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Berea College

Institutional Obligations For Public Disclosure

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<strong>Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Requirements</strong>

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The information below is required by the U.S. Higher Education Act for all institutions participating in federally-funded financial aid programs. This site provides a central location for resources that can be reviewed by current and prospective students, families, employees, and the public.

For additional information about Berea College, please see the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator website</a> maintained by the U.S. Department of Education where you can compare Berea to over 7,000 higher learning institutions across the United States.

Please contact <a href="mailto:Clara_Chapman@berea.edu">Clara Chapman</a>, Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, with any questions or requests for further information and/or to request a paper copy.

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<em><strong>Explore each tab to learn more.</strong></em><br>

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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Academic Program</strong></span></h4>
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<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/catalog">College Catalog</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/majors-and-minors">Current degree programs (B.A. and B.S.)</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://next.berea.edu/academics/majors-and-minors">Majors and Minors</a></strong></li>
<li>Plans for Improvement: <strong><a href="https://next.berea.edu/office-of-academic-affairs/assessment">Academic Program Assessment</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a></strong> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of Institution and Programs</strong></span></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/Accreditation-and-Memberships">Accreditation Statement</a></h4>
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<li><a href="http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/in-state.html"><strong>Licensure of Institution and Programs</strong></a>: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://sacscoc.org/institutions/?institution_name=Berea+College&amp;results_per_page=25&amp;curpage=1&amp;institution=0011N00001h9DwtQAE">Regional Accreditation</a></strong>: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a></strong> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
</ul>
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<p>Contact the <strong><a href="https://www.berea.edu/president">President’s Office</a></strong> (<a>859-985-3520</a>) for further information regarding accreditation and licensing.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://www.berea.edu/registrar/transfer-of-credit">Articulation Agreements</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/iss/wp-content/uploads/sites/133/2016/09/Copyright_Infringement_Notice_2017.pdf">Copyright Infringement Policies and Sanctions</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://next.berea.edu/disability-and-accessibility-services">Disability and Accessibility Services</a></h4>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Diversity of Student Body</strong></span></h4>
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<ul>
<li><strong><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-2025-Fact-Book-Online.pdf">Enrollment (Assigned Birth Sex, Racial/Ethnic, and Pell Grant Recipients)</a> </strong>– Published in the annual Fact Book</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a></strong> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
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<h4><a href="https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search">Equity in Athletics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/the-campus-community/campus-buildings-and-spaces/">Facilities</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/chairs-faculty-and-administration/">Faculty</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/about-academics/ferpa/">P</a><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/about-academics/ferpa/">rivacy of Student Records (FERPA)</a></h4>
<h4><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/statement-of-goals-for-student-achievement-february-2025.pdf">Statement of Goals for Student Achievement</a></h4>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Textbooks</strong></span></h4>
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<li><strong><a href="http://berea.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php">Textbooks</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/Faculty-Manual/Academic-Policies-and-Practices/Textbooks-and-Course-Materials">Textbooks and Course Materials</a></strong></li>
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<p>Visit the <strong><a href="https://next.berea.edu/online-bookstore">Online Bookstore</a></strong> for further information regarding textbooks.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.berea.edu/admissions/apply-for-admission/transfer-students">Transfer of Credit Policy</a></h4>
<h4><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Berea-Turbo-Vote.pdf">Voter Registration</a></h4>

Academic and General Information

<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Cost of Attendance</strong></span></h4>
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<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/">Cost of Attendance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Financial Aid</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid">Additional Aid Application and College Loans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/cares-act">CARES Act – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting</a></li>
<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/Current/Employee-Handbook/Employment-Policies/Copy-of-Conflict-of-Interest">Code of Conduct for Education Loans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-and-Student-Accounts/Financial-Aid-Eligibility-and-Satisfactory-Academic-Progress-SAP">Continued Student Eligibility and Satisfactory Academic Progress</a> (Currently enrolled students)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/">Cost of Attendance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/admissions/financial-eligibility">Eligibility Requirements and Procedures for Applying Aid</a> (Prospective students)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid">Employment as Part of the Aid Package</a> (Labor Grant/Program)</li>
<li><a href="https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/">Entrance Counseling for Student Loan Borrowers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/">Exit Counseling for Student Loan Borrowers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/drug-violations-penalties-and-financial-aid-eligibility">Federal Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid">Financial Assistance Programs Available to Students</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/centers/center-for-international-education">International Study and Financial Aid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nsldsfap.ed.gov/login">National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)</a></li>
<li>Preferred Lender Arrangements  – Berea College has none.</li>
<li>Preferred Lender Lists – Berea College has none.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid">State Grant Assistance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/understanding-your-financial-aid-award">Understanding Your Financial Aid Notification</a></li>
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<p>Contact the <a href="https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid">Student Financial Aid Office</a> (<a href="tel:859-985-3310">859-985-3310</a>) for further information regarding financial aid.</p>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Net Price Calculator</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bereaquickestimator.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx">Berea College Estimator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Refund Policy</strong></span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-and-Student-Accounts/Refund-Policy/2College-Refund-Polciy">College Refund Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-and-Student-Accounts/Refund-Policy/2Federal-Refund-Policy">Federal Refund Policy<br />
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<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Catalog/Enrollment-and-Registration/Enrollment-Regulations/Withdrawals-from-the-College">Requirements for Withdrawal from Berea College and Return of Federal (Title IV) Financial Aid</a></li>
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Cost of Attendance and Financial Assistance

