Berea College

Berea College No tuition since 1892. The first interracial and co-educational college in the South. Berea College is distinctive among institutions of higher learning.
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Berea awards four-year tuition scholarships to all its students, who because of financial circumstances cannot otherwise afford a high-quality, residential, liberal arts education. All students are required to work at least 10 hours per week in campus and service jobs. Berea's student labor program creates an atmosphere of democratic living that emphasizes the dignity of all work and provides oppo

rtunities for students to earn money for their rooms, books and board. Alumni from Berea distinguish themselves and the college in many fields. Graduates include community leaders throughout the region, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, a U.S. Cabinet Secretary, the inventor of touch screen technology, and other alumni who live out the college's motto: "God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth."

Traveling to more than 85 places in the world, Elijah Hicks ’23 and Moria Wilbur ’21 chose to return to Slade, Kentucky,...
06/16/2026

Traveling to more than 85 places in the world, Elijah Hicks ’23 and Moria Wilbur ’21 chose to return to Slade, Kentucky, to cultivate the land. Today, they run the Forest Forager Farm, giving back to their community.

"Berea didn’t give me a clear path in life, but it gave me the chance to grow, explore different disciplines, and receive a free education, which I’m really grateful for." - Elijah Hicks ’23

🔗 Read More from the Berea College Magazine: https://magazine.berea.edu/berea-in-the-community/coming-back-to-my-favorite-place/
📷: Kalilah Hicks '27

From a childhood spent chasing stories across state lines to a debut poetry collection that plants new roots, Carolyn Gr...
06/11/2026

From a childhood spent chasing stories across state lines to a debut poetry collection that plants new roots, Carolyn Grace ’15 shows how literature can become a home.

🔗 Read More from the Berea College Magazine: https://bit.ly/4vOiMxA

Michael ’28 learns blacksmithing skills from mentor and local artist Bob Montgomery. A Kentucky blacksmith and farrier f...
06/09/2026

Michael ’28 learns blacksmithing skills from mentor and local artist Bob Montgomery. A Kentucky blacksmith and farrier for more than 50 years, Montgomery has served as a mentoring artist across the state since the early 1990s. He is the owner of Wolf Gap Mountain Forge, located just outside Berea, and his wrought iron sculptural work can be seen throughout the community.

🔗 Watch a video of Michael reflecting on his blacksmithing apprenticeship experience here: youtube.com/watch?v=QNrDOXVWOO8&feature=youtu.be
📷: Emily Hilliard

06/08/2026

Berea College’s bell hooks center and bell hooks Institute are excited to share that hooks’ Communion is on the New York Times Best Seller list for the first time! All About Love has also returned to the NYT’s Best Seller list!

A special thanks to social media efforts to up sales of bell hooks’ Communion ( .studio and others)!

On this Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 💙
05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 💙

Our spring Convocations brought our campus together through shared experiences, thoughtful conversations, and opportunit...
05/22/2026

Our spring Convocations brought our campus together through shared experiences, thoughtful conversations, and opportunities to learn beyond the classroom. 💙

📷 : Barry Kinney '29, Maya Meads '27, Timothy Housa '27, Kalilah Hicks '27, Julia Neubauer '27

05/21/2026

The Berea College Class of 2026 shares what’s next as they begin exciting new chapters. 🎓💙

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101 Chestnut Street
Berea, KY
40404

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