BC Tiger Finish Line Scholarship Campaign

I hope this message finds you well. As we prepare for the launch of the 2024-2025 academic year, we are reaching out to you with an urgent and heartfelt appeal that will make a profound impact on the lives of our students. We are launching the BC Tiger Finish Line Scholarship campaign, specifically aimed at raising critical scholarship funds to support our juniors and seniors. These funds will help them overcome financial barriers, allowing our juniors to advance to their senior year and our seniors to graduate in May without delay.

Why This Matters

Our juniors and seniors have demonstrated remarkable resilience and dedication, often balancing their academic pursuits with part-time jobs and family responsibilities. Despite their best efforts, many of them face outstanding tuition balances ranging from $1,500 to $5,000. These financial challenges threaten to derail their educational journeys at a crucial juncture. We have identified nearly 100 juniors and seniors who are in immediate need of financial assistance in order to enroll for the 2024-2025 academic year. Click here to view a sample list of the financial need and the students who will greatly benefit from your support. It is imperative that we come together to ensure that these bright and hardworking students can continue their studies and achieve their goals.

How You Can Help

Your generous contribution can make an enormous difference. By supporting the BC Tiger Finish Line Scholarship Fund you are directly investing in the future of Benedict College and the success of our students. Here are ways you can contribute:

  1. Online Donation: Visit our secure online portal and select BC Tiger Finish Line Scholarship Fund from the dropdown menu.
  2. Mail a Check: Make your check payable to Benedict College, with BC Tiger Finish Line Scholarship Fund noted on the memo line, and send it to: Benedict College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204
  3. Matching Gifts: If you are employed by or retired from a company that offers a matching gift program, please explore this opportunity to double the impact of your donation.
2 faded up
Benedict full page ad
Sincerely,

Roslyn Clark Artis, J.D., Ed.D.
President and CEO

The Impact of Your Support

Your financial support will directly assist students like Tamia Morris, a dedicated junior majoring in Music, who dreams of becoming a professional musician and music teacher, or Boris Williams, a senior on the cusp of graduating with a degree in Mass Communications, ready to contribute to our community and beyond. These students, and many others like them, have shown exceptional perseverance and deserve the chance to complete their education.

Our goal is to raise $300,000 by August 2, 2024, to ensure that no student has to delay their education due to financial constraints. Since 2018, Benedict’s 4-year graduation rate has increased by a record 233%, notably 5.4% above the national average for Black students. With your help, we can ensure that our juniors and seniors join the ranks of the 18,000 plus BEST of BC graduates across the globe and achieve the goal they have worked so hard to attain.

Thank you for your unwavering support and commitment to Benedict College. Together, we can bridge the gap to graduation and ensure that our students’ dreams become a reality.

Classification Major Fall 2024 Balance City State
Senior Interdisciplinary Studies $3,421.00 Blythewood SC
Senior Finance $3,093.00 Detroit MI
Junior Business Administration (Entrepreneurship) $4,006.00 Riverdale GA
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $1,829.00 Columbia SC
Junior Psychology $2,000.00 Nassau Bahamas
Junior Sport Management $2,114.00 Raleigh NC
Junior Business Administration (Marketing) $1,506.00 Belle Chasse LA
Senior Cybersecurity $1,938.00 North Charleston SC
Senior Computer Science $1,989.00 Houston TX
Junior Biology $4,944.00 Marietta GA
Senior Psychology $4,338.00 Lake City SC
Junior Mass Communication $4,943.00 Freeport Bahamas
Senior Psychology $3,047.00 Freeport Bahamas
Senior Finance $2,000.00 Columbia SC
Senior Biology $2,864.00 Columbia SC
Senior Sport Management $2,989.00 Cincinnati OH
Senior Computer Science $4,640.00 Beaumont CA
Junior Mass Communication $2,838.00 Riverdale GA
Senior Sport Management $1,752.00 Lexington SC
Senior Business Administration (Entrepreneurship) $2,000.00 Columbia SC
Senior Criminal Justice Administration $2,265.00 North Charleston SC
Senior Interdisciplinary Studies $1,836.46 Cassatt SC
Senior Interdisciplinary Studies $4,774.00 Columbia SC
Senior Criminal Justice Administration $2,000.00 Columbia SC
Senior Biology $3,249.00 Nassau Bahamas
Senior Music: Education Minor $2,085.00 Collumbia SC
Senior Environmental Health Science $2,051.00 Nassau Bahamas
Senior Biology $3,247.00 Fort Benning GA
Junior Business Administration - General Business $2,938.00 Denmark SC
Junior Public Health $4,552.00 Oakland CA
Senior Mass Communication $3,157.00 Freeport Bahamas
Junior Sport Management $4,403.75 Rock Hill SC
Senior Social Work $3,991.00 Columbia SC
Junior Finance $4,893.00 Buff Bay Jamaica
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $2,000.00 Nassau Bahamas
Junior Sport Management $3,838.00 Columbia SC
Senior Business Administration (Management) $3,463.00 Bardstown KY
Junior Business Administration (Management) $3,789.00 Duewest SC
Junior Cybersecurity $2,000.00 Columbia SC
Senior Computer Engineering $2,449.00 Orangeburg SC
Junior Business Administration (Management) $2,930.20 North Las Vegas NV
Senior Business Administration - General Business $4,028.00 Waynesboro GA
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $4,530.00 Cincinnati OH
Senior Educational Studies (Child & Family Development) $3,296.00 Columbia SC
Junior Environmental Engineering $4,530.81 Columbia SC
Junior Biology (Pre-Med Concentration) $3,088.80 Clarendon Jamaica
Junior Sport Management $2,407.00 Gaston SC
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $4,343.00 Lithonia GA
Senior Sport Management $3,955.00 Columbia SC
Senior Biology $3,196.00 Upper Marlboro MD
Senior Biology $2,051.00 Exuma Bahamas
Junior Sport Management $3,312.00 Washington DC
Senior Psychology $1,938.00 Hopkins SC
Junior Music: Education Minor $2,938.00 Anderson SC
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $2,949.00 Dallas TX
Senior Biology $3,200.00 Freeport FO
Junior Public Health $2,034.00 Lake City SC
Junior Business Administration (Marketing) $4,893.00 Port Antonio Jamaica
Junior Environmental Health Science $4,444.00 Freeport Bahamas
Junior Criminal Justice Administration $3,713.00 Whiteville NC
Junior Computer Engineering $3,544.00 Land O Lakes FL
Senior Music/Music Industry $2,265.00 Hopkins SC
Junior Sport Management $3,540.00 Lexington SC
Senior Social Work $2,000.00 Freeport Bahamas
Junior