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Connection and Rural Health Nursing: Laurie Anne Ferguson and the School of Nursing at Emory & Henry College

by Billy Chandler
Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson, the founding dean of the new College of Nursing at Emory & Henry College, has been a registered nurse for 42 years and a licensed nurse practitioner for 38 of those years. In addition to her time in clinical nursing settings, Ferguson has spent 29 years as a nursing educator. Ferguson’s practical and research focus has been on health literacy and the impact that health literacy has on communities.

“Connection and communication are critical to improving healthcare,” said Ferguson, highlighting the core of her interest in the health literacy of patients, the education of students in the College’s new School of Nursing program and her recently published, co-authored book, “Rural Health Nursing: Barriers and Benefits.” Authored alongside Dr. Kenneth Lowrance, retired professor of professional practice within the Harris College of Nursing and Health Science at Texas Christian University and a foreword written by Emory & Henry School of Nursing faculty Drs. Farmer and Wexler, “Rural Health Nursing: Barriers and Benefits” covers a variety of topics across 16 chapters. All but two of those chapters are curated pieces written by other healthcare professionals on the topic of rural nursing and the distinct challenges that rural nursing can pose. The text is broken into 16 chapters with teaching in mind. Nursing educators at the College can use Ferguson and Lowrance’s text as a full semester resource to teach from at the pace of one chapter per week.

Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson's book Rural Health Nursing

Ferguson has the opportunity to set the tone of Emory & Henry College’s School of Nursing as the founding dean. With that opportunity, Ferguson dedicated herself to establishing a curriculum emphasis on population health in rural communities. Ferguson assuaged any fears that nurses who pursue a career at Emory & Henry College may be pigeonholed into working exclusively in rural settings. “Rural care skills can translate into underserved and urban care,” she said. Both rural and underserved urban areas suffer from being Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA).

In addition to the challenges that being an HPSA region places on healthcare is that of the digital divide. Ferguson’s curriculum emphasis addresses many of the health literacy and healthcare staff fears of working around potentially unreachable medical databases and digital resources because of poor regional digital infrastructure. “It is challenging to recruit healthcare professionals to rural communities without access to supportive resources,” Ferguson said about the issues that the digital divide healthcare professionals in rural areas need to contend with.

According to the National Academies of Science Engineering Medicine, formerly the Institute of Medicine, a national need for nursing staff is going to continue to grow until 2030 as prior generations of nurses age out of the workforce and into retirement. With the College’s new School of Nursing headed up by founding dean Ferguson, Emory & Henry College will equip nursing graduates to handle the regional shortages from both the wave of nurses who are projected to be retiring by 2030, working in an HPSA and contending with the challenges that the digital divide provides.

