Benedict College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Benedict College?

Benedict College's reported 2024-25 full-time undergraduate tuition was the same for South Carolina residents and out-of-state students. Tuition and mandatory fees are only part of the amount a student must budget for a year.

• Full-time undergraduate tuition, 2024-25: $15,708.
• Required undergraduate fees, 2024-25: $2,040.
• Tuition plus those required fees: $17,748, before living and other expenses.
• Reported part-time undergraduate tuition: $536 per credit hour, before applicable fees.

Housing, meals, books, transportation, and personal expenses can raise the cost substantially. A separately reported annual room-and-board figure was $7,297, but students should use the college's current cost-of-attendance budget and their actual housing and meal-plan choices rather than treat that figure as a guaranteed charge. The estimated cost of attendance is a budgeting figure; the net price is an average cost after grant aid, not the bill every student receives. For families with annual income up to $48,000, the reported average net price was $18,686.

Financial aid can include eligible federal grants, South Carolina programs, institutional scholarships, loans, and military education benefits. Students generally begin by filing the FAFSA and completing any additional scholarship or verification steps required by Benedict. In the reported aid data, 63% of students had student loans. An award letter should therefore be read by separating grants and scholarships, which ordinarily do not need repayment, from loans and expected earnings from work.

What are the work-study opportunities at Benedict College?

Benedict College students can pursue campus employment and career-development support, but a job, an internship, and Federal Work-Study are not interchangeable. Federal Work-Study is need-based aid for eligible students; an award indicates potential eligibility to earn wages, not that a position or a fixed amount of pay is guaranteed.

Students seeking Work-Study should file the FAFSA, review their aid offer, and ask the financial aid office how approved positions are posted and hired. A regular part-time campus job may follow a different hiring process and need not be part of a student's federal aid package. Earnings depend on work performed, available hours, and the employer's requirements.

For career preparation, reported services include individual and group counseling, résumé preparation, a job bank, job fairs, employer referrals, and opportunities to connect with alumni. Students can use those services to explore majors, prepare applications, and look for internships; Benedict does not report an internship requirement for every student. An internship's academic credit and pay should be checked separately with the department and employer.