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The mission of Bluefield State College is to provide students an affordable, accessible opportunity for public higher education. A historically black institution, Bluefield State College prepares students for diverse professions, graduate study, informed citizenship, community involvement, and public service in an ever-changing global society. The College demonstrates its commitment to the student’s intellectual, personal, ethical, and cultural development by providing a dedicated faculty and staff, quality educational programs, and full student support services in a nurturing environment. Bluefield State College is committed to being the region’s leading InstitutionInstitution of higher education. Embracing the diversity that shapes our world, the College strives to assist students from all walks of life in achieving their personal and professional goals. Using the expertise of faculty and staff and the commitment of its students and alumni, Bluefield State College will continue to strive for excellence in learning, service to the community, and advancements in research. Proficiency in these areas enables the InstitutionInstitution and its graduates to make significant contributions at the community, state, national, and global levels. Bluefield State College provides a diverse range of curricular and co-curricular interactive opportunities to its students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. The College builds toward the future with continued emphasis on recruiting and retaining motivated students and highly credentialed faculty and staff achieving university status offering Master’s level programs and expanding its programmatic offerings through distance education initiatives. Bluefield State is focused on student success—on your success—by offering a high-quality, career-oriented education tailored to meet tomorrow’s job market. It is a place where potential is put into practice, where your hopes and drive connect with a more promising future. Even though Bluefield State is one of the most affordable schools in West Virginia, our curricula are second-to-none for building a great career. More than 60 percent of our graduates earn degrees in STEM disciplines, including nursing, biology, and engineering. We don’t lower our standards—we would never let our students down that way—but our faculty and staff go the extra mile to help you succeed up to the highest standards. If you attend Bluefield State willing to work hard, you will get an education that works for you for the rest of your career. Here, each student is much more than a number. When you attend Bluefield State, people will know you. We expect excellence from our students, but we invest in you, work with you, and inspire you to realize capability you never knew you had. Students and alumni love this sense of community. “There is a real family atmosphere here,” one Bluefield State student said. “You feel comfortable speaking with faculty, seeking them out.” Built into a mountainside, Bluefield State College understands uphill challenges. However, a Bluefield State education is a process of discovery and refining—a discovery of skills, refining of gifts, a journey to a mountaintop that reveals new horizons in our students’ lives. Currently, our student body represents more than 20 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Gambia, Nigeria, Bahamas, Belgium, Spain, New Zealand, Netherlands, Macedonia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Serbia, Brazil, Italy, Canada, Germany, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Uzbekistan, Guatemala, Liberia, Poland, Sweden, and India. We accept both first-time international freshmen and those who have already taken courses at another institution. For students who have graduated from high school (or secondary school) and completed some college course work at another higher education institution, we are ready to help you apply to Bluefield State College. Bluefield State is a proud mix of students pursuing diverse paths: aspiring nurses wanting a fast track to their first job, recent high-school grads establishing a four-year foundation, future graduate scholars seeking an affordable start, international students wanting to experience American college life. While there’s no one student experience at Bluefield State, your time here is sure to be an important step closer to wherever you want to go. Through modest class sizes, deeply supportive staff, and a healthy camaraderie on campus, you will experience a real sense of community at Bluefield State. Here, your peers are in it with you, and your professors know your story. We also meet you where you are, rather than funneling you through a rigid system. If you’re balancing a job, a budget, or a family, you are in safe company. You can choose to invest fully on campus—through top-notch research labs, clubs and groups, and internships, focusing on coursework and press for the finish line. Regardless of the student experience you want, at Bluefield State, you will help continue a strong tradition of resilience—one shaped by the many individuals who have climbed these mountainside steps, advanced their lives, and left closer to their summit they started. Whether you’re working a full-time job, managing busy home life, or experiencing some other challenge in getting to campus, we want to meet you where you are. Through our degree programs and courses, we aim to work with students in non-traditional ways, so that the steps toward a college degree are possible. Online courses don’t meet in person. Instead, course content is delivered via the internet, TV, CDs, or DVDs. There may be opportunities for live events like conferences or lectures as well. As an online student, keeping up with weekly assignments and deadlines is vital to your success. Since your class attendance isn’t tracked, assignments are used to determine how well you are completing the course. If you are not timely with your assignments, your grade will reflect that. Classes are conducted through a learning management system, Moodle. This Unique learning environment facilitated by Bluefield State faculty contains both materials recorded during in-person classes and material created primarily for online courses. Students can use Moodle from anywhere they can connect to the internet. View full university

