Davis & Elkins – Elkins, West Virginia

After winding through the Monongahila Forest, up the snowy mountains, we arrived at Davis & Elkins College. It is a small, hilly campus with two beautiful victorian mansions on it, among more modern buildings. One mansion is used for their Hospitality Program and one is an Administration building.

We had scheduled the visit and received alot of personal attention, along with others touring the campus. Everyone was quite freindly and helpful. The library is huge. Class sizes are small. The most popular program is Nursing. Population is around 700. Population of Elkins is around 10,000.

I liked the fact that the school has a doctor and a psychiatrist that visit weekly for appointments. Medications can be prescribed at the location and filled at the CVS within walking distance of the school.

D&E also has a fully staffed LD program, I met with the director of the program, who explained what they offer and stated that, if a student needs to be tested for qualification, it can easily and quickly be done locally and paperwork pushed through the school quickly so the student can receive the services.

Brendan & Bridget attended a humanities class and greatly enjoyed it! The professor approached Bridget in the cafeteria later and thanked her for attending.

We ate lunch with other students who were very responsive to our questions and emphasized the fact that everyone knows each other at the school. When we mentioned the name of a GW alumni who is now at D&E they all exclaimed “Why didn’t you tell us you know …” and had stories to tell. In walked the subject of our conversation who said he likes the school and learned how to study there.

D&E is quite proud of their Drama department productions. Has a new Sport facility with swimming pool. Ski Team!

We came away with a good feeling and thought it resembled that GW feel.