Brevard College

Not to be confused with Broward College.

Brevard College

Motto	Cognosce ut prosis
Motto in English	Learn in Order to Serve
Type	Private liberal arts college
Established	1853
Affiliation	United Methodist Church
President	David Joyce
Academic staff	51
Administrative staff	118
Students	708 (Fall 2015)
Location	Brevard , North Carolina , United States
Colors	Royal Blue and White
Nickname	Tornados
Affiliations	NCICU, NAICU, NASCUMC
Mascot	Tornado
Website	www.brevard.edu

Brevard College is a small, private, United Methodist, liberal arts college in Brevard, North Carolina, United States. The college grants the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Music degree. Current enrollment is about 705 students.

History

Brevard College was named for Ephraim Brevard, a teacher and one of the local leaders that produced the Mecklenburg Resolves/Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in 1775. Brevard College traces its origins to three institutions: Weaver College, a two- and four-year school, which was founded in Buncombe County in 1853 by the "Brothers of Temperance;" Rutherford College, which was founded as the Owl Hollow School in 1853 in Burke County (and gave its name to Rutherford College, North Carolina); and Brevard Institute, a high school inaugurated in 1895 by Asheville businessman Fitch Taylor and his wife, Sarah.

In 1933, the Western North Carolina Annual Conference decided to merge Weaver and Rutherford Colleges to create a single coeducational Methodist Junior college on the site of the old Brevard Institute. In Fall of 1934, five Weaver faculty and 30 Weaver students moved to the new location as part of an opening that included 24 faculty and 394 students.

The Brevard College Stone Fence and Gate was erected by the Works Progress Administration in 1936-1937 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Library

J. A. Jones Library, named after James Addison Jones, serves students at Brevard College and supports community borrowers as well. In addition to its print and digital collections, it provides historical information on Transylvania County, North Carolina., study accommodations for group or individual work in public or private space, classrooms for library instruction, and interlibrary loan privileges. J. A. Jones Library is a member of the American Library Association, Appalachian College Association, Carolina Consortium, Lyrasis, and North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.

Athletics

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Official athletics logo.

The Brevard College Tornados compete in the NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference. Athletics play a large role in the Brevard College campus life scene and are an important part of the institution's history. The college fields athletic teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, cycling, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and women's volleyball.

The Brevard College Tornados formerly competed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2008, Brevard became a full member of Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The fall of 2006 saw the college field a football team for the first time since the 1950s. Disc golf is also a popular leisure activity on campus; Brevard competes in several annual tournaments with other local colleges.

In the fall of 2009, the Tornados mountain biking team (in only their third season) won their first national championship after improving on a fourth-place finish in 2008 and an eighth-place finish in 2007. The team received their second national championship win in 2010. In 2012 the team won their third national championship.

External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website