BETHANY COLLEGE OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD B-10

800 Bethany Dr.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-2820
Tel: (831)438-3800
Free: 800-843-9410
Fax: (831)438-4517
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.bethany.edu/

Description:

Independent Assemblies of God, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1919. Setting: 40-acre small town campus with easy access to San Francisco and San Jose. Endowment: $500,000. Research spending 2003-04: $60,000. Total enrollment: 602. Faculty: 72 (27 full-time, 45 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 208 applied, 74% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 36% from top quarter, 69% from top half. Full-time: 414 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 124 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 1% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 9% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 48% 25 or older, 80% live on campus, 20% transferred in. Retention: 97% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: psychology; interdisciplinary studies; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, Christian commitment, SAT or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/1. Notification: continuous until 7/31. Preference given to members of Assemblies of God and other evangelical churches.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $21,630 includes full-time tuition ($14,600), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($6320). College room only: $3000. Part-time tuition: $610 per unit. Part-time mandatory fees: $163 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Major annual events: homecoming, New Student Orientation, Open Dorms. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, controlled dormitory access. 375 college housing spaces available; 350 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through junior year. Wilson Library with 59,453 books and 858 serials. 17 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.