Bethany Lutheran College
Infobox_University
name = Bethany Lutheran College
motto = "One Thing Needful"
established = 1927
type = Private
faculty = 75 (35 adjunct)
president = Dan R. Bruss, Ph.D.
students = 550 undergraduate
city = Mankato
state =Minnesota
country =USA
campus = Medium town, 50 acres (200,000m²)
colors = Red and white
mascot = Viking
website = [http://www.blc.edu/ www.blc.edu]Bethany Lutheran College, or BLC, is a private residential
liberal arts college founded in 1927. BLC is a Christiancoeducational college operated by theEvangelical Lutheran Synod . The campus of BLC overlooks theMinnesota River valley inMankato, Minnesota , a community of about 40,000.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 ahigh school (Bethany Lutheran High School; closed in 1969) andjunior college (Bethany Lutheran College). In 1946Bethany 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.
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 grantedAthletics
The Vikings are members of the
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference in theNCAA Division III . They are also members of theNational Christian College Athletic Association . The school offers the following sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.External links
* [http://www.blc.edu/ Bethany Lutheran College]
* [http://www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/ Evangelical Lutheran Synod]
* [http://www.blts.edu/ Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary]
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