Benedict College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Benedict College was established in 1870 on a 110-acre plantation in Columbia, South Carolina, Unitited States. It was established for the newly liberated people of African descent. The first schoolhouse was a dilapidated mansion constructed in 1839. Students were initially taught the Bible, theology, and grammar. Over the next few years, more subjects were included in the curriculum. These subjects were in sync with the original objective which was to train preachers and teachers. The institution was officially declared a liberal arts college in November 1894, and its name was changed from Benedict Institute to Benedict College.

Continuing with its liberal arts tradition, Benedict College now awards bachelor degrees in more than 25 major areas of study from 12 departments.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, computer science and engineering, media, nutrition and exercise therapy, science, and music.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Benedict is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 2,883 in 2009-2010 (4,446 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 91% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Benedict provides on-campus housing for 2,328 of its 4,446 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 132 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 107 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (52 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (25 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (26 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Environmental Health

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Public Health

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (28 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Psychology