Description Founded in 1855 by abolitionist John G. Fee, Berea College was the first interracial and coeducational school in the South. The Christian school provides a private, tuition-free, liberal arts education to about 1,500 students each year, most of whom come from Kentucky and the Appalachian region. In lieu of tuition, Berea has a work program that requires its students to work in on-campus jobs for at least 10 hours each week in their choice of some 130 different departments. Berea offers about 30 majors leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, and each student is required to attend seven convocations (guest lectures, concerts, or other cultural events) each term.
Berea College has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Berea College employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 83% of employees would recommend working at Berea College to a friend. This is based on 209 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
89% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Berea College as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Berea College.