School Description
Provided by Benedict CollegeBenedict College will be a power for good in society. We will be a full opportunity college with high quality programs of teaching, research, and public service. These programs will provide our students and community with the knowledge, skills, understandings, and values required to make the world a better place. We seek geographic, international, and racial diversity in our student body, while continuing to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of African Americans in a global society.
Benedict College is a private, co-educational liberal arts institution located in Columbia, SC. Of the 20 independent colleges in South Carolina, Benedict has the largest undergraduate student body and is the second largest overall with an undergraduate population of over 2,800 students. Benedict College is committed to being the best college it can be and is committed to establishing and maintaining high quality programs of teaching, research and public service. Benedict is distinguished by its continued commitment to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of African- Americans in American society.
Benedict College has been one of the fastest growing of 39 United Negro College Fund Schools Of the 20 independent colleges in South Carolina, Benedict has the largest undergraduate student body and is the second largest overall. The College has students enrolled from every county in South Carolina. More than 2,800 students currently study at the school and is distinguished by its continued commitment to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of African Americans in a global society.
The school's growth is more than an expanding student enrollment. Benedict College is also involved in an ambitious building program. The beautiful park-like campus is located on the corners of Harden and Taylor Streets. The campus has undergone substantial renovations to its Antisdel Chapel, the Benjamin E. Mays Human Resource Center, Morgan Hall, Pratt Hall, and all of its dormitories.
But the school's growth is not limited to its historic area. Benedict College is also erecting a multi-million dollar, 60-acre sports complex off of Two Notch Road in Columbia. The new facility will include tennis courts, baseball fields, fitness trails, and running track. The heart of the complex is the11, 000 seats Charlie W. Johnson football stadium.
Benedict College
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBenedict College is an historically black, liberal arts college located in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1870 by northern Baptists, it was originally a teacher's college. It has since expanded into a four-year college.
History
Benedict College was founded in 1870 on an plantation in Columbia, South Carolina. Under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, Mrs. Bathsheba A. Benedict of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, provided the amount of $13,000.00 to purchase the land to open Benedict Institute on December 12, 1870. This new school was established for the recently emancipated people of African descent.
Benedict's first class consisted of ten recently emancipated people of African descent and one teacher, the Reverend Timothy L. Dodge, D.D. He was a college-trained preacher from the North, who became president of the Institute. Benedict Institute set out from humble beginnings in a dilapadated former slave master's mansion to prepare men and women to be "powers for good in society." The dilapadated mansion, built in 1839, served as the first schoolhouse where grammar school subjects, along with Bible and theology, were taught. Eventually other subjects were added to the curriculum to address the original objective of the school: to train teachers and preachers.
On November 2, 1894, the institution was chartered as a liberal arts college by the South Carolina Legislature and the name Benedict Institute was changed to Benedict College.
From 1870 to 1930, Benedict College was led by seven northern white Baptist ministers, all college trained. On April 10, 1930, the Reverend John J. Starks, who earned his bachelor's degree from the college in 1891, became the first African American president of the college. Five African-American presidents have succeeded him.
In 1994 with a strategic planning process in place, Benedict College set an enrollment goal of "2000 by the year 2000". The goal was achieved in 1996 with an enrollment of 2,138 students. The fall 2002 enrollment was 3,005. Benedict College is engaged in an on-going strategic planning process, which will guide the College in the twenty-first century.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Southeast
- Setting:
- Mid-size City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Affiliation:
- Baptist
- Size:
- Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
- Mascot:
- Tigers
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 2,850
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 98%
- Athletic Programs:
- Available
Degree Programs at Benedict College
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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History
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History
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History
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History
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Music
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Music
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General Music
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Voice and Opera
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General Music
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Religion/Religious Studies
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Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art/Art Studies
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Art/Art Studies
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English Language and Literature
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Business
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
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Accounting
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Information Systems
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Information Systems
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Information Science/Studies
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Information Science/Studies
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Management
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Management
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Business/Managerial Operations
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Business/Managerial Operations
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Marketing
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Marketing
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Marketing/Marketing Management
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Marketing/Marketing Management
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Accounting & Related Services
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Communication & Media
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Commercial & Advertising Art
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General Journalism
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Mass Communication/ Media Studies
A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization.See more schools with programs in Mass Communication/ Media Studies
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Commercial & Advertising Art
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Education
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Teacher Training
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Teacher Training
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Art Teacher Education
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Biology Teacher Education
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Early Childhood Education
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Elementary Education and Teaching
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English/Language Arts Teacher Education
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Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
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Mathematics Teacher Education
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Music Teacher Education
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Art Teacher Education
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Teacher Training
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Engineering
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Electrical Technician
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Electrical Technician
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Family and Consumer Science Professions
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Human Development and Family Studies
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Human Development and Family Studies
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
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Health & Medical Services
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Public Health
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Public Health
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Environmental Health
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Public Health (MPH, DPH)
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Environmental Health
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Rehabilitation & Therapy
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Rehabilitation & Therapy
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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
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Public Health
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Life Science
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Biology
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Biology
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Biology/Biological Sciences
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Biology/Biological Sciences
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Biology
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Mathematics and Statistics
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General Mathematics
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General Mathematics
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Natural Sciences
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Chemistry
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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Physics
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General Physics
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Other Physical Sciences
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Other Physics
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General Physics
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Chemistry
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Security and Protective Service Careers
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Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
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Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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General Economics
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General Economics
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International Relations and Affairs
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General Political Science and Government
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General Political Science and Government
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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General Psychology
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Sociology
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Sociology
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Sociology
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Economics
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Social Work
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General Social Work
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General Social Work
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Technology
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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General Computer Science
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General Computer Science
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Software Development
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Computer and Information Sciences
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Computer and Information Sciences
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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Students
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 82% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
Athletics
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf) Basketball (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf) Baseball (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf) Track (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 12,956 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 11,576 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,380 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,656 | 86% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,536 | 37% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,395 | 24% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 8,602 | 92% | |
Any Aid: |
93% |
Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)
| Acceptance Rate: | 100% (Open Admissions) |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
