Why Partner?
- Employers: Help develop the next generation of professionals while strengthening your own workforce.
- Mentor future employees.
- Offer internships and apprenticeships.
- Build your leadership pipeline.
- Invest in the future of the Upstate.
- Churches: Help students connect faith with everyday life.
- Mentor and disciple students.
- Host learning communities.
- Develop future ministry and marketplace leaders.
- Strengthen the next generation of faithful disciples.
- Nonprofits: Multiply your mission while developing future servant leaders.
- Engage students in meaningful service.
- Expand your community impact.
- Help prepare future nonprofit leaders.
- Community Organizations: Strengthen the Upstate together.
- Build healthier communities.
- Support workforce development.
- Invest in future leaders.
Our partners become active participants in the educational experience by mentoring students, providing applied learning opportunities, sharing professional expertise, and helping connect classroom learning with real-world experience. Students don’t just gain experience. They make real contributions while learning alongside experienced professionals.
The Forge at Mount Valor
Advancing Innovation, Community, and Christ-Centered Impact
The Forge connects students with churches, businesses, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders to solve real challenges while preparing the next generation of leaders. It’s where ideas become action, partnerships become learning experiences, and education comes to life through the community.
Become a Partner
Every organization has something valuable to offer the next generation. Whether you’re a business, church, nonprofit, healthcare organization, entrepreneur, or civic leader, we’d love to explore how your organization can become part of a Mount Valor education.