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| − | |size=80 students per grade | + | |size=311<ref name=facts>{{cite web|url=https://www.phc.edu/facts-about-phc|title=Facts About PHC|accessdate=Setp. 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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| | |city=Purcellville, Virginia | | |city=Purcellville, Virginia |
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| | '''Patrick Henry College''' (PHC), named for the [[Founding Father]] who immortalized the phrase, "give me liberty, or give me death," is an institution of higher learning founded by [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[constitution]]al [[lawyer]] Mike Farris, with the intention of creating a prestigious college to prepare [[evangelical]] [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] students for public service. The school is committed to Christian values and morality, which permeate academic and social aspects of campus life, and Farris' students often describe the school as "[[Harvard]] for Homeschoolers." | | '''Patrick Henry College''' (PHC), named for the [[Founding Father]] who immortalized the phrase, "give me liberty, or give me death," is an institution of higher learning founded by [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[constitution]]al [[lawyer]] Mike Farris, with the intention of creating a prestigious college to prepare [[evangelical]] [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] students for public service. The school is committed to Christian values and morality, which permeate academic and social aspects of campus life, and Farris' students often describe the school as "[[Harvard]] for Homeschoolers." |
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| | + | Patrick Henry College is a 4-year institution located in Purcellville, Virgina, only a few miles from the West Virgina border and just south of Harper's Ferry, WV. Washington, D.C. is 43 miles away as the crow flies and about 55 miles by road. |
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| | '''Patrick Henry College''' requires a specific statement of [[faith]] from its students and its faculty. In 2006, several faculty members resigned in conflict over the statement, but their positions were quickly filled by others. | | '''Patrick Henry College''' requires a specific statement of [[faith]] from its students and its faculty. In 2006, several faculty members resigned in conflict over the statement, but their positions were quickly filled by others. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | *''God's Harvard'', by Hanna Rosin, available at [https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Harvard-Christian-College-Mission/dp/0151012628 Amazon.com.] Please note that the author herself is a liberal, and she writes with some amount of [[liberal bias]]. | | *''God's Harvard'', by Hanna Rosin, available at [https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Harvard-Christian-College-Mission/dp/0151012628 Amazon.com.] Please note that the author herself is a liberal, and she writes with some amount of [[liberal bias]]. |
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| | [[Category:Homeschooling]] | | [[Category:Homeschooling]] |