Randolph–Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, near the capital city of Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of over 1,200 students. The college offers bachelor's degrees in 31 major disciplines in the liberal arts, including political science, business, psychology, biology, international studies, and computer science, as well as nearly 40 minors, including education. Randolph–Macon College is a member of The Annapolis Group of colleges in the United States, as well as the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Randolph-Macon was founded in 1830 by the Virginia Methodists, and is the oldest Methodist-run college in the country. . It was originally located in Boydton, near the North Carolina border but as the railroad link to Boydton was destroyed during Civil War, the college's trustees decided to relocate the school to Ashland. The college was named for statesmen John Randolph of Roanoke and Nathaniel Macon. (The original site of Randolph-Macon features a historical marker and ruins of the classroom buildings.