COVID-19 Information

Information and updates pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College’s response and plans.

Policies and Communications

Berea College isn’t like most other colleges. It was founded in 1855 by a Presbyterian minister who was an abolitionist. It was the first integrated, co-educational college in the South. And it has not charged students tuition since 1892. Every student on campus works, and its labor program is like work-study on steroids."

—Adam Harris, The Atlantic

Visit and Apply

Come and see how you can graduate with an elite degree, transferrable work experience, little to no debt and a bright future.

No Tuition

The value of a rigorous, high-quality education has never been greater and Berea hasn’t charged tuition for more than 125 years.

Meet Berea’s 10th President

Dr. Cheryl L. Nixon will be the first woman to serve as president of Berea College.

Our Inclusive History

First interracial and coeducational college in the South.

Work to Learn

Berea College hires every student to work campus jobs that enhance their education.