The Mathematics and Computer Science Department averages about 10-20 graduating majors per year with students obtaining majors in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Computer and Information Science, and Applied Mathematics and Science. Our typical junior/senior level classes typically have fifteen or fewer students, so no major ever gets lost in the crowd. Each student works closely with department faculty member in planning a Berea course of study and in exploring career and graduate school options. Some students pursue individual interests through the Independent Study option, a course designed by the student and a faculty member to cover some area not included in our regular curriculum. Others take advantage of opportunities to work closely with faculty on research projects.

All of our faculty members share strong interest in the useful application of the mathematical and computational sciences and bring to Berea College a broad range of individual experience with specialties including geometry, operations research, analysis, algebra, computer science, probability, robotics, statistics, topology, and mathematics education. So we are well prepared to offer a diverse program meeting the needs of students wishing to prepare for graduate study, employment in business or industry, or the teaching of mathematics in high school. Recent graduates, some with a year or more of graduate study, have found employment involving teaching, computer programming, systems analysis, operations research, data processing, statistical consulting, and actuarial applications.

Students in their second year at Berea College must apply and be accepted into a major. Each application to a major program in the Department is considered individually and is approved or rejected based upon departmental discussion of the applicant's potential to satisfactorily complete the major.

A factor which has frequently been helpful in finding employment is experience gained through the College Labor Program. Many majors are able to explore career directions and learning interests through student labor positions in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department or in Informations Systems and Services (IS&S).