A Christian college in Virginia is gaining attention for its unique approach to higher education.
Patrick Henry College is challenging the norms of liberal elite universities and returning sanity to education.
The impressive performance of this Christian college is credited to several factors.
Firstly, the college's large homeschool population has contributed to producing well-rounded graduates.
Secondly, the college has implemented a device ban and a dress code for students, which have helped develop strong work ethics and discipline.
Christian college that offers' return to sanity' education
According to Fox News, Jeremy Tate, a former college counselor, suggests that although many people have college degrees, more individuals need to possess the desired work ethic and integrity that employers seek.
Tate attributes the success of Patrick Henry College to several factors, including the college's large homeschool population, which constitutes 75 percent of the student body, a device ban on campus, and a dress code for students.
Tate claims that the college is molding students in the right way, which he believes is a return to common sense and sanity.
The commitments distinguishing Patrick Henry College from any other college in the world are its academic rigor, lessons on the American founding, and a biblical worldview, as reported by a spokesperson for the college.
Patrick Henry College aims to equip its graduates to make an immediate and lasting impact for Christ and liberty.
Compared to students from conventional schools, Patrick Henry College's graduates are better disciplined and exhibit a stronger work ethic.
According to PR News, Patrick Henry College, established only 22 years ago, has achieved a high rank among colleges and universities in the United States.
SACSCOC accredits the college and aims to challenge the established norms in higher education by emphasizing faith and reason in a rigorous academic setting.
Through its commitment to producing graduates with a strong work ethic and discipline, the Christian College has shown that faith-based education can be a viable alternative to the conventional form of higher education.
Homeschool population's success on the CLT exam
Tate's Classic Learning Test (CLT) exam is an alternative standardized test to the SAT or ACT for college entrance.
The students who attended home schools and took the CLT test performed significantly better than their counterparts, achieving an average score of approximately 78 points.
According to an analysis of CLT data between 2016 and 2021 conducted by a professor in Houston, students attending private and charter schools achieved scores of 75 and 73, respectively.
The average score for students attending public schools was 66, making them the group that performed the worst.
Tate stated that these college students, who come from a large group of kids who went to homeschool, can offer a program deep in core knowledge and deep in the humanities where students graduate and do well in the exams and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
According to Tate, the Christian College receives students who come into the college having already established a solid foundation for themselves.
According to Patrick Henry College, the average score that graduating seniors at Patrick Henry College, who took the LSAT in 2021, achieved was 171, which placed them in the 95th percentile for the entire country.
This is at par with what is expected of first-year students at the nation's most prestigious educational institutions.
