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Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1927, BLC is operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The campus overlooks the Minnesota River valley in a community of 53,000.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2337
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
233700
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
173142
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
123509

Location

Mankato, MN, 56001

44.166649, -93.990805

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission

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