Berea College

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:university
gptkbp:accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
gptkbp:address 101 Chestnut St, Berea, KY 40403, USA
gptkbp:admissions_policy serves students with limited economic resources
gptkbp:athletic_teams gptkb:Mountaineers
gptkbp:athleticConference gptkb:Collegiate_Conference_of_the_South
gptkbp:athleticsAffiliation gptkb:NCAA_Division_III
gptkbp:book gptkb:Hutchins_Library
gptkbp:campusSize 140 acres
gptkbp:colors blue
white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endowment over $1.5 billion (2023)
gptkbp:enrollment about 1,600
gptkbp:founded 1855
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Gregg_Fee
gptkbp:hasNewspaper gptkb:The_Pinnacle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berea College
gptkbp:labor_program required for all students
gptkbp:labor_requirement minimum 10 hours per week
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berea,_Kentucky
gptkbp:mascot Mountaineer
gptkbp:member gptkb:Council_of_Independent_Colleges
gptkb:Appalachian_College_Association
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (historically)
gptkbp:motto God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mountaineers
gptkbp:notable_for first interracial and coeducational college in the South
no-tuition policy
work-study program
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:John_Fenn
gptkb:Juanita_M._Kreps
gptkb:Sam_Hurst
gptkb:Carter_G._Woodson
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Boone_Tavern_Hotel
gptkb:Draper_Building
gptkb:Phelps_Stokes_Chapel
gptkbp:notableProgram sustainability initiatives
Appalachian studies
crafts program
gptkbp:offersDegree gptkb:Bachelor_of_Arts
gptkb:Bachelor_of_Science
gptkbp:president Chad Berry (interim, as of 2023)
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation Christian (historically affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ))
gptkbp:state gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:tuition no tuition charged to students
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_university
gptkbp:website https://www.berea.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:bell_hooks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4