Benedict Empowers Students and Transforms (B.E.S.T.) Lives Center

Offering academic opportunities and services that prepare individuals for the workforce of tomorrow.

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The B.E.S.T. Lives Center offers comprehensive, high-quality, educational programming with a focus on workforce development.

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Provide Innovative and Transformative Educational Opportunities

Our mission is to provide innovative and transformative educational opportunities for underserved communities that positively enhance life chances by preparing learners to enter a robust, technologically advanced workforce in South Carolina and beyond.

Adult learners bring prior experiences from work, life, military experiences, training, and voluntary work. Postsecondary education has found it valuable to work with adult learners to turn their experiential learning into possible college credit.

Benedict College Extended Learning Program offers credit for your prior learning by requiring you to demonstrate what you have learned. We value the knowledge you gain outside the classroom. If you believe that your prior learning experience can be converted to college credit, take a few minutes to complete the Credit Predictor form.

Connection Point

Benedict College is honored to be the first in South Carolina and the first HBCU with a Connection Point on campus. The Connection Point is in the B.E.S.T. Lives Center and designed to help students and community members apply for jobs and benefits. The Connection Point’s overarching goal is to proactively connect with community members to connect them with the necessary services to assist them with finding the best job.