Roanoke College Top Questions

The location of the college is very central, nothing is far away from your reach. Whether its dorm buildings, classrooms, or even resturants and downtown.

Roanoke has great food compared to the majority of dining halls across the nation. The campus is beautiful and there is a lot of outdoor activities to do that are not far from campus. Class sizes are small which allows for every student to get to know the professor and vice versa. The liberal arts education that is taught will really be beneficial to all students in the future.

The size of the school and the number of course majors is very unique to any college. Roanoke College is a small, private college that has more majors than a few universities I had considered. The amount of students per class is astounding, the idea of needing help and being able to talk to a professor one on one is amazing. Instead of waiting in a line of 100 students or have a professor not notice individuals, I will have a person who will talk and help me out for my needs, not the needs of 200 people.

Roanoke College offers a liberal arts education that challenges students to think critically. Additionally, community service is an integral part of many courses, and makes what students are taught in the classroom come alive. The small number of students allows for each student to be individually recognized, which fosters personal relationships with professors and other students. No other college I considered valued personal attention or community service as much as Roanoke College, and both are very important to me.

How pretty the campus and surrounding area is

I considered a lot of schools in my area. Most of them are very large and very well known public universities. What is unique about my school is that it fits my learning style. It is not a huge college surrounded by a huge college town, it is in a very remote area. It also has a beautiful campus, some very high accredidations and esteem in the community, and most importantly, it is small enough to give me the one on one education I need to really learn.

The opportunities that Roanoke College provides are greater than any other private school of the same size. I have been able to participate in Catholic Campus Ministry, Greek life, and a research assistance program during my first year here on campus.

Roanoke was a small, comfortable place that I could picture myself at for four years. The admissions counselors and professors were all very enthusiastic about the students who wanted to come here. Roanoke was extremely helpful with my financial situation and offered many services to students. Many of my friends were in the Success program which required students who were accepted with lower grades to attend study hall hours during the week. I thought this was an awesome program that other schools should look into.

We have a campus activities board that is determined to have awesome stuff every weekend, such as popular concerts, game nights, ice skating, and many dances that are all-age friendly.

Roanoke is unique for it's somewhat untraditional unique dorm rooms, it's GOOD campus food, it's very active career services, it's small classes, and it's very active professors who invest themeselves in the classroom and all over campus as well.