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Bethel College

Bethel College Mckenzie, established in 1842, is situated in McKenzie, Tennessee, United States. Originally this college was known as Bethel Seminary and got its present name in 1850. The campus takes up an area of approximately 100 acres. Students are offered degrees and certificates in various subjects including environmental science, business administration, and computer information systems. The academic divisions of the college are:

  • Division of Business
  • Division of Education and Health Sciences
  • Division of Humanities
  • Division of Music
  • Division of Science and Mathematics
  • Division of Social Sciences

There are many Greek organizations in the college. Some of them are Alpha Phi Sigma, Psi Gamma Phi, Beta Sigma Rho, Delta Phi Nu, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Delta Sigma.

Campus Location

325 Cherry Ave
McKenzie, TN 38201
USA
Main Tel: (731) 352-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Bethel College Highlights

Where Bethel College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Cumberland Presbyterian religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in business and management.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor38822
Master663

Bethel Students

The student enrollment at Bethel was 2,155 in 2007 (1,846 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 11,690
Room$ 2,636
Board$ 3,836
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 4,150

Financial Aid: Bethel participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  23
Without tenure; working toward tenure  36
Without tenure; tenure not available  25

Housing and Meals

Bethel provides on-campus housing for 541 of its 1,846 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Bethel Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-South Conference), basketball (TranSouth Athletic Conference), baseball (TranSouth Athletic Conference), and track (TranSouth Athletic Conference).

Bethel offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 242 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 111 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Bethel Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men57%
Women57%
All57%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-470
Math390-500

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (299 awarded)

  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Management Information Systems

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (65 awarded)

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

  • Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (10 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

  • Physician Assistant

MUSIC (3 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (13 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Christian Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

  • Psychology

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