Academics
Beneath the Blue Ridge mountains in Lynchburg, Virginia, the University of Lynchburg students experience an “academic environment [that] is the perfect level of challenge and excitement.” Lynchburg is “huge on community service” and opportunities on and around campus make it easy for students to “get out there and get involved in the local community.” Students enjoy a “friendly environment” among peers who are “willing to help you out when needed.” Students say that the academic environment is convivial, classes are “very discussion based and allow for conversation.” Students appreciate that “class sizes are so small” and explain that this means “participation is necessary” from everyone. A low student-to-faculty ratio also means that it is “very easy to ask questions during class and meet with your professors” outside of class hours. One student in Lynchburg’s well-regarded nursing program tells us “we have incredible faculty members who are caring, compassionate, and experienced. They go above and beyond for us each day to make us the best nurses possible.” Lynchburg boasts “other amazing programs such as Exercise Physiology, Biology, Teaching, [and] Business,” all of which “are backed by the liberal arts education that allows us to expand our thinking and look at the world in a broader view.” “I have been given nothing but support and encouragement throughout my time in the program,” one student tells us. This nurturing atmosphere helps students become “the best version of ourselves.” It isn’t uncommon to hear students say, “I wasn’t very successful academically in high school but I have done extremely well in college. I would attribute that to the professors” who offer plenty of office hours to get in contact with them, as well as most classes having a class tutor with weekly study sessions to help you along with the class.”