Bethany College

Bethany, Wv 26032, Bethany, WV 26032 -  View Map

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• Bethany, a small college of national distinction, was founded March 2, 1840. For 170 years, Bethany College has been a highly contemporary institution based in the tradition of the liberal arts.
• The College offers a wide array of studies, awarding Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 25 fields of study, many with options for emphasis. Students also have the option of including one or more optional minors as part of their programs.
• The College's program of classical liberal arts education prepares students for a lifetime of work and a life of significance. Bethany places particular emphasis on leadership and incorporates pre-professional education in dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, physical therapy, public administration, theology and veterinary medicine.
• Bethany's 1,300-acre campus is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. Pittsburgh, America's Most Livable City, is a 50-minute drive from campus. Wheeling, W.Va.; Washington, Pa.; and Steubenville, Ohio are less than a half-hour away.
• Founded by Alexander Campbell, who provided the land and funds for the first building and served as the first president, Bethany has been a four-year private liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), since its inception. This religious body, of which Campbell was one of the principal founders, continues to support and encourage the College, but exercises no sectarian control. Students from virtually every religious community attend Bethany.
• The approximately 850 Bethany students represent 27 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 16 countries.
• Profile last updated: 01/29/2010.

In the News:

• Dunnellons Mitchell lands at a West Virginia college (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:32:37 am
  The quarterback will play for Bethany College.
• OVAC Notes: Heat May Turn Into A Factor (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 04:54:36 am
  BETHANY - West Virginia and Ohio all-stars were feeling the heat Monday afternoon at Bethany College. And it wasn't coming from their coaches.
• Lindsborg band concert 7 p.m. Thursday (Salina Journal)
  posted on July 16, 2011 at 08:18:33 am
  LINDSBORG -- The Lindsborg City Band will present the second of its three summer concerts at 7 p.m. Thursday in the outdoor amphitheater at Bethany College.
• Briefs (Weirton Daily Times)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 04:52:44 pm
  Bethany to hold volleyball clinic BETHANY - The Bethany College volleyball team will host a Skills Clinic July 30 at Hummel Field House on the Bethany campus.
• Bethany's next Pearson professor named (Salina Journal)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 08:18:07 am
  LINDSBORG -- Swedish artist and lecturer Jordi Arkö has been chosen as the latest Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies at Bethany College.

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