Addendum - Benedict College

INTRODUCTION 25Education/Evening and Weekend Program located in the Lamar Building. Three apartmentcomplexes have been purchased for student housing.During the past ten years, Benedict College through the Community Development Centerhas built or renovated twenty-one homes at a cost of more than $3.5 million. It has completedconstruction of a community Recreational Park at a cost of more than $1.1 millionand constructed a $2.7 million, 25,000 sq. ft. Business Development Center. The CDC hasacquired thirty substandard or vacant houses and lots for redevelopment at a cost of morethan $900,000, provided housing, credit counseling and financial literacy services toapproximately 2,100 clients, and provided job training and placement assistance to morethan 400 low-income men, women, and youth at a cost of more than $5 million.The College is celebrating 141 years of providing quality education to its students and meritoriousservice to this community. Across the years, more than 16,000 graduates ofBenedict College have succeeded in all areas of human endeavor.Benedict College is a place where "Learning to Be the Best: A Power for Good in theTwenty-First Century" characterizes its commitment to quality and continuous improvementin its role as one of the nation's premier historically Black Colleges.