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Free to Dream. Driven to Do.

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

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Berea College's students outperform expectations in every way: graduation rate, debt, and earnings. That's why we're proud this year to rank Berea the number one school in America.

Washington Monthly

2025

Best College for your Tuition and Tax Dollars among more than 1,400 institutions in Washington Monthly’s 2025 College Guide and Rankings

5-star rating

Berea College received Kentucky’s only 5-Star rating by Money Magazine

in Top Performers in Social Mobility by U.S. News and World Report

Berea College students typically come from low-income families. A college degree is the catalyst for transforming their lives and their earning potential.

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Low income, high potential

We only serve students with limited resources, and we're built to help you to thrive.

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Life at Berea

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Impartial Love

Since its founding, Berea College has believed in the power of education to transform students and employees from all walks of life. Founded by ardent abolitionist Rev. John G. Fee, the institution of Berea firmly believes we are made of "one blood."

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No Tuition

Student debt disproportionately impacts economically disadvantaged students and families. That’s why Berea College has been paying for students’ tuition for more than a century.

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Work to Learn

As a work college, Berea College hires every student to work at on-campus jobs that enhance their education and prepare them for life after college. Berea College is one of ten federally recognized Work Colleges. Our students enter the workforce with hands-on experience.

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Serving Appalachia

Berea's commitment to Appalachia means more than learning in a classroom. It means educating all students—from Appalachia and beyond—deeply about place. We seek to teach students the value of returning to their hometowns to improve their communities.

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student interacting with cows on the College farm

The Farm and the Farm Store

The farm is the oldest continuously operating student educational farm in the U.S.

Craft

Art and traditional crafts matter at Berea.

Berea College Pinnacles forest Appalachia

Forestry Outreach Center and the Pinnacles

The Forestry Outreach Center is the welcome center for our 9,000- acre forest and the #1 hike in KY.

Berea College art - Doris Ulmann Galleries

The Doris Ulmann Galleries

The Doris Ulmann Galleries are home to the expansive and diverse Berea College Art Collection and exhibitions of contemporary art.

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Once I got into Berea, I was like ‘Great! I’m signing up for art classes. I’m signing up for humanities classes. I’m gonna study another language. I’m going to study abroad.’ Without Berea, I wouldn’t have done all of the things that allowed me to have a career in the creative space.

Alix E. Harrow

Hugo Award-winning Author

History|

2009

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I grew up in rural Tennessee. I did not even own a computer before I came to Berea.

Cody Myers

Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat

Computer Science|

2017

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I wanted to learn how to code and be a better photographer. I wanted to learn how to make videos so that I could make skits. I got to explore. And because of that, I was able to create a career path that objectively did not exist when I started college.

Akilah Hughes

Host of Award-winning podcast, "What a Day"

Communication|

2010