Bethel College is accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and cooperates with the credentialing processes of the various disciplinary and professional organizations. The college is a member of the Minnesota Private College Council and Fund, the Christian College Consortium, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education. Through its affiliation with the latter three organizations, Bethel provides for its students a rich variety of opportunity for off-campus study, both in the United States and abroad. The Bethel College Library contains approximately 156,000 titles and 932 current journal subscriptions in paper or film format. These holdings are supplemented by 160,000 volumes in the nearby collection of the Bethel Seminary library.
Information access is enhanced with Internet resources and other electronic databases.
Technological resources are currently being enhanced as part of a five-year plan. A campus-wide high speed computer network is in the process of being completed. There is easy access to the many cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities of the Twin Cities. The academic buildings and student residences have been planned to take advantage of the natural beauty of the campus site and to help achieve a sense of community among students and faculty members in carrying out the objectives of the college. The Community Life Center, with its 1,700-seat Benson Great Hall, has enhanced greatly the sense of community.