Bethel College is a dynamic and exciting environment in which to pursue your college experience.  As the first college in the state of Tennessee to offer laptop computers to each of our full-time, traditional students, Bethel is again positioned on the leading edge of preparation for life "as it will be" not just for life "as it has been."   In the future, computer skills will be needed for the performance of activities across the entire 
spectrum of your life, not just in segmented compartments.  That is why Bethel College took the bold step of totally integrating computing into the life of the College.   Every full time student in our traditional on-campus program walks into an environment that is oriented toward the future.  When you arrive on campus a state-of the-art laptop computer will be waiting for you, complete with your own e-mail address and access codes for Bethel's local area network and for unlimited access to the World Wide Web.  Class work, research, and the whole scope of communications will be moved to another level - a level that reflects the future, not the past.
  This initiative is just one more expression of Bethel's commitment to prepare you for life, not just give you facts.  Accessing knowledge in the world of tomorrow will be as important as having knowledge.  Bethel College wants to prepare you to meet challenges which the future holds and "land firmly on your feet."
  As I hear the stories of Bethel College graduates, one common thread runs through them all; "Bethel College didn't just prepare me for a job, it prepared me for life." Your career preparation must include preparation in certain skills and knowledge, but in the world of today and tomorrow, it must be so much more.  It must teach you the ability to adapt within a rapidly changing environment, and it must undergrid you with the spiritual resources to sustain you through change.   Bethel College is convinced that the pace of change in our lives will increase in the future, not decrease.  That is why we at Bethel College are committed to providing Academic Excellence...Personally.