Bethany Lutheran College
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| Motto | One Thing Needful |
|---|---|
| Established | 1927 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dan R. Bruss, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 75 (35 adjunct) |
| Students | 550 undergraduate |
| Location | Mankato, Minnesota, USA |
| Campus | Medium town, 50 acres (200,000m²) |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | www.blc.edu |
Bethany Lutheran College, or BLC, is a private residential liberal arts college founded in 1927. BLC is a Christian coeducational college operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The campus of BLC overlooks the Minnesota River valley in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of about 40,000.
[edit] History
Bethany Ladies College opened in 1911 with 44 students and a faculty of four. In 1927, the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (now known as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod) purchased the campus for dual use as both a high school (Bethany Lutheran High School; closed in 1969) and junior college (Bethany Lutheran College). In 1946 Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (BLTS) began as a department of the college; in 1975 it became a separate institution.
In 2001 Bethany awarded its first baccalaureate degrees, completing a five year transition from its 74-year history as a junior college.
[edit] Timeline
- 1911: Bethany Ladies College opens
- 1927: Norwegian Synod purchases college
- 1946: Seminary opens
- 1969: High school closes
- 1999: Baccalaureate programs begin
- 2001: First BA degrees granted
[edit] External links
| Upper Midwest Athletic Conference |
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| Bethany Lutheran‡ • Blackburn† • Crown • Maranatha Baptist Bible† • Martin Luther • Minnesota Morris • Northland‡ • Northwestern C. • Presentation‡ • Principia† • Rockford† • St. Scholastica‡ • Trinity Bible† • Westminster† † football-only member • ‡ non-football member |
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