Averett University
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| Established | 1859 |
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| Type | Private coeducational university |
| Endowment | $21,102,241 [1] |
| President | Richard Pfau |
| Faculty | 270 |
| Students | 2,719 |
| Undergraduates | 2,071 |
| Postgraduates | 648 |
| Location | Danville, VA, USA |
| Campus | small-town |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | www.averett.edu |
Averett University is a private Christian college in Danville, Virginia, USA, in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia near the Appalachian Mountains. In 2006, US News and World Report ranked Averett as Universities–Master's (South), third tier.
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[edit] History
The school was chartered in 1859 as Union Female College and became affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia in 1910. The school's name was changed to Averett College and received accreditation as a junior college in 1917. Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools followed in 1928. Averett became a coeducational four-year college in 1969 and offered its first graduate programs in the 1980s. The school changed its name to Averett University in 2001.
In 2005, the Baptist General Association of Virginia dissolved their ties with Averett after two years of growing disagreement over homosexuality [2].
[edit] Admissions
In 2005, 84% of applicants were admitted[3]. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
[edit] Academics
Averett offers associate's and bachelor's degrees in a variety of fields, a Master of Education degree and a Master of Business Administration degree.
[edit] Campus
Averett's main campus is a 19-acre campus adjacent to the Millionaire's Row neighborhood of Danville, Virginia. The 70-acre North Campus Athletic Center and Averett Flight Center at Danville Regional Airport are also located within Danville. The 100-acre Equestrian Center in Pelham, NC lies just across the Virginia-North Carolina border.
Averett's adult education program, Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS), has campus centers in Danville, Richmond, Tidewater and in the Greater Washington area. Classes are also offered in Raleigh, N.C. and in more than 25 locations around Virginia.
[edit] Athletics
The Averett Cougars play in NCAA Division III in the USA South Athletic Conference.
[edit] External links
| USA South Athletic Conference |
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| Averett • Chowan • Christopher Newport • Ferrum • Greensboro • Mary Baldwin†‡ • Methodist • North Carolina Wesleyan • Peace† • Shenandoah † women's sports only • ‡ joining during 2007 |
