Benedict College

1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204-108 -  View Map

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The College is committed to providing instruction which leads to the baccalaureate degrees in the arts, sciences and professional areas. In addition, we are committed to providing continuing education that will lead to certificates and other special designations that may be useful for a career in the external environments.
• Benedict College is a place where "Learning to Be the Best: A Power for Good in the Twenty-First Century" characterizes its commitment to quality and continuous improvement in its role as one of the nation's premier historically Black Colleges.
• The Department of Public Relations coordinates the internal and external communication efforts of the College. The office is charged with the development and maintenance of a marketing program for the College and its units to be used on a local, state, regional and national level.
• BENEDICT COLLEGE was founded in 1870 on an 80-acre 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 College is an equal opportunity educational institution. We seek geographic, international and racial diversity in our student body. We seek to instill in students a life-long commitment to self-development, commitment to being the best, and a desire for public service. Benedict College is an equal opportunity educational institution.
• Benedict College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award baccalaureate degrees. The College's Teacher Education Program is fully approved by the South Carolina Department of Education.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Mother Of Carter Strange: "They Need To Be Held Accountable" (WLTX-TV Columbia)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 04:22:07 am
  Clemson junior Dalton Freeman has been named to the Dave Rimington Award ... Benedict College will kick off the 2011 season Saturday, September 3, when it ...
• Benedict To Face VA Union In 10th Annual Classic (WLTX-TV Columbia)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 03:19:36 am
  Benedict College will kick off the 2011 season Saturday, September 3, when it hosts Virginia Union in the 10th annual Palmetto Capital City Classic.
• 10th annual Palmetto Capital City Classic (The State)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 02:57:31 am
  Benedict College will face Virginia Union University in the 2011 Palmetto Capital City Classic.
• Benedict College event honors Liberian president (WIS News 10 Columbia)
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 05:27:45 pm
  Benedict College is hosting a fundraising dinner and benefit in honor of the first woman to be elected president of an African nation.
• Officials: 5 injured in Columbia lightning strike (News 12 Augusta)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 01:48:02 am
  A spokesman for the Columbia Fire Department says the workers were near the tree at apartments near Benedict College when it was struck by lightning in a storm that rolled through downtown Tuesday afternoon.

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