Richard Bland College

Richard Bland College of The College of William and Mary
Type	Public junior college
Established	1960
President	Dr. Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D.
Academic staff	36
Students	1,386
Location	Petersburg, Virginia, United States 37°9′26.5″N 77°23′54.1″W / 37.157361°N 77.398361°W / 37.157361; -77.398361Coordinates: 37°9′26.5″N 77°23′54.1″W / 37.157361°N 77.398361°W / 37.157361; -77.398361
Campus	Rural
Colors	Green White
Nickname	RBC
Mascot	Statesman Eagle
Website	http://www.rbc.edu

Named after Virginian statesman Richard Bland, RBC was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of the College of William and Mary and is under the umbrella of "the Colleges of William and Mary". The "Colleges" system lasted only two years, but Richard Bland continued as a junior college of the College of William and Mary. Though under its own administration, Richard Bland College is governed by William and Mary's Board of Visitors.

Richard Bland College was established to provide the first two years of college education, after which a successful student would transfer to William & Mary or to another of the four-year colleges in the Commonwealth. To this end, Richard Bland College has formal credit transfer agreements with twenty Virginia colleges, including The College of William & Mary, Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, George Mason University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Virginia State University In the autumn of 2008, Richard Bland College became the only two-year college in the state of Virginia to offer campus housing. The residence halls, Freedom Hall and Patriot Hall, offer Richard Bland College students apartment-style living accommodations. The combined capacity of both Patriot and Freedom Halls is approximately 350 students. To maintain the academic atmosphere that the College desires to foster in its living areas, there is a 2.5 GPA requirement for all incoming students who wish to live on campus.

Formerly a large dairy farm, the 750 acre rural campus is located on the border of Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties, just south of Petersburg. The campus features a large grove of century old pecan trees, a restored turn-of-the-20th century farm house that now serves as the president's home, and an early 20th century dairy barn (now used as a theater).

Students have access to a library with over 67,000 books, over 64,000 e-books, and over 4,700 DVDs (most from an anonymous donor), and the Virtual Library of Virginia, which provides access to many full-text journal databases for students both on-campus and of-campus.

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College of William & Mary

Academics	Affiliate institutions Richard Bland College Schools Mason School of Business School of Arts and Sciences School of Education Law School Virginia Institute of Marine Science Programs Center for Gifted Education Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy Other Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Conference / Prize Honor code Institute of Bill of Rights Law Phi Beta Kappa Society Public Ivy Scandal of 1951

Athletics	Sports Football (Capital Cup) Men's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer Baseball Facilities Albert–Daly Field Blow Gymnasium Busch Field Jimmye Laycock Football Center Millie West Tennis Facility Kaplan Arena McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center Plumeri Park Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field Related Colonial Athletic Association Griffin Pep Band Tribe Fight Song

Campus	Alan B. Miller Hall Alumni House Brafferton Crim Dell bridge Earl Gregg Swem Library Henry C. Wolf Law Library Mason School of Business Library Muscarelle Museum of Art Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall Sunken Garden William J. Hargis Jr. Library Wren Building

History	History Firsts Colonial Colleges Matthew Whaley School Christopher Newport University Old Dominion University The Colleges of William & Mary Priorities of the College

People	Notable alumni Presidents Chancellors King William III & Queen Mary II Commencement speakers

Student life	American Parliamentary Debate Association Bus transportation The Gentlemen of the College Greek life Our Alma Mater Publications DoG Street Journal Flat Hat Virginia Informer William and Mary Quarterly Secret societies 7 Society Bishop James Madison Society Flat Hat Club Wren Society Student Assembly WCWM 90.9 FM WMTV

Misc.	Ash Lawn–Highland City of Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg I Am the College Royal Hospital School SS William and Mary Victory

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Colleges and universities in Virginia

Private	Appalachian College of Pharmacy Appalachian School of Law Art Institute of Virginia Beach Art Institute of Washington Atlantic University Averett University Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Bluefield College Bridgewater College Christendom College Cordoba University DeVry University Eastern Mennonite University ECPI University Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Emory and Henry College Ferrum College George Washington University Virginia Campus Hampden–Sydney College Hampton University Hartland College Hollins University Jefferson College of Health Sciences John Leland Center for Theological Studies Liberty University Lynchburg College Mary Baldwin University Marymount University Patrick Henry College Randolph College Randolph–Macon College Regent University Roanoke College Shenandoah University Southern Virginia University Stratford University Sweet Briar College Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education University of Management and Technology University of the Potomac University of Richmond Virginia International University Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Union University Virginia University of Lynchburg Virginia Wesleyan College Washington and Lee University Westwood College

Public	Christopher Newport University College of William & Mary Eastern Virginia Medical School George Mason University James Madison University Joint Forces Staff College Longwood University Marine Corps University Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Radford University Richard Bland College University of Mary Washington University of Virginia University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Community College System Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia State University Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Defunct	Blackstone College for Girls Elizabeth College Frederick College Gibbs College Marion College Saint Paul's College Sullins College University of Northern Virginia Virginia Intermont College

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