We offer a challenging academic and co-curricular experience within a climate of the diverse Christian tradition. In covenant with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the college is committed to developing students' potential through academic excellence and the integration of faith, the liberal arts, career-oriented programs, and service to God and the global community. Located in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Bluefield College boasts 40+ academic offerings, including business, forensic science, graphic communication, criminal justice, teacher education, and Christian studies. Bluefield College is touted for its classroom technology, affordability, personalized instruction, and learning settings on the mission field and in countries abroad. Bluefield College Online offers degree opportunities across the state in Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Management & Leadership, and RN-BSN Nursing, to name a few. An undergraduate certificate program in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management is also available and a Teachers of Chemistry graduate certificate for those desiring to teach dual enrollment courses. At Bluefield College, your experience is not just about college. It is about destiny or a calling. It is about exploring and finding your passion at a place where you can know and be known. Whether you have identified your passion or are looking for a place to discover it, Bluefield College is a place that is dedicated to your pursuit of passion. Bluefield College has a campus-wide fiber optic backbone providing 500Mbps of bandwidth to the campus. The network system is designed for future scalability so that it can grow as the needs of the campus grow. The cabling infrastructure encompasses a fiber backbone and a CAT5/CAT6 copper cable plant. Our network provides services to offices, classrooms, and residence halls. Bluefield College's network also consists of over 100 wireless access points to provide wireless access for the entire Bluefield College campus. To help you prepare for an outstanding academic experience while attending Bluefield College, the IST Department recommends that you have laptops and desktop computers. We know that buying a new computer is a big decision, but we are here to help. Bluefield College has teamed up with Dell to offer you the best choice for your college computing needs. This program is designed to leverage the buying power of Bluefield College to the advantage of the faculty, staff, and students to produce a discounted price. It also aligns our academic technology goals with our student body, thus producing a seamless academic technology integration approach. The computer recommendations in this program have been specifically designed to work with the technology at Bluefield College. Bluefield College Online is a Virginia-based Christian college that has helped thousands of working adults and military veterans complete their bachelor's or master's degree. Learn more about financial aid and start your educational journey with Bluefield College Online today. We seek to graduate servant leaders who understand their life calling and transform the world. Bluefield College is an inclusive Christ-centered learning community developing transformational servant leaders. Bluefield College students are encouraged to participate in all phases of campus and student life. As a traditional liberal arts institution, Bluefield College recognizes the need for balance between the classroom and the co-curricular experience. The total college experience permeates all aspects of the campus community to develop the total person. Student Development at Bluefield College is designed to be an integral part of the education process by supporting and strengthening the student's educational, social, spiritual, and physical experiences. The Office of Student Development employs a highly qualified and trained professional staff who works collaboratively with the academic community to create an educational experience that meets the students' needs and interests and prepares them for both their professional and personal careers. We are responsible for commuter students, residence life, student rights and responsibilities, organizations and activities, student government, the judicial system, campus ministries, student health, and counseling needs. Student Activities is committed to serve and entertain the students at Bluefield College. Our vision is to organize events such as coffeehouses, outdoor recreation, and various activities that bring fellowship and friendship to Bluefield College students. Dedicated to being Virginia's premier Christ-centered liberal arts college, Bluefield College offers a challenging, innovative academic and co-curricular experience within a climate of the diverse Christian tradition. During the summer months (end of May-July), Bluefield College makes its campus available to groups from all over the United States. The Bluefield College Special Programs office is here for churches, mission groups, and non-profit ministries looking for a place to hold their events. We can accommodate small groups, as well as large groups of up to 320 guests. We hope that you will utilize the programs that Career Services has to offer. Whether you are an underclassman applying for summer jobs and internships, or a senior applying for post-graduation positions, we are here to assist you. View full university