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201 Sikes Hall, Clemson; clemson.edu
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Alumni you may know: Michael
Kelly, an Emmy-nominated actor
known for his roles in House of
Cards and Everest; Dustin
Johnson, professional golfer;
Mike Tolbert, starting fullback
ALSO
for the Carolina Panthers; Josh
Alumni you may know: Gov.
Norman, starting cornerback for
Nikki Haley, sitting governor of
the Washington Redskins; AmSouth Carolina; Nancy ODell,
ber Campbell, two-time U.S.
host of CBSs Entertainment
Olympian in track and field.
Tonight; C.J. Spiller, running
A nice place to call home:
back and return specialist for the Coastal Carolina Universitys
New Orleans Saints.
proximity to the coast and the
A nice place to call home: Tree- Myrtle Beach resort area led to
lined streets welcome students to the development of two discampus. Many students spend
tinctive programs: marine scihours studying, lounging and
ence, which offers a Ph.D. proplaying on Bowman Field. Nearby gram, and professional golf
Lake Hartwell offers more than
management, the latter of which
900 miles of shoreline.
is one of only 18 programs in the
Did you know? Clemson is
nation accredited by the PGA.
ranked among the top 20 naDid you know? U.S. News &
tional public universities, and
World Report ranked Coastal
its No. 3 for happiest students.
Carolina among the top 10 in the
South in the Best Value Category
in 2016. Forbes recognized CCU
Coastal Carolina
as one of Americas Top Colleges
University
for 2015, and CCU has been
designated a Military Friendly
103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway;
School for six consecutive years.
coastal.edu
The Coastal baseball team won
the College World Series in 2016.
Admissions: admissions@
coastal.edu; 800-277-7000;
College of
843-349-6436 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $10,530.
Charleston
Room/board: $9,060.
66 George St., Charleston; cofc.edu
Financial aid: finaid@coastal.
edu; 800-277-7000, ext. 2313;
843-349-2313; 843-349-2347
Admissions: admissions@cofc.
(fax).
edu; 843-953-5670; 843-953Enrollment: 9,364 undergradu6322 (fax).
ates. 54% female, 46% male. 0% Tuition + fees: $11,322.
American Indian/Alaska native;
Room/board: $11,629.
1% Asian; 20% black/AfricanFinancial aid: financialaid@cofc.
American; 4% Hispanic/Latino;
edu; 843-953-5540; 843-953-7192
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
(fax).
islander; 70% white; 4% two or
Enrollment: 10,468 undergradumore races; 0% race/ethnicity
ates. 63% female, 37% male. 0%
unknown; 1% nonresident.
American Indian/Alaska native;
2% Asian; 8% black/AfricanACADEMICS
American; 5% Hispanic/Latino;
Average SAT composite: 995.
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
Average ACT: 22.
islander; 79% white; 4% two or
Applicants admitted: 60%.
more races; 1% race/ethnicity
Popular majors include busiunknown; 1% nonresident.
ness, communications, education, kinesiology and exercise
ACADEMICS
science, and marine biology and Average SAT composite: 1120.
biological oceanography.
Average ACT: 25.5.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Alan
Wilson, South Carolinas attorney
general; Josh Edgin, pitcher for the
New York Mets; Matt Bonds,
co-founder of a nongovernmental
ALSO
organization studying ways to
Alumni you may know: James B. bring health care to Madagascar.
Edwards, former governor of
A nice place to call home:
South Carolina; Brett Gardner,
Francis Marion boasts an intimoutfielder for the New York
ate, walkable campus among the
Yankees; Anthony Johnson, form- most beautiful in South Carer NBA player; Padgett Powell,
olina, located on 400 wooded
novelist; Callie Shell, photoacres, just a few miles from the
journalist for TIME magazine.
Pee Dee River. Several campus
A nice place to call home: Col- buildings are in downtown Flolege of Charleston is located in
rence, but the main campus is
historic downtown Charleston, a just east of town, close to Incity that has received accolades
terstate 95 and about an hours
from Conde Nast Traveler,
drive from the coast.
Travel + Leisure, Southern LivDid you know? Francis Marion
ing and Forbes magazines.
Universitys new Carter Center
Did you know? College of Char- for Health Sciences in downtown
leston is the oldest college south Florence is scheduled to open in
of Virginia and the 13th oldest in fall 2016. It will be home to
the United States. Founders of
FMUs graduate-level nursing,
the College of Charleston inclinical psychology and health
cluded signers of the Declaracare administration programs. It
tion of Independence and the
also will house the physicians
U.S. Constitution.
assistant program, which seats its
first class next fall. Another relatively new program, industrial
Francis Marion
engineering, will see its first gradUniversity
uates in 2017.
