Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany Lutheran College, founded in 1927, is a four-year, Christian liberal arts college located in Mankato, Minnesota. Bethany’s mission focuses on educating students through personal, mentoring relationships focused both on intellectual and spiritual development. Bethany provides studies in twenty-four programs with classes delivered in a relevant and challenging academic environment. Bethany prepares students to use wisely their God-given talents in the family, church, workplace, and community.

Bethany Lutheran College is a Christian liberal arts college owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and committed to the teachings of the Bible as expressed in the statements of faith known as the Lutheran Confessions.

Bethany Lutheran College provides Christian higher education in a challenging academic environment where personal mentoring guides students to pursue knowledge, truth, and discernment for productive and fulfilling lives

Bethany Lutheran College engages students with the saving knowledge of Christ and assists them in developing their God-given talents and abilities for meaningful lives of service in the family, church, and society. A program of study grounded in the liberal arts and taught through the discerning lens of a Christian worldview equips students with knowledge, understanding, and adaptable skills

 to produce compassionate graduates firmly grounded in Christian faith and teaching who REFLECT CHRIST’S LOVE with integrity, character, and unshakable values

… to be a center for EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP and in all aspects of higher education 

… to place a priority on PERSONAL MENTORING from faculty and staff to students

… to provide OPPORTUNITIES for students to identify and develop their God-given talents and abilities

… to positively impact the lives of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters through a CARING CHRISTIAN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY