--- title: About | Patrick Henry College | Imago Dei description: "Patrick Henry College is the only college with these three commitments: High Academic Rigor, Fidelity to the Spirit of the American Founding, and Unwavering Biblical Worldview. We exist for Christ and for liberty!" --- 540-338-1776 [![Patrick Henry College logo](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Shield%2c%20Tag%2c%20Color%2c%201%20line%2c%20RGB.jpg "Patrick Henry College logo")](https://www.phc.edu?hsLang=en) ## [![Imago banner](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Imago%20Course/Imago%20banner.jpg?width=1920&height=540&name=Imago%20banner.jpg)](https://www.phc.edu/imagodei?hsLang=en) ## Patrick Henry College releases a new online video course that examines the biblical doctrine that human beings are created in the image of God. *The Imago Dei *is a free eight-lecture course brings together PHC professors and other distinguished speakers to shed light on some of the most pressing issues facing the church today. In so many ways, today’s controversies around marriage, gender, race, science, private property, poverty, and politics lead us back to a basic question: what does it mean to be made in the image of God? Beginning with the opening chapters of Genesis, this course explores the profound truth that God made us in His own image, and it equips students to use that understanding to bless their neighbors and seek the good of society. [Learn more and register here](https://www.phc.edu/imagodei?hsLang=en).  [![Register for free for The Imago Dei course!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/d98a154e-befa-47f1-863e-86b573cac9e8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/d98a154e-befa-47f1-863e-86b573cac9e8) # What Makes Patrick Henry College Different? Patrick Henry College exists to glorify God by challenging the unacceptable status quo in higher education, lifting high both faith and reason within a rigorous academic environment; thereby preserving for posterity the ideals behind the "noble experiment in ordered liberty" that is the foundation of America. ## Influencing The World Through Christ   ![Students small](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Students%20small.png?width=284&name=Students%20small.png) Patrick Henry College believes that God is the source of all truth, be it spiritual, moral, philosophical, or scientific. For this reason, we seek to educate students in God's truth throughout the entire curriculum. Christian faith and genuine learning cannot be separated; neither is our Christian faith a mere addendum to the liberal learning process. Instead, our Christian faith precedes and informs all that we at Patrick Henry College study, teach, and learn.   [![ Our Christian Community ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/2c9da907-863e-4818-bfd2-29edbabf2cfc.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/2c9da907-863e-4818-bfd2-29edbabf2cfc) [![                 Statement of Faith                  ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/b8a1d92d-4915-4139-96d6-fe45411b6eec.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/b8a1d92d-4915-4139-96d6-fe45411b6eec) [![ Statement of Biblical Worldview  ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/fd463af5-7d31-49a8-9f4e-8c983f5f0d71.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/fd463af5-7d31-49a8-9f4e-8c983f5f0d71) [![PHC's Philosophy of Education](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/97f39a9d-d7b1-4258-b73e-0f277e787f56.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/97f39a9d-d7b1-4258-b73e-0f277e787f56) ### *the* # FORMULA   ![About Page Three Distinctives](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/About%20Page%20Three%20Distinctives.png?width=360&name=About%20Page%20Three%20Distinctives.png)![2-29](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/2-29.png?width=360&name=2-29.png)![3-18](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/3-18.png?width=360&name=3-18.png)   [![One-of-a-kind College](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/194c11db-5ca3-46c6-8d69-da307f267a90.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/194c11db-5ca3-46c6-8d69-da307f267a90) ![Patrick Henry College Student Washington D.C.](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Washington%20small.png?width=267&name=Washington%20small.png "Patrick Henry College Student Washington D.C.") ## Classical Education At Patrick Henry College, students receive a broad-based baccalaureate education that stresses content, the imitation of excellence, the pursuit of knowledge, and the exercise of the whole range of talents that God has given, in the light of the truth that He has revealed in the inerrant Bible.   [![Patrick Henry College Core Curriculum](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/ee4a9b19-2762-46f1-95f3-3eaf3c6032ba.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/ee4a9b19-2762-46f1-95f3-3eaf3c6032ba) ## Mission The Mission of Patrick Henry College is to prepare Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture with timeless biblical values and fidelity to the spirit of the American founding. Educating students according to a classical liberal arts curriculum and training them with apprenticeship methodology, the College provides academically excellent baccalaureate-level higher education with a biblical worldview. ## Leadership [![Patrick Henry College](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/IMG_1754_A-850941-edited.jpg "Patrick Henry College")](https://www.phc.edu/administration?hsCtaTracking=c1c62a82-74b8-4aa6-892e-12098e7ecf10%7Ca6522252-e6c0-4c91-aebd-a5e09ef4362f&hsLang=en) ## [Administration](https://www.phc.edu/administration?hsCtaTracking=c1c62a82-74b8-4aa6-892e-12098e7ecf10%7Ca6522252-e6c0-4c91-aebd-a5e09ef4362f&hsLang=en) [![Meet The Team](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/c1c62a82-74b8-4aa6-892e-12098e7ecf10.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/c1c62a82-74b8-4aa6-892e-12098e7ecf10) [![Admitted Students Dinner](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Admitted%20Students%20Dinner1.jpg "Admitted Students Dinner")](https://www.phc.edu/connect-and-support?hsLang=en#DonorProfiles) ## [Board](https://www.phc.edu/connect-and-support#DonorProfiles) [![PHC Leadership](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/8ebc0fb8-a832-437e-b857-881552ba3882.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/8ebc0fb8-a832-437e-b857-881552ba3882) [![Professor Talking to Student](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Images/New_Design_Images/guy-img-8.png "Professor Talking to Student")](https://www.phc.edu/faculty?hsLang=en) ## [Faculty](https://www.phc.edu/faculty?hsLang=en) [![Meet Our Faculty](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/5e038a09-11a3-48ba-ab75-785af600593e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/5e038a09-11a3-48ba-ab75-785af600593e) [![Freshman Orientation Praying Parents Students1](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Freshman%20Orientation%20Praying%20Parents%20Students1.jpg?width=5760&name=Freshman%20Orientation%20Praying%20Parents%20Students1.jpg "Freshman Orientation Praying Parents Students1")](https://www.phc.edu/partners?hsLang=en) ## [Partners of Patrick Henry College](https://www.phc.edu/partners?hsLang=en) We are proud to partner with a variety of Christian organizations. 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