BENNETT CAREER INSTITUTE
30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
1996 – 2026
Join Us in Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary!
For 30 years, Bennett Career Institute has transformed lives through beauty, education, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.
To commemorate this milestone, we invite alumni, friends, community partners, and supporters to give:
$30 FOR 30 YEARS
Your contribution will help provide scholarships for aspiring cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, and beauty professionals who dream of changing their lives through education.
Every dollar creates opportunity.
Every gift changes a life.
Donate Today and Help Us Build the Next Generation of Beauty Professionals.
Thank you for being part of our legacy and our future.
ALL I CAN SAY IS… THANK YOU! 🙏🏾💙❤️
Who would have imagined that 30 years after receiving my Master’s Degree from Howard University, I would return to my alma mater to make history—opening the C. Alan Grooming Lounge at Drew Hall and the C. Alan Boutique Hair Salon at The Quad, serving students right inside the men’s and women’s residence halls.
THE POWER OF GOD! 🙌🏾
That’s all I can say. I am truly a blessed man.
This moment was bigger than a ribbon cutting. It was a full-circle moment 30 years in the making.
To Candy Dennis, THANK YOU for your vision, for believing in me, and for trusting me enough to make this dream a reality.
To Luis, owner of Grand Solutions Construction, thank you for taking the vision and bringing it to life.
To my extraordinary C. Alan team—my Project Manager and niece Chanel Banks Jones, Dr. Gwen Taylor, Dennis Smith, Carolyn Patterson, Cynthia Briggs, Andrew Teel, Theresa Washington, Reign Howard and Milou King—THANK YOU! None of this happens without a team willing to work, sacrifice, believe, and execute.To my extraordinary C. Alan team—my Project Manager and niece Chanel Banks Jones, Dr. Gwen Taylor, Dennis Smith, Carolyn Patterson, Cynthia Briggs, Andrew Teel, Theresa Washington, Reign Howard and Milou King—THANK YOU! None of this happens without a team willing to work, sacrifice, believe, and execute.*
To my managers Maurice Cooper at U Street, Kash Davis at Florida Avenue, Dr. Acia Williams and Jajuan Clark at C. Alan Salon Suites—thank you for continuing to hold the C. Alan Brand high.
And one of the greatest blessings of the entire day was having my 85-year-old Mom there to witness history. ❤️ That is a moment I will carry with me forever.
A special thank you to Nicole Ray Robinson and Lisa Price of Carol’s Daughter for serving as our ribbon-cutting sponsor and helping us celebrate this historic occasion.
To all of the Howard University RAs and students, BCI students, the Bennett Family, and everyone who showed up, supported, prayed, encouraged, and celebrated with us—THANK YOU!
And thank you to DC Concierge Car Service for providing our transportation.
30 years ago, I walked across Howard University’s stage and received my Master’s Degree.
30 years later, I walked back onto Howard’s campus as an entrepreneur, educator, alumnus and Founder/CEO of The C. Alan Brand—and opened TWO businesses to serve the next generation of Howard students.
Look what God has done. 🙏🏾
From Howard Graduate to Howard Business Owner.
From a Dream to a Brand.
From 1996 to 2026.
30 YEARS—and we’re just getting started.
I AM A BLESSED MAN.
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Bennett Career Institute
Bennett Career Institute (BCI) is an open-enrollment beauty arts school located in the heart of Washington, D.C. We are the home of entrepreneurship, where we are "training today for a successful tomorrow." Bennett Career Institute ensures that the students enrolled in BCI programs receive exposure to all training necessary for them to become the best in their profession. A one-year to eighteen-month timeline ensures certification at BCI in Cosmetology, Barber-Styling, Braiding, Esthetics, Makeup Artistry, and Instructor Programs.
Bennett Career Institute Is Accredited By NACCAS
OUR BEAUTY CAREER PROGRAMS
We have developed engaging and enjoyable programs that equip students with the latest technical and professional skills necessary to advance their careers. Click on any of the programs below to learn more:
CLICK HERE to learn more about Bennett Career Institute Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
HEERF Institution Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting
HEERF Student Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting.
or
American Rescue Plan Act Report