To be clear, there were a handful of absolutely amazing professors at BLC who made a significant impact in my life. Unfortunately, this does not outweigh the many cons about this college.
The insular campus promotes hateful ideas toward LGBT+ people and those who are not specifically ELS or WELS Lutherans, and it's misogynistic leanings create an environment in which students feel compelled to get married before they're even done with their sophomore year. Those who are not Republican and pro-life will be mocked behind their backs and treated like garbage by other students and some staff/professors.
Sexual assaults are common yet unreported, due to victim blaming and telling women that they have to forgive their rapists, if they are believed at all. A few years ago, a dorm manager's wife was sexually harassed/threatened threatened by students, and the school did little, if anything, about it.
Religion classes are extremely simple and completely ELS-Lutheran focused, and a certain pastor makes racist, sexist, and anti-non-Christian remarks in his classes. Another "highly-regarded" professor told a classmate of mine that she was "emasculating her husband" because he was a stay-at-home dad while she finished her degree.
As someone with major food intolerances, the cafeteria was a joke, since signage was often missing or inaccurate about common allergens in foods. I attempted to work with the cafeteria and the dean of students to get more options I could eat, but I ended up subsisting on fruity pebble cereal and bagels during my senior year.
Furthermore, the school made very, very little effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, and a professor told the campus community (and ELS-synod) that wearing masks was infringing on their freedoms (as well as that the vaccine is made out of aborted babies).
While I had a few professors that I absolutely loved, and my time on the speech team was incredible, other than that I really, really wish I had gone to a different college. read more