4822 E. Palmetto St., Florence;
www.fmarion.edu
Admissions: admissions@
fmarion.edu; 800-368-7551 or
843-661-1231.
Tuition + fees: $10,100.
Room/board: $7,472.
Financial aid: finasst@fmarion.
edu; 843-661-1190.
Enrollment: 3,584 undergraduates. 68% female, 32% male. 1%
American Indian/Alaska native;
1% Asian; 46% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 47% white; 2% two or
more races; 1% race/ethnicity
unknown; 2% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT: 925.
Average ACT: 19.5.
Applicants admitted: 59%.
Popular majors include nursing, biology, psychology, education, and business.
Lander University
320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood;
lander.edu
Admissions: admissions@lander.
edu; 1-888-4-LANDER or 864388-8307; 864-388-8125 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $10,752.
Room/board: $8,300.
Financial aid: finaid@lander.edu;
864-388-8340; 864-388-8811
(fax).
Enrollment: 2,659 undergraduates. 69% female, 31% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
0% Asian; 30% black/AfricanAmerican; 1% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 57% white; 2% two or
more races; 5% race/ethnicity
unknown; 4% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT: 915.
Average ACT: 19.5.
Admissions: admissions@scsu.
edu; 800-260-5956 or 803-5367186; 803-536-8990 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $10,088.
Room/board: $9,000.
Financial aid: financialaid@
scsu.edu; 803-536-7067; 803536-8420 (fax).
Enrollment: 2,650. 51% female,
49% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian;
90% African-American/black;
0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 8%
white; 0% two or more races;
0% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 760.
Average ACT: 15.5.
Applicants admitted: 95%.
Popular majors include family,
consumer and human sciences;
biology; education; social work;
and criminal justice.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: U.S. Rep.
James Clyburn, D-S.C.; Ernest A.
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University of South
Carolina
Lieber College on the Horseshoe,
University of South Carolina,
Columbia; sc.edu
Admissions: admissions-ugrad
@sc.edu; 803-777-7700.
Tuition + fees: $11,482.
Room/board: $9,872.
Financial aid: 803-777-8134;
sc.edu/financialaid.
Enrollment: 25,237 undergraduates. 54% female, 46% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
3% Asian; 9% African-American/
black; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0%
native Hawaiian/Pacific islander;
76% white; 4% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown;
2% nonresident.
USC Aiken
417 University Parkway, Aiken;
usca.edu
Admissions: admit@usca.edu;
803-641-3366; 803-641-3727
(fax).
Tuition + fees: $9,878.
Room/board: $7,994.
Financial aid: 803-641-3476;
803-643-6840 (fax).
Enrollment: 3,356 undergraduates. 64% female, 36% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
1% Asian; 26% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 59% white; 4% two or
more races; 2% race/ethnicity
unknown; 4% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 980.
Average ACT: 20.5.
Applicants admitted: 57%.
Popular majors include nursing,
business, kinesiology and exercise
science, education, and sociology.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Rob
Matwick, executive vice president of business operations for
the Texas Rangers; Dr. Jennifer
Walker, cardiac surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and
assistant professor in surgery at
Harvard Medical School.
A nice place to call home: The
453-acre campus is located in
the heart of South Carolinas
horse country, with 10 equestrian disciplines practiced in
Aiken County.
11:1
student-to-faculty
ratio
94%
of students
LIVE ON CAMPUS
(Forbes, 2016)
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USC Beaufort
Alumni you may know: William D. Boan,
One University Blvd., Bluffton; www.uscb.edu senior vice president of state government
relations at McGuireWoods Consulting
and former legislator and chief of staff to
Admissions: admissions@uscb.edu;
the governor; Dr. Deborah B. Cureton,
843-208-8000; 843-208-8290 (fax).
former dean at University of WisconsinTuition + fees: $9,848.
Richland; Julie Roberts, country music
Room/board: $7,400.
singer; Col. Michael Oliver, commander
Financial aid: uscbfina@uscb.edu; 843with the S.C. Highway Patrol.
521-3104; 843-521-3194 (fax).
A nice place to call home: All students
Enrollment: 1,980. 64% female, 36%
have access to the Gregory Health and
male; 0% American Indian/Alaska naWellness Center, which features an intive; 1% Asian; 22% black/African-Amer- door pool, a walking track, tennis courts,
ican; 7% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
racquetball and handball courts, an aeroHawaiian/Pacific islander; 58% white;
bic fitness center and a game area. USC
4% two or more races; 7% race/ethnicity Lancaster fields mens teams in baseball
unknown; 1% nonresident.
and soccer and womens teams in soccer
and volleyball.
