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A Randolph-Macon Education
Randolph-Macon graduates enter the real world ready for the next challenge, supremely confident of their abilities, their talents and their potential. Our students leave us prepared with vital and practical skills. Each has the benefit of a four-year, progressive career development program that helps integrate every activity- from academic choices to research, from international study to internships-in preparation for the lifetime of work awaiting them. The college's Center for Career and Counseling Services offers a wealth of resources.
Wherever life takes our alumni, they share the enduring bonds of Randolph-Macon College. They take with them deep friendships with faculty members and fellow students. And they take a college diploma with a lifetime of educational value built into it.
Randolph-Macon graduates succeed.
- Almost 90% of graduates seeking jobs have positions in six months or less.
- About 25% of graduates go directly to graduate or professional school.
- 65% of graduates go to graduate or professional school within five years
of graduation.
- Over 90% get accepted at their first choice post-graduate school.
A Randolph-Macon education provides students with real skills.
Studying multiple academic disciplines strengthens the mind, preparing students for success in a future that will be filled with rapid technological, economic and social change. At Randolph-Macon, students develop intellectual tools that will serve them well in the 21st century, including:
- Sharper learning skills honed by studying a range of courses
- A broader base of knowledge
- Stronger critical and analytical thinking skills
- Speaking and writing clearly and with confidence
- Greater creativity in problem solving
- Flexibility to change careers
- Discipline and preparation for successful postgraduate study
Innovative ways to study are a Randolph-Macon College hallmark.
- First Year Experience (FYE) courses apply two academic disciplines to a single topic, introducing freshmen to cross-disciplinary learning.
- January Term is focused-study time for a study/travel trip in the U.S. or abroad; one of many on-campus courses, or a working internship.
- Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowships, or SURF projects, enable talented students to do paid summer research projects.
- The Bassett Internship Program has placed Randolph-Macon juniors and seniors in over 1,000 sites in 20 states and 11 foreign countries. Non-paid academic internships earn three credits and a grade. Non-academic paid summer internships are also available.