(BEAVER FALLS, Pa.) -- National College Decision Day is Monday, June 1, extended by one month due to the COVID-19 crisis. Decision Day is traditionally a deadline for high school seniors to make a choice about the college they will attend in the fall and allows colleges the time to adequately prepare for the arrival of new students.

Geneva College has taken numerous steps to make a decision much easier for students, including waiving the SAT/ACT standardized test scores because of closed testing centers, charging no application fee, automatically considering students for scholarships and grants, and offering help to families whose finances have been devastated due to the pandemic.

According to Geneva College President, Calvin L. Troup, PhD, the college is making plans for a return to on-campus instruction in the fall semester with multiple contingencies to account for changes in the course of COVID-19. Dr. Troup says, "The strength of a Geneva education stands on 'life-on-life' instruction with the faculty, conversation in the dining hall, participation in student activities—living together pro Christo et patria in community. We do not know what course COVID-19 might take, but we are preparing to begin together, in person, on campus."

Geneva is still taking applications for uncommitted students at https://apply.geneva.edu/apply. Admitted students can make a commitment to Geneva College by placing a deposit at: https://www.geneva.edu/admissions/deposit. 

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva’s programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva is included on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s “2019 Best College Values” list and has one of the top undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.