About Bethel
General Information
An evangelical Christian college affiliated with the Missionary Church, Bethel is uniquely qualified to provide educational opportunities for all students, traditional and adult, who are interested in a liberal arts program of studies with career and personal growth orientations. A coeducational college, it offers studies including master's, baccalaureate and associate degrees for the broad spectrum of students and in a variety of settings.
Furthermore, the college is located in an urban community with rich educational and cultural resources, and it participates in a consortium of colleges and universities where educational opportunity is enhanced through the sharing of these resources.
Recognizing that the future offers opportunities and challenges which must be met by a responsive academic community, the college affirms its commitment to provide liberating and relevant academic programs, while holding to its Christian responsibility to be a witness and participant in the contemporary world. As a Christian college, we accept the person of Jesus Christ and His gospel as normative for the values we seek to understand, live and communicate.
We propose to accomplish this mission by:
- Creating quality teaching-learning experiences which consist of studies in common areas of learning, together with studies which develop knowledge and skill in a particular curriculum;
- Encouraging all members within the college community to develop personal relationships that foster and sustain growth in spiritual, intellectual, physical and social dimensions, as well as in professional competence;
- Offering experiences beyond the classroom which contribute to the development of the broadly educated individual and the competent professional;
- Fostering a spirit of scholarship, inquiry and independent study which provides stimulus and background for a life of learning;
- Striving to prepare students to serve the Church, the community and the society at large; and,
- Challenging total Christian commitment within the college environment.
Accreditations and Memberships
Bethel is accredited by:
- The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, (800) 621-7440.
- * Indiana Professional Standards Board, 251 East Ohio Street, Suite 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2133
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036-1023
- National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd floor, New York, NY 10006
- Indiana State Board of Nursing, Health Professions Bureau, Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room 041, Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Public Laws 16, 346, 550 and 894, for training veterans and their survivors
Bethel is a member of:
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
- AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies
- Christian Center for Urban Studies (CCUS)
- Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
- National League for Nursing
- Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
- Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI/ICIF)
- Indiana Conference of Higher Education (ICHE)
- Jerusalem University College
- Midwest Nursing Alliance
- Northern Indiana Consortium for Education (NICE)
