175-a, Shirokaya str. In some of the lager cities, teachers are brought into local schools from Israel an arrangement that is very costly and difficult to sustain. Beit Chana Jewish Women's Pedagogical College was established in to address this problem. The Institute enrols 150 young women between the ages of 16 to 22 from Ukraine, Russia, and other post-Soviet successor states. It offers study concentrations in pre-school and elementary school education, both in secular and Jewish subjects.
Further specialisation is available in music education or special education.
Non-teaching majors in paraprofessional social work and office management are recent additions to the curriculum. Beit Chana students study in a spacious building with 17 classrooms, an auditorium, and a dining room where a dairy breakfast and lunch are served. Dormitory accommodations are in a separate building that includes a kitchen and dining room for dinner, recreational facilities, and a medical suite. Students attend local theatre performances and participate in a full range of social activities. Girls entering Beit Chana after ninth grade finish their high school programme in two years in a dual curriculum of secular and Jewish studies.