Randolph introduces new program to make college affordable for local students

Today we are introducing a new program that makes a high quality education more affordable to local students. The Local Educational Access Program (LEAP) is available to qualified students from Lynchburg, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, and Nelson counties and offers both a residential and day student option.

Randolph admissions counselor Emily Anne Taylor introduces LEAP in this video.

Learn more about LEAP and the qualification requirements in our press release and our LEAP web page.

Randolph College welcomes visitors for Virginia Private College Week

Virginia Private College Week participants chuckle as Will Dede ’14 leads them on a tour of the Randolph College campus.

Randolph College welcomed many families for campus tours and information sessions on Monday, the first day of the Virginia Private College Week 2011. Visitors got to take in the beautiful campus and learn about the excellent liberal arts education every student receives here.

During Virginia Private College Week, 25 colleges in the state open their doors to rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as college students interested in transferring. Sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, the program helps prospective students learn about the diverse educational opportunities offered by private colleges around the state.

This week also helps you save money: Visit three participating colleges this week, and your application fee will be waived by any three colleges belonging to the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV).

Here's How You Participate:

1. Decide which colleges you would like to visit.
2. Organize your travel plans. Driving directions are available on individual college web sites.
3. Pick up a passport at the first college you visit, after completing the tour.
4. At the end of each tour, have the college stamp your passport.
5. Mail your completed passport to CICV to receive your fee waivers.

Randolph College will feature tour and information sessions at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Friday, July 29. On Saturday, July 30, we will offer a 9 a.m. session and tour.

For more information at Randolph College’s program for Virginia Private College Week, please visit: www.randolphcollege.edu or call 800-745-7692 or 434-947-8100.you can go ahead and register online for one of our tours!

For more information about CICV, including a list of participating colleges and , please visit www.virginiaprivatecolleges.org.

$1.4 Million Gift Will Provide Student Scholarships

A $1.4 million bequest dedicated to student scholarships from the estate of Margaret Pertzoff will help make a Randolph College education more affordable to future students. For 31 years, Pertzoff was a well-known, honored, and beloved professor at the college, teaching European and Russian history. The Margaret H. Pertzoff Endowed Scholarship Fund will enhance Randolph College's efforts to provide its students with financial assistance.

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