伯里亚学院是独特的机构之间的高等学府。 Founded in 1855 as the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, Berea charges no tuition and admits only academically promising students, primarily from Appalachia, who have limited economic resources.  Berea’s cost of educating a student exceeds $23,000 per year.成立于1855年作为第一个种族和男女同校的大学生在南方，贝雷亚指控没有学费 ，并承认只有学术潜质的学员，主要是从阿巴拉契亚，谁拥有有限的经济资源。贝雷亚的教育费用的学生超过二点三○○万美元每年。

Berea offers rigorous undergraduate academic programs leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 28 fields .  All students work at least 10 hours per week in campus and service jobs in more than 130 departments.贝雷亚提供严格的本科生的学术课程 ，导致学士和理学学士度28场 。所有学生工作至少10小时，每星期在校园和服务工作在130多个部门。

The College has an inclusive Christian character , expressed in its motto “God has made of one blood all peoples of the Earth.”  Berea’s primary service region is the Southern Appalachian region, but students come from all states in the US and in a typical year, from more than 60 other countries representing a rich diversity of colors, cultures, and faiths.学院有一个包容的基督教性质 ，表示在其座右铭 “上帝了一个血所有人民的地球。 ”贝雷亚的主要服务地区是南部阿巴拉契亚地区，但学生来自所有国家在美国和一个典型的一年，来自60多个其他国家的代表了丰富多样的色彩，文化和信仰。 About one in three students represents an ethnic minority.大约三分之一的学生是少数民族。