Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1927, BLC is operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The campus overlooks the Minnesota River valley in a community of 53,000.
== History ==
Bethany Ladies College opened in 1911 with 44 students and a faculty of four. In 1927, the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (now known as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod) purchased the campus for dual use as both a high school (Bethany Lutheran High School; closed in 1969) and junior college (Bethany Lutheran College). In 1946, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (BLTS) began as a department of the college, becoming a separate institution in 1975. The high school closed in 1969.
In 2001, Bethany awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degrees. This was followed by nursing baccalaureate degrees in 2019.
=== Presidents ===
Holden Olsen (1927–1929)
Walter E. Buszin (interim) (1929–1930)
Sigurd Christian Ylvisaker (1930–1950)
Bjarne Wollan Teigen (1950–1970)
Raymond Branstad (1970–1977)
Theodore A. Aaberg (1977–1978)
Norman …
