Free to Dream
Driven to Do

Berea College provides a fully funded education packed with opportunities for growth and hands-on experience.

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No Tuition.No Kidding.

Berea College provides a tuition-free education packed with opportunities for growth and hands-on experience. While others raise tuition, we’ve spent over a century proving that students should come first. Berea College covers tuition - every student, every year. We go further, helping with housing, meals, and fees. Most students pay nothing.

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The Pinnacle Experience in Action
Academics

Find what moves you. Then go further.

At Berea, you won't just choose a major — you'll discover what you're capable of — inside and outside of the classroom. Small classes and close faculty mentorship give you room to ask bigger questions, explore across disciplines and turn what you learn into something meaningful.

Whether you're working in a lab or on the farm, creating in a studio, or taking your learning into the community, your education is meant to be used. It prepares you to lead and serve in a changing world while keeping people, purpose, and impact at the heart of what you do.

Practical and deeply human, it's built to prepare you not just for a career, but for a life of purpose.

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At Our Core

The Heart of Berea

Berea College was founded in 1855 by an ardent abolitionist. We encourage values such as inclusion and impartial love, and it shows in everything that we do.

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Inclusion

Impartial Love

Founded on the belief that all people are made of one blood, Berea welcomes students of every background without regard to race, gender, or creed.

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Opportunity

No Tuition

Every student receives a four-year tuition scholarship — over $100,000 in value — because financial barriers should never block great promise.

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The Work Program

Work to Learn

Students work a minimum of 10 hours each week in one of 130+ work positions, building skills, earning wages, and developing a lifelong sense of purpose.

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Community

Serving Appalachia

Deeply rooted in the mountains of Kentucky, Berea serves the people of Appalachia while welcoming students and perspectives from across the globe.

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