Averett University was chartered in 1859 as Union Female College. For more than 150 years, it has operated continuously, though undergoing several name changes. The name


AVERETT was given to the college by


the Board of Trustees in 1917. It was also in 1917 that the college received its first accreditation as a junior college from the Virginia State Board of Education. In the fall of 1969, Averett undertook a major reorientation by adding a four-year baccalaureate degree program and making the college coeducational. Since that time, Averett has emerged as one of the


OUTSTANDING private universities in Virginia. In 1978, Averett began offering courses leading to the Master of Education


degree. Accreditation at the master’s level was received in 1981. In 1983, the college began offering courses leading to the Master of Business Administration degree. The program was approved by the


VIRGINIA


State Council of Higher Education in the spring of 1984, and received accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1986. In 2000, in recognition of the wide range academic programs offered and the number of master’s degrees awarded, Averett added


UNIVERSITY to its name.


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