Hollins University
（重定向自Hollins College）
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![A view of the Cocke Building on the front quad from East.](/Images/godic/202501/18/Cocke3508.jpg")
![A view of West from the front quadrangle.](/Images/godic/202501/18/WestDormHollins3508.jpg")
![A view of NEFA from Front Quad.](/Images/godic/202501/18/A_view_of_the_near_end_of_the_East_dormitory_at_Hollins_University,_known_as_Near_East_Fine_Arts3509.jpg")
Hollins University is a four-year private institution of higher education located on a 475-acre (1.92 km) campus on the border of Roanoke and Botetourt counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States.