ACADEMICS
Did you know? USC Lancaster has the
Average SAT: 925.
largest collection of Catawba Indian
Average ACT: 19.5.
pottery in existence. USC Lancaster reApplicants admitted: 63%.
cently opened a start-of-the-art nursing
Popular majors include business, hospisimulation lab to support its collaborative
tality administration and management,
degree program with USC.
psychology, nursing, and social sciences.
ALSO
Did you know? USC Beaufort offers the
most affordable undergraduate tuition
for baccalaureate degree programs in the
state. USC Beaufort also has a concentration in coastal ecology with opportunities
to conduct dolphin research on the coast.
USC Lancaster
A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS
376 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster;
usclancaster.sc.edu
Admissions: uscladms@mailbox.sc.edu;
803-313-7073; 803-313-7116 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $6,878.
Financial aid: usclfa@mailbox.sc.edu;
803-313-7068; 803-313-7168 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,722. 59% female, 41%
male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 14% black/African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 61% white;
3% two or more races; 16% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 910.
Average ACT: 18.
USC Salkehatchie
A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS
465 James Brandt Blvd., Allendale;
www.uscsalkehatchie.sc.edu
Admissions: saadmiss@mailbox.sc.edu;
803-584-3446; 803-584-3884 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $6,878.
Financial aid: safinaid@mailbox.sc.edu;
803-584-3446; 803-584-3884 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,109. 61% female, 39%
male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 35% black/African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 55% white;
3% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity
unknown; 2% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 830.
Average ACT: 16.
Applicants admitted: 52%.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Paula Harper
Bethea, S.C. Education Lottery executive
director; Bennish Brown, president and
CEO of Tacoma Regional Convention &
Visitors Bureau in Tacoma, Washington.
USC Sumter
A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS
200 Miller Road, Sumter;
www.uscsumter.edu
USC Upstate
800 University Way, Spartanburg;
uscupstate.edu
Admissions: 800-277-8727;
864-503-5727 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $10,818.
Room/board: $7,848.
Financial aid: 864-503-5340; 864-5035974 (fax).
Enrollment: 5,636. 64% female, 36%
male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 3% Asian; 27% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 56% white;
4% two or more races; 4% race/ethnicity
unknown; 2% nonresident.
ALSO
A nice place to call home: USC Sumter
is less than an hours drive from USCs
main campus.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 950.
Average ACT: 20.
Applicants admitted: 56%.
Popular majors include nursing, education, business, liberal studies, and
psychology.
USC Union
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Winthrop University
701 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; winthrop.edu
Admissions: admissions@winthrop.edu;
800-WINTHROP or 803-323-2191; 803323-2137 or 803-323-4952 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $14,456.
Room/board: $8,570.
Financial aid: finaid@winthrop.edu;
803-323-2189; 803-323-2557 (fax).
Enrollment: 5,073 undergraduates. 68%
female, 32% male. 0% American Indian/
Alaska native; 1% Asian; 30% African-
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American/black; 4% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander;
59% white; 3% two or more races; 0%
race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.
Admissions: admissions@
allenuniversity.edu; 803-3765735; 803-376-5733 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $13,140.
Room/board: $6,560.
Financial aid: financialaid@
allenuniversity.edu; 803-3765740; 803-376-5731 (fax).
Enrollment: 625. 54% female, 46% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native;
0% Asian; 98% black/African-American; 0% Hispanic/
Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander; 0% white;
0% two or more races; 1%
race/ethnicity unknown; 0%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1020.
Average ACT: 23.
Applicants admitted: 67%.
Popular majors include business,
education, psychology, biology, and
public relations.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Shanola Hampton, actress known for Showtimes
Shameless; Julie Stortz Busha, owner of
condiment company Slawsa and contestant on ABCs Shark Tank; Mat Fretschel, image capture specialist for Disney.
Did you know? U.S. News & World Report has included Winthrop in its listing of
Americas Best Colleges for 24 years.
ACADEMICS
Open admissions policy.
Popular majors include
Anderson
University
316 Boulevard, Anderson;
andersonuniversity.edu
Admissions: admission@
andersonuniversity.edu; 800542-3594 or 864-328-1835.
Tuition + fees: $24,860.
Room/board: $8,860.
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250 Berryhill Rd.#300 Columbia, SC 29210
Visit www.uscupstate.edu/admissions or
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Benedict College
1600 Harden St., Columbia;
www.benedict.edu
Admissions: 803-705-4910 or
803-705-6598.
