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Randolph-Macon College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, near Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of about 1,100 students.

The college offers bachelor's degrees in education, business, international relations, and computer science, in addition to the liberal arts. Its computer science department is one of the oldest in the country; in the 1960s when the program was established, many academics believed computer science to be the stuff of trade or secretarial schools.

Notable alumni include Randy Forbes, Hugh Scott and Walter Leak Steele.

The college has a historical relationship with Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Woman's College was founded under RMC's original charter in 1893 by the then-president William Waugh Smith. However, the two schools are now governed by two separate boards.

The college was founded in 1830 by the Virginia Methodists, and is one of the oldest Methodist-run colleges in the country. Originally it was located in Boydton, Virginia, which is near the Virginia/North Carolina border but after the Civil War destroyed the railroad link to Boydton, the college's trustees decided to relocate the school to Ashland.

When Randolph-Macon Woman's College was founded, it was intended as a female counterpart to Randolph-Macon College. Also, in 1893, a number of preparatory schools, all called Randolph-Macon Academy, were founded. The only one that remains today is Randolph-Macon Academy, which is in Front Royal, Virginia. Randolph-Macon Academy is today the only co-educational boarding school in the country affiliated with the United States Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC).

Randolph-Macon College became co-educational in 1972. It was in the news recently when 10-year-old Gregory R. Smith chose to attend in September 1999. Smith graduated in 2003 cum laude with a degree in mathematics.

Its sports teams are known as the Yellow Jackets and they play in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Their main rival in men's sports over the past century has been Hampden-Sydney College. The football game between Randolph-Macon and Hampden-Sydney is over 110 years old and bills itself as the "Oldest Small-College Rivalry in the South."

Men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacross, soccer, tennis

Women's sports: basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball

External links

Official Website

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 '''Randolph-Macon College''' is a private, coeducational [[liberal arts college]] located in [[Ashland, Virginia|Ashland]], [[Virginia]], near [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]].  Founded in [[1830]], the school has an enrollment of about 1,100 students.
-The college offers [[bachelor's degree]]s in [[education]], [[business]], [[international relations]], and [[computer science]], in addition to the [[liberal arts]].
+The college offers [[bachelor's degree]]s in [[education]], [[business]], [[international relations]], and [[computer science]], in addition to the [[liberal arts]]. Its computer science department is one of the oldest in the country; in the 1960s when the program was established, many academics believed computer science to be the stuff of trade or secretarial schools.
-Notable alumni include [[Randy Forbes]] and [[Walter Leak Steele]].
+Notable alumni include [[Randy Forbes]], [[Hugh Scott]] and [[Walter Leak Steele]].
 The college has a historical relationship with [[Randolph-Macon Woman's College]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].  The Woman's College was founded under RMC's original charter in [[1893]] by the then-president William Waugh Smith.  However, the two schools are now governed by two separate boards.
+The college was founded in [[1830]] by the Virginia [[Methodists]], and is one of the oldest Methodist-run colleges in the country. Originally it was located in [[Boydton, Virginia]], which is near the Virginia/North Carolina border but after the Civil War destroyed the railroad link to Boydton, the college's trustees decided to relocate the school to Ashland.
+When Randolph-Macon Woman's College was founded, it was intended as a female counterpart to Randolph-Macon College. Also, in [[1893]], a number of preparatory schools, all called Randolph-Macon Academy, were founded. The only one that remains today is Randolph-Macon Academy, which is in [[Front Royal, Virginia]]. Randolph-Macon Academy is today the only co-educational boarding school in the country affiliated with the [[United States Air Force]] [[Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (JROTC).
+Randolph-Macon College became co-educational in [[1972]]. It was in the news recently when 10-year-old [http://www.gregoryrsmith.com/index.html Gregory R. Smith] chose to attend in September [[1999]]. Smith graduated in [[2003]] cum laude with a degree in mathematics.
+Its sports teams are known as the Yellow Jackets and they play in the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]]. Their main rival in men's sports over the past century has been [[Hampden-Sydney College]]. The football game between Randolph-Macon and Hampden-Sydney is over 110 years old and bills itself as the "Oldest Small-College Rivalry in the South."
+'''Men's sports:''' baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacross, soccer, tennis
+'''Women's sports:''' basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.rmc.edu Official Website]
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 [[Category:Universities and colleges in Virginia]]