ones. The 1979-80 College Catalog listed 21 major fields of study. By 1985-86 the catalog listed 30 majors and the institution provided 44 areas of study.9 During the late '60s and early '70s, teacher education was the life blood of the institution. In 1969, 51 percent of the graduating class was in elementary or secondary education. The percentage of education majors in the graduating class peaked at 65 in 1970. 10 Although the percentage of graduates with teacher certification slipped slightly under 27 has molded traditional liberal arts programs to meet the vocational demands of the new information age. Career opportunities are stressed, and every field has developed new majors to enable the student to step into the roles dictated by contemporary society. At the same time, the Department of Business Administration, instituted in the 1950s, has been tremendously strengthened. It has become the largest department in the college, featuring "the fields of accounting, general business, computer information In 1982, Cedarville added a nursing program to its areas of study. Now the third largest major, the nursing program received national accreditation from the National League of Nursing. percent in 1986, "teacher education majors at Cedarville numbered the second largest graduating class among Ohio's private colleges. Inquiries from potential employers were ten times the number of graduates available."ll While education provided the highest percentage of .graduates in the '60s and '70s, the Department of Biblical Education has always been "the foundational department of the college in terms of fulfilling ... purpose and serving general education needs."12 As a result of strategic planning, Cedarville systems, economics, finance, management, marketing, and secretarial administration."1J The department integrated personal computers into all areas of its curriculum. "Now every business major must demonstrate computer proficiency in order to graduate. This kind of integration at the undergraduate level is the 'cutting edge' in business education."I" The recently-instituted nursing program graduated its first class of 30 students in June 1985. In 1986 the program was accredited by the National League of Nursing. Chapter XIX/159