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Berea College

Berea College is repeatedly named as the nation’s top liberal arts college by Washington Monthly— an award that looks beyond standard criteria like test scores, economic data and peer surveys. Instead, Washington Monthly’s criteria focus on social mobility, excellence in education and community service.

Founded in 1855, Berea was the first interracial and coeducational college in the South. Berea awards four-year tuition scholarships to all its students, who because of financial circumstances cannot otherwise afford a high-quality, residential, liberal arts education. The work program has been an integral part of Berea’s educational program for more than a century.

FAST FACTS

Berea College
By the Numbers

87%

of Berea students live on campus.

0

annual amount collected in tuition.

59%

of Berea students in 2018 were first- generation college students.

75%

of operating budget revenue provided from endowment.

19,412

hours worked by students each week (2017-2018 academic year)

Top 3

One of the Top 3 liberal arts college in the nation (Washington Monthly 2020)

100%

First-time pass rate for national council licensure for nursing graduates

UNIFIED BY PURPOSE

OUR WORK COLLEGE MEMBERS

There are currently 11 federally recognized Work Colleges, eight are members of the Work Colleges Consortium. These institutions are small, private, liberal arts colleges with modest enrollments that range from about 150 to approximately 1,600 students. Each school is unique and operates the work program in a slightly different fashion. However, “work-learning-service” is a central component of each work college. Student work, coupled with robust academics and a spirit of service, is the common denominator shared by all the work colleges.

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