Tuition + fees: $18,288.
Room/board: $8,104.
Financial aid: 803-705-4418;
803-705-6629 (fax).
Enrollment: 2,444. 48% female;
52% male. 0% American Indian/
Alaska native; 0% Asian; 99%
black/African-American; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 0% white; 0%
two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular majors include criminal justice, biology, family studies, mass communications, and
marketing.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Henry
D. Monteith, founder of South
Carolinas first African-American-owned bank; Dr. LeRoy T.
Walker, first African-American
to serve as president of the U.S.
Olympic Committee and first
African-American Olympic
coach; Dr. Luns C. Richardson,
president of Morris College.
A nice place to call home: Benedicts student center features
Burger King, Nicks Chicken and
Waffles, and Freshens yogurt, as
well as a barbershop and hair
salon for students.
Did you know? Benedicts campus features a state-of-the-art
student center.
Bob Jones
University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.,
Greenville; bju.edu
Admissions: admissions@bju.
Charleston
Southern University
9200 University Blvd., Charleston;
csuniv.edu
Admissions: enroll@csuniv.edu;
800-947-7474; 843-863-7070 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $23,440.
Room/board: $9,270.
Enrollment: 3,181 undergraduates.
63% female, 37% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 2%
Asian/Pacific islander; 26% black/
African-American; 3% Hispanic/
Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander; 61% white; 2%
two or more races; 4% race/eth-
Claflin University
400 Magnolia St., Orangeburg;
claflin.edu
Admissions: mike.zeigler@
claflin.edu; 800-922-1276 or
803-535-5382; 803-535-5385
(fax).
Tuition + fees: $15,520.
Room/board: $8,674.
Financial aid: twilliams@claflin.
edu; 803-535-5334; 803-5355383 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,851 undergraduates. 64% female, 36% male. 1%
American Indian/Alaska native;
1% Asian; 92% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 1% white; 0% two or
Coker College
300 E. College Ave., Hartsville;
coker.edu
Admissions: admissions@coker.
edu; 800-950-1908 or 843-3838050; 843-383-8056 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $26,568.
Room/board: $8,242.
Financial aid: financial_aid@
coker.edu; 843-383-8050.
Enrollment: 1,203 undergraduates. 61% female, 39% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
0% Asian; 32% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 50% white; 4% two or more
races; 8% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 970.
Average ACT: 20.
Applicants admitted: 50%.
Popular majors include business, psychology, education,
criminology, and speech communications and rhetoric.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Ruth
Patrick, pioneering biologist and
National Medal of Science winner;
Clinton College
Judy Southard, senior associate
1029 Crawford Road, Rock Hill;
athletics director at Louisiana
www.clintoncollege.edu
State University; Terrance Hayes,
poet and 2014 MacArthur Fellow
(a genius grant recipient).
Admissions: 803-327-7402,
A nice place to call home: With
ext. 257.
a 12:1 student-faculty ratio, a
Tuition + fees: $7,251.
Coker education is based on
Room/board: $9,551.
personal interaction and Cokers
Financial aid: 803-327-7402,
discussion-based round-table
ext. 260.
Enrollment: 161. 51% female, 49% technique.
male. 0% American Indian/Alaska Did you know? Coker was ranked
No. 5 out of 288 Southeastern
native; 0% Asian; 99% black/
colleges No. 1 in South Carolina
African-American; 0% Hispanic/
in Washington Monthlys 2015
Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander; 0% white; 0% two Best Bang for the Buck list.
or more races; 0% race/ethnicity
unknown; 1% nonresident.
Columbia College
ACADEMICS
Open admissions policy.
Popular bachelors programs
include business administration
and management. Popular associate programs include business,
liberal studies and religion.
Admissions: admissions@
columbiasc.edu; 800-277-1301.
Tuition + fees: $28,100.
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Columbia
International
University
7435 Monticello Road, Columbia;
ciu.edu
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Karen
Johnson Williams, first female
judge on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Admissions: yesciu@ciu.edu;
Court; Lori Burns Allen, owner of 800-777-2227, ext. 5024.
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THE DAY
Converse College
580 E. Main St., Spartanburg;
converse.edu
Admissions: admission@
converse.edu; 864-596-9040.
Tuition + fees: $16,500.
Room/board: $9,995.
Financial aid: financial_aid@
converse.edu; 864-596-9010.
Enrollment: 794 undergraduates. 100% female. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1%
Asian; 9% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0%
native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 70% white; 4% two or more
races; 10% race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1030.
Average ACT: 22.5.
