Ferrum College

Ferrum College
Former names
Ferrum Training School (1913–1940)
Ferrum Training School – Ferrum Junior College (1940–1948)
Ferrum Junior College (1948–1971)[1]
MottoLatin: Non sibi sed aliis
Motto in English
Not Self, But Others
TypePrivate college
Established1913; 111 years ago (1913)
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
Endowment52.3 million (2020)[2]
PresidentMirta Martin
Academic staff
50
Undergraduates760
Location
Ferrum, Virginia
,
U.S.

36°55′35.6″N 80°1′26.9″W / 36.926556°N 80.024139°W / 36.926556; -80.024139
CampusRural, 700 acres (2.8 km2)
Colors    Black, gold, white
NicknamePanthers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III ODAC
MascotPanther
Websitewww.ferrum.edu

Ferrum College is a private college in Ferrum, Virginia. The college was established in 1913 as the Ferrum Training School (also referred to as the Ferrum Institute by its board of trustees) for primary and secondary education to serve the mountain communities of rural Southwest Virginia.

The school was known as Ferrum Junior College between 1940 and 1976. It was founded by the United Methodist Church and gradually developed from primary to post-secondary education. Today, Ferrum enrolls around 800 undergraduate and graduate students and offers over 54 undergraduate majors and four graduate programs. Ferrum College's 700-acre (280 ha) campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Rocky Mount, Virginia, in Franklin County.

Its athletic teams compete in Division III of the NCAA in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Ferrum has 11 men's teams and 14 women's teams, and its mascot is the Panther. The football team is commonly referred to as the "Black Hats."

Ferrum College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.

  1. ^ "Ferrum History". ferrum.edu. Ferrum College. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.