On Friday, February 8, 2019, Savannah-Chatham
County Public Schools hosted a college enrollment rally for around 100 Seniors
and some Juniors from high schools throughout the district. The rally brought students and staff from
Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina to Johnson High School to showcase
the College’s offerings and encourage students to enroll.
Benedict College is a BEST
in class academic institution that offers its students transformative academic
programs, in an innovative, technology enhanced, student focused, culturally
sensitive learning environment. For eight straight years, Benedict
College has been ranked one of the top baccalaureate colleges in the nation by Washington
Monthly Magazine for creating social mobility and producing cutting-edge
scholarship and research.
Benedict offers students with mid-level
grade point averages an opportunity to further their education at one of the
region’s most affordable colleges. Benedict
offers 24 high-demand academic programs, including, Computer Science,
Engineering, Cyber Security, Mass Communication, Sport Management, Business
Administration, Criminal Justice, Biology and Education. Moreover, over the
past ten years, sixty (60%) of BC alumni have pursued graduate or professional
study
In order to attend the event, students were
asked to fill out the college admissions application online beforehand. In
addition to “on the spot” admissions decisions for qualified students, scholarships
ranging from $5,000 to $22,000 thousands students were announced for students who
enroll.
The Drum Line from Benedict College’s
marching band performed to close out the rally, followed by a meet and greet for
SCCPSS students with college students and staff.
To
see our SmugMug Photo Gallery from the event:
https://sccpss.smugmug.com/Benedict-College-Rally-for-SCCPSS-Seniors-February-8-2019
