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Belmont Abbey College is 鈥渁 small, Catholic, liberal arts college鈥� that boasts a broad and 鈥渃hallenging鈥� core curriculum and intimate classes. Evidence of the school鈥檚 Benedictine tradition is all over the place. Belmont Abbey is 鈥渧ery focused on the Catholic faith鈥� and on 鈥渢rying to teach Catholic principles.鈥� The administration and the professors 鈥渁re very capable and genuinely care.鈥� 鈥淚 love all of my professors,鈥� gushes one enthusiastic student. 鈥淯nlike at large institutions, you can really get to know your teachers, and your teachers can really get to know you.鈥� If you fall behind, one-on-one tutoring is available in a number of subjects. BAC was the first school in the country to offer a Motorsports Management concentration in the business degree program. The program includes courses in sports marketing and racing management in addition to traditional business-related course work. Belmont Abbey is also one of the few Catholic colleges in the U.S. that is connected to a monastery. Having 鈥渁 monastery full of monks鈥� on campus is 鈥渞eally cool鈥� and 鈥減retty handy.鈥� They celebrate Mass 鈥渆very day鈥� and the 鈥渄aily common prayer of the monks鈥� is 鈥渙pen to all students.鈥�

鈥淓veryone is friendly and easygoing鈥� at Abbey and 鈥淚t鈥檚 easy to find a close-knit group of friends.鈥� Virtually everyone knows everyone else, too, which can cause 鈥渁 lot of drama.鈥� Obviously, many students are Catholic. However, a substantial proportion of students aren鈥檛 Catholic, and BAC鈥檚 ethnic diversity is noteworthy. There are 鈥渢raditional and nontraditional students鈥� here. 鈥淎ll the students seem to meld together and work well with each other; it doesn鈥檛 matter if they are old or young, male or female, [or of any] race and religious belief.鈥� Typical Abbey students have 鈥渁ttended some type of private school鈥� their whole lives. Many are 鈥渇rom small high schools.鈥� There is a large group of 鈥渁thletes here on scholarships to play a sport.鈥� Overall, 鈥淪tudents are generally happy about being here and very welcoming to all. The ones that are really active in the school鈥檚 politics and [extracurricular] groups are really interested in creating an environment where students can grow into healthy, proactive, successful adults---spiritually, mentally, and physically.鈥�

The campus here is 鈥渧ery peaceful鈥� and 鈥渆specially beautiful.鈥� 鈥淭he view of the Gothic spires of St. Leo鈥檚 Hall breaking through the evergreens is enough to take your breath away,鈥� enthuses one student. Schoolwork keeps students busy, as do intercollegiate and intramural sports. 鈥淭here are always sporting events to attend around campus.鈥� 鈥淪occer is a huge part of Abbey life in the fall, and just as it winds down, basketball season begins, and lacrosse and baseball after that.鈥� Concerts and theater performances are a big hit as well. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to watch your fellow student friends compete and perform, because you know everyone on a personal level,鈥� says one student. Students say Abbey offers 鈥減artying,鈥� but sometimes 鈥淭here isn鈥檛 much of a social life on campus.鈥� 鈥淢ost of the time we rent movies from Blockbuster,鈥� says a first-year student, or 鈥減lay board games.鈥� 鈥淔or those who like to go clubbing, there鈥檚 a party bus that picks people up [off campus] a few times a week and takes them to Charlotte.鈥� Students appreciate their 鈥渃lose proximity to Charlotte鈥�---鈥渙nly a short, 10-minute drive鈥�---making it easy 鈥渇or students to sample the nightlife, go out for dinner at a nice restaurant, or shop.鈥