Bethel College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Bethel College Mishawaka is a liberal arts college located in South bend (Mishawaka), Indiana, United States. It was founded in the year 1947 by the Mennonite group. The campus spreads across an area of 75 acres. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Bethel College offers an active student life. The campus is home to a wide variety of student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones are Bethel Uniting Fitness and Fun (B.U.F.F.), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (F.C.A.), Society for Human Resource Management, and International Student Fellowship. The sports teams of Bethel College are nicknamed the Pilots.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Missionary Church Inc religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, religion and philosophy, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,075 in 2009-2010 (1,778 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Bethel provides on-campus housing for 913 of its 1,778 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Mid-Central College Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 25 male students received the aid (men were 42% of those receiving aid) and 35 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 58% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Bethel offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (191 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (2 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (98 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (95 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (64 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Juvenile Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology