The
Greensville
County Public School System
provides a comprehensive educational program
for children of the area from pre-school
through grade 12. Under a contractual agreement,
the children of the City of Emporia are educated
in the county school system. The system serves
approximately 2,700 students.
At the pre-school and elementary levels,
pupil/teacher ratios are lower than the state
average, affording students more individual
attention from the teaching staff. Pre-school
development programs include the “Early
Child Find” program, which identifies
children with physical, mental or emotional
handicaps at an early level.
At the secondary level, pupil/teacher ratios
are lower than the state average, and the
curriculum is based on both academics and
technical education. Students participate
in a varied educational setting, including
college preparatory and advanced placement
courses.
Greensville County Schools are a
participating member of the Southside
Regional Governor’s
School. Local students are served at St.
Paul’s College and the Alberta location
of Southside Virginia Community College.
A dual-enrollment program with Southside
Virginia Community College also allows students
to gain college credit in English, political
science, psychology and criminal justice.
Students from Emporia-Greensville who wish
to attend private schools have several options,
including Brunswick Academy in nearby Brunswick
County and Faith Baptist in Greensville County.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
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Opportunities for
higher education
are readily available
in the Emporia-Greensville
area within a one-hour
drive.
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Southside
Virginia Community College
(SVCC),
a two-year institution,
is part of the Virginia
Community College
system and offers academic,
technical, vocational,
and continuing adult
education. In Emporia,
the Robert C. Wrenn
branch of the community
college serves as a
fully-functioning educational
institution for residents of the area.
The branch offers professional
development seminars
on a regular basis for business owners;
offers customized training
programs for business
and industry as requested; and provides
the link into SVCC’s
Center for Economic
Development, and to the Virginia Center
for Innovative Technology.
A dual-enrollment program with Southside
Virginia Community College allows students
to gain college credit. SVCC also provides
customized services to train employees to
meet the needs of business, industry and
the community, such as:
- Apprenticeship training programs
- Pre-employment training
- Specialized training
- Computer training
Saint
Paul’s College
, in Lawrenceville,
Virginia, is a four-year
private college of Liberal
Arts. Academic programs
include business administration,
education, humanities,
natural sciences, and mathematics.
Virginia
State University, located near Petersburg,
Virginia, offers seven
major schools: The Schools
of Agriculture and Applied
Sciences Education, Humanities
and Social Sciences, Natural
Sciences, Business, Graduate
Studies, and Continuing
Education.
Richard
Bland College, a small 2-year branch
campus of the College of
William and Mary in Williamsburg,
is located just outside
of Petersburg. It offers
transfer associate degree
programs in liberal arts,
science, and business.
Other nearby institutions
of higher learning include:
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Hampden-Sydney
College
, Farmville, VA
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Longwood
College
, Farmville, VA
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Old
Dominion University
, Norfolk, VA
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Virginia
Commonwealth University
, Richmond, VA
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Duke
University
, Durham, NC
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North
Carolina Central University
, Durham, NC
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North
Carolina State University
, Raleigh, NC
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University
of North Carolina
, Chapel Hill, NC
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LIBRARY
SERVICES
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The
William E. Richardson,
Jr. Memorial Library
, offers a full range
of library services,
including an on-line
catalog, walk-in, telephone
and e-mail reference
service, photocopy and
FAX service, public meeting
facilities, notary public,
programs for children
and adults, and public-access
computers with high-speed
internet access and a
variety of software programs.
Available materials include
more than 45,000 print
volumes, as well as videotapes,
recorded books, and over
100 periodical subscriptions.
Operating six days a
week, the staff of full-time
employees includes a
professional librarian.
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