Bergen Teacher Training College


Bergen Teacher Training College was a tertiary education institution for training teachers in Bergen, Norway.
The school was established in 1953 under the name Statens lærerskoleklasser i Bergen. The school was renamed Bergen offentlige lærerskole in 1962. In 1965, the school acquired its own premises in Landås. The school was again renamed Bergen lærerskole in 1967. Bergen Preschool Teacher School, which was established in 1948, became part of the school in 1972, and the following year the State Home Economics Teacher Training College, which had been established in 1950, was also incorporated into the school. In 1981, the school was once again renamed and became Bergen lærerhøgskole. In 1994, the school was incorporated into Bergen University College.
The pianist Ivar Benum served as the college's first chancellor, and he contributed to the institution developing its music program.