduate research under the guidance of a faculty member and engage in other cultures through the College†s Study Abroad program. Virginia Wesleyan is a proud participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program and has been designated by G.I Jobs magazine as Military Friendly.
To schedule a campus tour, contact the Admissions Office at 757.455.3208/800.737.8684 or admissions@vwu.edu.
For evening and weekend classes, contact the Adult Studies Program at 757.455.3263 or asp@vwu.edu.
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