<h4><strong><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Campus Crime Statistics</a></strong></h4>
<h4><strong><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/student-handbook/community-judicial-code/provisions-for-hearing-panels-of-the-campus-conduct-hearing-board-cchb-and-the-student-life-council-slc/special-hearing-procedures-for-charges-of-sexual-harassment-and-sexual-assault/">Crime Victims (Hearing Procedures)</a></strong></h4>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention</strong></span></h4>
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<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Drug and Alcohol Education</a></li>
<li><a href="http://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/Current/Employee-Handbook" rel="noopener noreferrer">Employee Policies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/student-handbook/student-rights-and-responsibilities-a-way-of-living/">Rules of Conduct</a></li>
<li><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/student-handbook/student-rights-and-responsibilities-a-way-of-living/sanction-levels-for-drug-and-alcohol-violation/">Sanction Levels for Drug and Alcohol Violations</a></li>
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<p>To request a copy of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Biennial Review for Berea College, please contact the <a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life">Student Life Office</a> (<a href="tel:859-985-3150">859-985-3150</a>).</p>
<h4><strong><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Fire Safety Report and Fire Log</a></strong></h4>
<h4><strong><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Missing Person Notification</a></strong></h4>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Security on Campus</strong></span></h4>
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<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Academic Building Access and Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Alcohol and Non-Medical Use of Drugs (Policies for possession, use, and sale)</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ANNUAL-SECURITY-REPORT-FOR-2024-PRINTABLE-VERSION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Annual Campus Communication</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Crime Statistics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Daily Crime Log</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/emergency-information">Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety">Enforcement Agencies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">How to Report Criminal Actions or Other Emergencies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety">Law Enforcement Authority of Campus Security Personnel and Relationship with State and Local Law</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Prevention of Crimes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Reportable Crimes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/residence-hall-security">Residence Hall Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Procedures after a Sexual Misconduct Offense</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/statistics-and-reports">Timely Reports to the Campus Community of Crimes Considered to be a Threat</a></li>
<li>Titles of Persons or Organizations to whom Students and Employees should Report
<ul>
<li><a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety">Department of Public Safety</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety/staff">Campus Security Authorities</a></li>
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<p>Contact the <a href="https://next.berea.edu/life-at-berea/student-life/department-of-public-safety">Public Safety Office</a> (<a>859-985-3333</a>) for further information regarding safety on campus.</p>
<h4><strong><a href="https://berea.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/admissions-and-financial-aid/admissions/immunization-requirements-for-new-and-continuing-students/">Vaccinations</a></strong></h4>
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Health and Safety

<h4><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Course-Completion-Rates-February-2025.pdf">Course Completion Rates</a></h4>
<h4><strong><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Education-after-Berea-Graduation-as-of-June-2021.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graduate and Professional Education</a></strong></h4>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Graduation Rates (Student Right-to-Know Act)</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SRTK24GradRates.pdf">Six-Year Graduation Rates for First-Year Students</a> – Published in the annual <a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-2025-Fact-Book-Online.pdf">Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Report</a>  and the annual <a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-2025-Fact-Book-Online.pdf">Fact Book</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SRTK24Pell-GrantandStafford.pdf">Graduation Rates (Pell Grant and Stafford Loan Recipients)</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SRTK24GradRatesAthletes.pdf" rel="noopener">Graduation Rates (Athletes)</a></li>
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<h4><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nursing-National-Council-Licensure-Examination-February-2025.pdf">Nursing Graduates&#8217; Preparation</a></h4>
<h4><strong><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Graduate-Employment-and-Education-LinkedIn-Data-Overall.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Placement in Employment</a></strong></h4>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Retention Rates</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SRTK24RetentionRates-1.pdf">First-to-Second Year Retention Rates for First-Year and Transfer Students</a> – Published in the annual <a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-2025-Fact-Book-Online.pdf">Enrollment, Retention and Graduation Report</a> and the annual <a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-2025-Fact-Book-Online.pdf">Fact Book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Berea+College&amp;s=all&amp;id=156295">College Navigator Profile</a> (National Center for Education Statistics)</li>
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<h4><strong><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/statement-of-goals-for-student-achievement-february-2025.pdf">Statement of Goals for Student Achievement</a></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Education-PRAXIS-II-First-Time-Pass-Rates-February-2025.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teacher Preparation</a></strong></h4>
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Student Right-to-Know and Consumer Information

Institutional Obligations For Public Disclosure

Academic Program

Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of Institution and Programs

Accreditation Statement

Articulation Agreements

Copyright Infringement Policies and Sanctions

Disability and Accessibility Services

Diversity of Student Body

Equity in Athletics

Facilities

Faculty

P rivacy of Student Records (FERPA)

Statement of Goals for Student Achievement

Textbooks

Transfer of Credit Policy

Voter Registration