Welcome to Alderson-Broaddus College hotels - Serving hotels in Philippi, WV

Welcome to University Hotel Network, your online source to find hotels near Alderson - Broaddus College, Philippi, WV. We provide a wide range of services including hotel reservations, car rentals, and other useful travel tools for your trip to Philippi, WV. You can choose your accommodation by price, rating and location, using our local University Hotel Map. Our system will ensure you an easy and secure online booking service, which will provide you with convenient hotel rates and discount fares.

Find your hotel in Philippi, WV, on a map

About Alderson-Broaddus College

Alderson-Broaddus College, informally known as simply A-B, is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in Philippi, which is a city in West Virginia, USA, that serves as the county seat of Barbour County, with a population estimated at a number of nearly 3000 inhabitants, during the 2000 census.

Alderson-Broaddus was established in 1871 and it is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the West Virginia Baptist Convention. It currently offers its students, who number approximately 800, a variety of majors in areas such as education, health sciences, music, natural sciences and other.

Athletics

A-B's sports teams are known as the Battlers, which compete in NCAA Division II, in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Their distinctive colors are blue and gold.

Notable Alumni

Lt. Gen. John E. Jackson - President, Fork Union Military Academy, Richard F. Wilson - President, Illinois Wesleyan University, Maj. Gen. Jessica L. Wright - first woman Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard; second woman to hold such a position in the USA, and Ed Schrock - U.S. Congressman are considered to be A-B's noteworthy alumni.