Bethel College

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.

Bethel College Highlights

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

• Missionary Church Inc religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, nursing and emergency medicine, drama and performing arts, business and management, liberal arts, and music.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Bethel Students

The student enrollment at Bethel was 2,097 in 2007 (1,672 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

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

Tuition and Other Costs

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):

Housing and Meals

Bethel provides on-campus housing for 840 of its 1,672 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

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

Bethel Athletics

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

Bethel 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) .