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3031-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry is now taking applications for the spring 2024 cohort of explorers in the Semester-A-Trail Program, the only program in..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2131,2133/14196_P1000278.rev.1690896254.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3031-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic">Emory & Henry Only College to Offer Academic Credit for Hiking the Appalachian Trail in the U.S.</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From along the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), 25 Emory & Henry students earned college credit while studying in the great outdoors. They participated in the Semester-A-Trail Program – the only program in the United States that offers college credit for hiking a section of the A.T. with an academic component and training. The Center for Outdoor Studies at Emory & Henry is now taking applications for the spring 2024 cohort of explorers.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3031-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3171-emory-henry-department-of-theatre-and-the"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg" alt="President John Wells, Barter Theatre Board Chair Emily O'Quinn and Barter Theatre Artistic Director Katy Brown and E&H Theatre S..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/486,0,2617,2133/14749_Theatre-Dept-Barter-Theatre-Signing_10-12-23_276.rev.1697141989.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3171-emory-henry-department-of-theatre-and-the">Emory & Henry Department of Theatre and The Barter Theatre Continue Meaningful Partnership with a Formal Signing</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> The Barter Theatre and Emory & Henry College have agreed to continue their collaborative, professional association with the goal of enhancing the professional theatre studies program at Emory & Henry College. This partnership will provide access for Emory & Henry College theatre students to certain elements of Barter Theatre’s professional staff and their expertise prior to graduation. Emory & Henry College and the Barter Theatre renewed their partnership on October 12 at the McGlothlin Center for the Arts, home of the Emory & Henry Department of Theatre. </p><a href="/live/news/3171-emory-henry-department-of-theatre-and-the" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2814-emory-henry-trustees-vote-to-approve"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg" alt="Members of College leadership and the community celebrated the announcement on Monday, March 27 at Van Dyke Center" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13616_EH-University-Status-3-27-23_054.rev.1679939574.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2814-emory-henry-trustees-vote-to-approve">Emory & Henry Trustees Vote to Approve Transition From College to University Status</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry College reviewed and approved the new 2023-2026 strategic plan “Elevate in Excellence,” at its March 25, 2023, meeting that included a status change to move from a college to a private regional comprehensive university to be fully implemented as Emory & Henry University by Fall 2024.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2814-emory-henry-trustees-vote-to-approve" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3045-hundreds-of-new-students-arrive-at-emory-henry"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry welcomes nearly 450 new students to campus." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2132,2133/14238_Move-in-Day_8-5-23_0482.rev.1691522132.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2132" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3045-hundreds-of-new-students-arrive-at-emory-henry">Hundreds of New Students Arrive at Emory & Henry</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nearly 450 new students are calling Emory, Va. home today!</span></p><a href="/live/news/3045-hundreds-of-new-students-arrive-at-emory-henry" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2713-emory-henry-college-launches-new-online"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 3x"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png" alt=" Latest print edition of the Fall 2022 E&H Magazine, now online at www.ehc.edu/magazine " width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,9000,5700/13146_digmagad-withprint_1.rev.1674077690.png 3x" data-max-w="9000" data-max-h="5700" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2713-emory-henry-college-launches-new-online">Emory & Henry College Launches New Online Magazine</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College is proud to announce the launch of the College’s</span> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">E&H Magazine </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">website, a complement to the bi-annual publication created by the Office of Marketing and Communications in partnership with the Office of Advancement and the Alumni Office.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2713-emory-henry-college-launches-new-online" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3147-emory-henry-ranks-21-of-135-regional"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry was ranked 21 of 135 peer institutions by U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges for 2023-24, offering more than 9..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2130/12964_campus.rev.1671034016.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2130" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3147-emory-henry-ranks-21-of-135-regional">Emory & Henry Ranks 21 of 135 Regional University (South) Rankings from U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry had a strong showing in the</span> <strong><i>U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges for 2023-24</i></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, earning the number 21 spot of the Best Colleges amongst 135 peer institutions. Emory & Henry was also ranked #13 for Best Undergraduate Teaching Programs among regional universities in the south and #68 for Social Mobility moving up nine spots amongst its peers.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3147-emory-henry-ranks-21-of-135-regional" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2889-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry is now taking applications for the spring 2024 cohort of explorers in the Semester-A-Trail Program, the only program in..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2318/13900_Outdoor_Program-crop-2021-6.rev.1682599843.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3000" data-max-h="2318" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2889-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic">Emory & Henry Only College to Offer Academic Credit for Thru-Hiking in the U.S. Two Options now Available for Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From along the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), 25 Emory & Henry students earned college credit while studying in the great outdoors. They participated in the Emory & Henry Semester-A-Trail Program – the only program in the United States that offers college credit for attempting a thru-hike or section of the A.T. with an academic component and training. The College is now taking applications for the spring 2024 cohort of explorers.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2889-emory-henry-only-college-to-offer-academic" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3030-emory-henry-honored-as-an-affordable-college"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 3x"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png" alt="Recognized for exceptional value, Emory & Henry College stands out among its national peers in providing affordable education." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1450,815/14182_Fall_Drone_CoD.rev.1690559385.png 3x" data-max-w="1450" data-max-h="815" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3030-emory-henry-honored-as-an-affordable-college">Emory & Henry Honored as an Affordable College of Distinction</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College has been awarded a prestigious distinction for its commitment to affordability compared to other institutions. The recognition comes from Colleges of Distinction, a resource that selects schools based on the quality and diversity of hands-on experiences rather than relying on traditional rankings.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3030-emory-henry-honored-as-an-affordable-college" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>