Overview
About Berea
Berea College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). Head coach Michael Thomas leads the Mountaineers, who train at Berea College Outdoor Track (400m outdoor track). Berea is in Berea, Kentucky, with 1,673 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $55,480 USD.
Teams
Mountaineers track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Michael ThomasHead Coach
- Isaiah RiggsAssistant Coach | Cross Country & Distance
- Katie CollinsAssistant Coach | Sprints, Hurdles, & High Jump
- Valerie KendrickAssistant Coach | Throws
- Kymiah BlairAssistant Coach
- Nathan GoodpastorAssistant Coach
- Robert RussellAssistant Coach
- Madison StonestreetAssistant Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at BC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Berea College →
- African & African American Studies
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Appalachian Studies
- Art & Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Child & Family Studies
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education Studies
- English
- Foreign Languages
- General Studies
- Health & Human Performance
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Nursing
- Peace & Social Justice Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Sociology
- Sustainability & Environmental Studies
- Technology and Applied Design
- Theatre
- Women’s & Gender Studies
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 66%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $55,480 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $55,480 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $63,512 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $5,836 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $5,373 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $5,085 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $6,084 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $8,610 USD
- Over $110,000
- $11,521 USD