Check the Apply Now page for this year's dates and locations. We'll update it as soon as everything is set!

Find the cost of this year's conference on the Apply Now page*.  When you register for BLC, every delegate will receive:

• The BLC handbook with exclusive content to use at the conference and then take home with personal notes and discoveries from the week.
• Sessions and activities designed to be interesting, motivating, and informative.
• Four nights' lodging and 11 meals.
• Five days packed with friendships, personal growth, and excitement!

*While the cost for a student to attend BLC is over $650, the generosity of the Broyhill Family Foundation helps keep BLC affordable. Their funding allows us to provide excellent leadership training at a reduced fee for all delegates.

All conferences are held at accredited universities with 24-hour campus security. ALL staff comply with annual background checks. We adhere to a ZERO tolerance policy for any type of bullying, abuse, or hazing.

As such, we assign each student to a staff-member led group of 12 to 14 delegates that meets throughout the day and evening. Students are required to attend all sessions.  Staff conducts room checks each night at curfew. Should a student be unaccounted for at any session or room check, Staff immediately alert the Director to begin the process of locating delegate. This process includes staff physically searching for student, campus security notification, and contacting parents. Students who fail to comply with stated rules regarding attendance and curfew are subject to immediate dismissal from the conference.

We take your child's safety and security seriously.  Any student with irresponsible behaviors and authority issues should NOT attend the conference.

1. Go to the Apply Now page and chose between BLC 1 or BLC 2. Because all of our conferences are similar, delegates may only register for one event per summer. Can't get enough? Come back next year and bring a friend!
2. Complete the registration online, including the payment process.
3. Watch for our emails. We send an automatic successful submission email followed by an official confirmation when an application is accepted.  The confirmation email contains detailed information about what to pack for the conference, when and where to arrive, and specific forms that must be signed in order to participate.
4. Mark the dates for BLC on your calendar! We hold a space for each registered delegate.  If you have to cancel for any reason, notify us immediately at [email protected]

*NEW FOR 2019*  We will be offering Purchase Protection through Regpack! This is a minimal-cost, optional protection that will cover 100% of your registration fee in the event of illness or a death in your immediate family, up to the start date of the conference.

If you change your mind about attending BLC, $75 of your registration is nonrefundable. Notify us by June 1 to receive a refund of the remainder of your payment.

No refunds are issued for cancellations made after June 1, unless you opted for Purchase Protection. Space and materials are already reserved by that date. Out of courtesy, please notify us if you are unable to attend, so we know not to look for you during on-site registration.

Switching between BLC conferences within the same summer is possible in some cases, but we are unable to transfer fees to the next summer in any situation.

Please contact us at [email protected] or 803-628-0000 as soon as you know your delegate will be unable to attend.

If the student who is being sponsored as part of a group cancels by June 1, your organization will receive a full refund less a $75 application fee. If the student cancels after that, no refund is available.

To avoid losing funds, you may substitute another student in their place. If the conference is almost to capacity, you may need to substitute a student of the same gender.

Please contact the Tomorrow’s America Foundation office at [email protected] or 803.628.0000 for more information.

Contact Tomorrow’s America Foundation at [email protected] or 803.628.0000. We will confirm your registration and email a new packet to you. Your confirmation packet contains all the information you need for BLC, including packing lists, registration times, and 2 documents that parents and students must complete and sign in order to complete on-site registration.

In order to comply with insurance regulations and for the safety of all our delegates, all prescription and over-the-counter medications will be collected during registration. Students should not have these in their possession.

Please download and print our medication policy for detailed instructions on preparing your delegate's medication for distribution during their time at BLC.

Our staff will have ibuprofen (Advil), acetaminophen (Tylenol), calcium carbonate (Tums), bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto Bismol), and diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - please do not bring these medications from home.

If you have any questions regarding this medication policy please email us at [email protected] or call 803-628-0000 prior to the conference.

Yes, it is possible to attend BLC without medical insurance. You will need to complete the Insurance Release Form with all signatures, addresses, and phone numbers. In the space for insurance information, please provide a valid credit card number with the card holder’s name as it appears on the card, correct billing address, and security code from the back of the card (alternately, delegates may bring a credit card for emergencies).  Information on the Insurance Release is only used if a delegate needs immediate medical attention. At the conclusion of the conference, all Insurance Release Forms are returned to the Tomorrow’s America Foundation office and destroyed.

Meals are served in the cafeteria of the host campus. There are several menu options at each meal, including gluten-free and vegetarian choices.

If you have a specific dietary requirement, please contact our office so that we can put you in touch with the college Food Service Manager.

If you lose your key, you will be billed for the replacement cost. You will be billed exactly what the college charges us. More information is included in your confirmation packet.

Delegates stay in dorm rooms at our host college campus.  We use separate housing for males and females.

Delegates will have a roommate that is the same age unless a roommate is requested.

Each room has twin beds and a chest of drawers.  Most rooms will be on a hall with a common bathroom.

Students must bring linens, a pillow, towels, etc. – these are not provided.

You may request a roommate when you complete your application.  Both you and your friend must request each other; we will not honor requests made by only one person. Please note:

• Rooms have 2 twin beds, so you may request to room with only one other person.
• You may only request to room with someone of the same gender.

If you do not complete your roommate request when you register, you may log back into your application to add it or email us at [email protected]

We will accept roommate requests up to 10 days before the conference begins.

Detailed information is included in the confirmation packet. Our atmosphere is very relaxed and casual clothing that meets our dress code is appropriate: shorts and t-shirts, flip flops, tennis shoes, etc.

BLC hosts a semi-formal banquet. For girls, a nice dress or skirt and top is appropriate. Guys should wear dress slacks (khakis are fine), a nice button-up collared shirt, tie, and a sport coat if you already have one.

There will also be a team building activity where clothes get dirty and wet; bring old shorts and a t-shirt for this, but please don't wear white.

The talent show is not mandatory; however, delegates who are interested in performing should bring music (iTunes), instruments and/or costumes.

Each delegate is responsible to arrange their own transportation.

If students fly in for the conference, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange their own transportation. We do not provide transportation to and from the conference and the airport.