Bluefield State College’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan Provides Free Tuition to Qualified Students Bluefield State College’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan, effective in fall 2019 provides free tuition to qualified students enrolled in one of more than a dozen high-skilled, high-wage, high-demand programs. To qualify, a student must be a West Virginia resident, Pell eligible,…
BSC Baccalaureate Nursing Program Receives Maximum Continuing Accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education The baccalaurete degree program in nursing at Bluefield State College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Bluefield State College’s Baccalaureate Nursing (BSN) program was granted continuing national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE),…
Bluefield State College is pleased to join Concord University in expanding opportunities for students in West Virginia by announcing the Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan, effective in fall 2019, which provides free tuition to qualified students enrolled in one of more than one dozen high skilled, high wage, high demand programs. To qualify,…
A student nursing laboratory at Bluefield State College recently received a “helping arm,” in fact, eight “helping arms.” The addition of two intravenous training arms permits BSC’s nursing students to practice and perfect their techniques for blood flow, venipuncture, and phlebotomy procedures in a laboratory setting before the students perform the same procedures in…
BSC Radiologic Technology class of 2019 are all certified Radiographers with a 100% pass rate on the ARRT exam.
The Bluefield State College 2019 Spring Semester President’s and Dean’s Lists have been announced. One hundred thirty-seven students earned President’s List recognition and an additional 213 students merited inclusion in the Dean’s List. President’s List students achieved at least a 3.80 grade point average and successfully completed at least 12 hours (excluding developmental level courses)…
BSC Robotics Participates in SWVA Economic Forum at UVA College at Wise Several student members of the Bluefield State College 2018 World IGVC champion robotics team and team advisor & BSC faculty member Joseph Hazelwood, took part in the recent Southwest Virginia Economic Forum at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, VA. Pictured are…
Bluefield State College Chapter of Gamma Beta Phi Announces Scholarship Winners The Gamma Beta Phi Society awards student members, in good standing, with national scholarships each academic year. It was announced recently that three Bluefield State College students were awarded three different scholarships. The first winner was Alyssa Hunt, who was awarded the W.R. Russ…
Eleven of our region’s mine rescue teams competed on May 18 at Bluefield State College (BSC) for its 13th annual mine rescue competition. For the second year in a row, the Wellmore Energy Red team took first place in the contest, Contura Energy Southern WV finished in second place, and the Buchanan Minerals Black team finished…
News Bits, Bytes, and Teasers, week ending May 17 May 11-12—The BSC men’s tennis team won the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship and earned a berth in the NCAA D-II national championship “Sweet 16” for the eighth consecutive year. May 13-15—The BSC baseball team advanced to the semi-final round of the USCAA…
Bluefield State College Interim President Robin Capehart was the featured speaker at the May 14 meeting of the Beckley Rotary Club. “Colleges need to embrace entrepreneurship principles and develop the flexibility to identify and address emerging opportunities,” he told the Rotary audience…
BSC Library Renamed To Honor Alumnus William B. Robertson BSC Board of Governors by Unanimous Vote Names the Library the “William B. Robertson Library” Moments after he delivered an inspiring commencement address to Bluefield State College’s 2019 graduating class, BSC alumnus William B. Robertson was honored. College President Robin Capehart announced that the Bluefield…
Humphrey Fellow Dr. Kouame Remi Oussou of Alassane Ouattara University-Bouake, Côte d’Ivore, where he is Assistant Professor of Sociology and coordinator of career services, will engage in job shadowing Dr. Sudhakar R Jamkhandi, Coordinator of Bluefield State College’s Office of International Initiatives, May 1 – June 7, 2019 to learn strategies and activities to…
Bluefield State College’s W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business hosted a meeting of the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia’s Entrepreneurship Working Group. The Alliance is a collaboration among the 10 public higher education institutions in Southern West Virginia, It emphasizes fostering an environment for economic growth by will pooling…
The recently signed articulation agreement in Criminal Justice between Bluefield State College and the McDowell County Career and Technical Center marked a milestone for BSC. The College now has 50 active articulation agreements with regional community colleges and county high school career and technical centers. “These agreements…