He entered Bethany College in 1842; it had been founded two years earlier in the Greater Wheeling area of West Virginia, so it had not been open when Ferrel began his studies for the first time.
Siya ipinasok Bethany College sa 1842; ito ay nagkaroon na itinatag ng dalawang taon na mas maaga sa Greater Wheeling lugar ng West Virginia, kaya ito ay hindi na bukas kapag Ferrel nagsimula ang kanyang pag-aaral para sa unang panahon.