<p>SillyStokey92 - I’m from NC and when people remember Elon from years ago, they are thinking of a totally different school than exists today. But admittedly there are still people around here who remember it when it was just a teachers school. Most people who knew of Elon 30, 20 or even 10 years ago would not recognize the changes in the campus and academics. </p>
<p>You might want to read Transforming a College:
[Book</a> review: Transforming a College | University Advancement](<a href=“http://universityadvancement.net/2010/06/book-review-transforming-a-college/]Book”>Book review: Transforming a College | The University Advancement Blog)</p>
<p>“ The Story of a Little-Known College’s Strategic Climb to National Distinction is both an interesting and insightful case study about Elon College (now Elon University), which rose from relative obscurity and ordinary status in the 1970s to become, according to many, among the country’s finer institutions for student-oriented undergraduate education”.</p>
<p>[Elon</a> University Rankings and Recognitions](<a href=“Elon University - America’s Top-Ranked Teaching University”>Elon University / About Elon / Rankings & Recognition)</p>
<p>Anyhow… Great School Now… And most people who have looked at colleges lately love Elon.</p>