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Bluefield College has been ranked among the Top Tier
Colleges in the South in U.S. News and World Report’s
“America’s Best Colleges: 2016.” Only 74 colleges in the
South region made U.S. News’ Top Tier list. Bluefield ranked
49th among the Top Tier schools out of nearly 100 evaluated
from 12 Southern states based on its strong scores in the
areas of small class sizes, graduation rates, financial aid
packages, and limited debt of graduates. Read more at
Harman Chapel’s auditorium has a brand new look, thanks to
the completion of a quarter-million-dollar renovation project
on the facility this past fall, which included the installation
of new flooring, new seating, a new high definition video
system, new stage lighting, automation software, and a
concert level audio system. The project also included a fresh
coat of interior paint. Read more details and view more
photos at .
Fifty-six runners and walkers took part in BC’s Eighth
Annual Jason Elswick Memorial Scholarship 5K Challenge,
September 19, with Josh Wolfe of Pearisburg, Virginia,
earning the overall best time of the day at 20:19. Sponsored
by David and Pam Elswick of Tazewell, Virginia, the event is
designed to pay tribute to their son, Jason, who died in a car
accident in October 2005 while a student at BC. The 5K also
generates funds for the Elswick Scholarship, which provides
assistance to students seeking a degree in math education
just like Jason. Read more at
Four Chinese students spent part of the fall 2015 semester
at Bluefield College to learn more about the American
way of life while sharing their knowledge of the people,
culture, history and language of the People’s Republic with
BC students. Their visit was part of the college’s ongoing
academic and cultural exchange with Jiangsu Second Normal
University in Nanjing, China, that brings Chinese students
to BC every fall and sends Bluefield students to China each
spring. Read more at .