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Berea College is located in Berea, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1855 by John Gregg Fee. It was the first coeducational college in the South. The college awarded its first bachelor degrees in 1873. Berea College enrolls approximately 1,500 students annually and attracts students from over 60 countries worldwide. It offers an array of degrees and certificate programs in more than 25 different fields of study.
Berea College is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and competes in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Mountaineers. The sports teams participate in basketball, golf, softball, tennis, baseball, track and field, swimming, soccer, volleyball, and cross country.
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Campus Location101 Chestnut Street
Berea, KY 40404-2182
USA
Main Tel: (859) 985-3000
Web Site The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, music, and science.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Selective admissions.
- Large number of students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 312 | 54 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 1,582 in 2007-2008 (1,594 full-time equivalent). About 42% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 58% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 95% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 866 | | Room | $ 3,082 | | Board | $ 2,686 | | Books and supplies | $ 750 | | Other | $ 1,802 |
Financial Aid: Berea participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
Housing and MealsBerea provides on-campus housing for 1,378 of its 1,594 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
AthleticsThe school is in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 22% | | Women | 21% | | All | 22% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 490-620 | | Math | 480-590 | | Writing | 480-610 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded) ART STUDIES (0 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (16 awarded) - Manufacturing Technology/Technician
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (22 awarded) - Child Development
- Human Development and Family Studies
FINE ARTS (10 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (76 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (6 awarded) MEDIA (11 awarded) - Mass Communication/Media Studies
MUSIC (9 awarded) - Music
- Piano and Organ
- Voice and Opera
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (19 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded) - Christian Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (31 awarded) - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
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