Bridgewater College

Bridgewater College is a private liberal arts college in Bridgewater, Virginia. Established in 1880, Bridgewater College admitted both men and women from the time of its founding and was the first private, co-educational, liberal arts college in Virginia to do so. Approximately 1,800 students are enrolled.

Bridgewater offers more than 60 majors and minors, awarding the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. Bridgewater students have the opportunity to study abroad through the BCA Study Abroad program and May Term Travel Courses.

 Countries include Australia, Belgium, China, Cuba, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, and Wales.

Bridgewater also offers the Flory Honors Program. Flory Fellows gain access to many opportunities and benefits, including honours sections of general education courses limited to 15 students each, housing within the honours community, and more.

Bridgewater began offering its first masters program in Athletic Training for the 2017-2018 school year, and now offers a master of arts in Digital Media Strategy for the 2018-2019 school year. Bridgewater College hopes to include more graduate programs in the future. Bridgewater was ranked #229 in National Liberal arts colleges based on U.S. News Report.

Bridgewater College is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and follows guidelines and policies set forth by this governing body. The teams are members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), which has 14 member institutions.

Bridgewater College sponsors 22 NCAA intercollegiate sports, which include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, indoor track, and outdoor track for men, and basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, softball, soccer, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, volleyball and swimming for women.

Additionally, the athletic program supports cheerleading, a dance team and pep band, which perform at home football and basketball games Bridgewater College also has an interactive Athletic Hall of Fame located in Nininger Hall to honor those who, by outstanding achievement in athletics at the College and service thereafter, have made lasting contributions in the community, government, church and/or workplace.