Bethany College is a member of the Appalachian College Association (ACA), a nonprofit consortium of 33 private liberal arts colleges and universities spread across the central Appalachian mountains in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. From its headquarters, the ACA helps develop and share ideas, information, programs, and resources in such areas as faculty development, library and information technology services, student-centered research and service projects, and international travel.