Bethune-Cookman University 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (800) 448-0228

University Control:	Private
Founded In:	1904
Average Costs:	2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $12,876

Founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904, Bethune-Cookman College is an historically Black, United Methodist Church-related college offering baccalaureate degrees. In the fall of 2006, Bethune-Cookman launched its first graduate program. The institution now offers a Master of Science Degree in Transformative Leadership. As of February 14, 2007, the name of the institution was officially changed to Bethune-Cookman University. Its mission is to serve in the Christian tradition the educational, social, and cultural needs of its students--traditional and non-traditional--and to develop in them the desire and capacity for continuous intellectual and professional growth, leadership, and service to others. Institutional priorities in the mission of the University are teaching, research, community service and commitment to moral and personal values.