Applicants admitted: 58%.
Popular majors include visual
and performing arts, education,
psychology, biology, and art
therapy.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Julia
Peterkin, Pulitzer Prize winner;
Harriet Smith ONeil, Texas
Supreme Court justice; Kimilee
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Advanced Biblical & Theological Studies
Bible Teaching
Business & Organizational Leadership
Church Ministry
Communication
Digital Media & Cinema
English
General Studies
Global Business Development
Global Media Communications
Humanities
Intercultural Studies
International Community Development
Media Arts
Middle Eastern Studies
Music
Philosophy
Psychology
Sports Management
Teacher Education
Youth Ministry, Family, & Culture
www.ciu.edu/more
(800) 777-2227, ext. 5024
yesciu@ciu.edu
Columbia International University admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin and complies with Title IX regulations.
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Erskine College
ALSO
Alumni you may know: April
Two Washington St., Due West;
Clayton, biomedical researcher
erskine.edu
at the National Institutes of
Health; David Agnew, deputy
director of intergovernmental
Admissions: admissions@
affairs for the Obama adminiserskine.edu; 800-241-8421.
tration; Lindy Scott, vice presiTuition + fees: $33,315.
dent for Thornwell Home for
Room/board: $10,500.
Children in Clinton.
Financial aid: 864-379-8421.
A nice place to call home: The
Enrollment: 622 undergraduates. 46% female, 54% male. 1% quiet town of Due West provides
American Indian/Alaska native; a peaceful setting that promotes
community. About 90 percent of
1% Asian; 13% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino; students live on campus.
Did you know? The Forbes 2015
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 68% white; 0% two or Best Colleges list ranks Erskine
the No. 1 Christian college in
more races; 13% race/ethnicity
South Carolina and the No. 1
unknown; 0% nonresident.
NCAA D2 school in the SouthACADEMICS
east. Washington Monthly calls
Average SAT composite: 995.
Erskine one of its top Best Bang
Average ACT: 21.
for the Buck Christian Colleges.
Applicants admitted: 64%.
The average South Carolina LIFE
Popular majors include biolscholar can attend Erskine for
ogy, business, English, chemabout $10,000 per year (after all
istry, and athletic training.
sources of aid are applied).
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville;
furman.edu
Admissions: 864-294-2034.
Tuition + fees: $46,012.
Room/board: $11,522.
Financial aid: 864-294-2204.
Enrollment: 2,731 undergraduates. 57% female, 43% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
2% Asian; 5% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 78% white; 2% two or
more races; 2% race/ethnicity
unknown; 6% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
SAT and ACT recommended
but not required.
Applicants admitted: 64%.
Popular majors include health
sciences, business, political science and government, communications and rhetoric, and biology.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Richard
Riley, former governor of South
Carolina and U.S. Secretary of
Education under President Bill
Clinton; Keith Lockhart, principal conductor of the Boston
Pops; Clint Dempsey, member of
the U.S. Mens National Soccer
Team; Betsy King, Beth Daniels
and Dottie Pepper, past champions on the LPGA Tour.
A nice place to call home: Furmans scenic campus is widely
recognized as one of the most
beautiful in the nation and the
world. The Universitys relationship with the fast-growing city of
Greenville and surrounding
Upstate region affords ample
opportunities for undergraduate
research projects, internships,
and career placement.
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that guides students down paths
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Limestone College
1115 College Drive, Gaffney;
limestone.edu
Admissions: admissions@
limestone.edu; 800-795-7151,
ext. 4554; 864-488-8206 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $23,900.
Room/board: $8,200.
Financial aid: financialaid@
limestone.edu; 864-488-8231;
864-488-4596 (fax).
Enrollment: 3,065 undergraduates. 55% female, 45% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
0% Asian; 46% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 42% white; 0% two or
more races; 4% race/ethnicity
unknown; 4% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 910.
Average ACT: 18.5.
Applicants admitted: 46%.
Popular majors include business management and operations; social work; liberal studies;
psychology; and criminal justice.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Robert L.
Bob Peeler, former lieutenant
governor of South Carolina; Travis Eamon Gillespie, professional
lacrosse player; Tanner Saraceno,
MMA fighter and reality show
contestant on WWEs Tough
Enough; Kevin Pucetas, professional baseball player.
A nice place to call home:
Limestone Colleges campus is
nestled among gently rolling
hills in Gaffney. Limestone values excellent teaching and supportive student-faculty interaction, encourages faculty to
promote active learning, and
seeks to cultivate the intellectual
curiosity of each member of the
college community.
Did you know? In addition to
Limestone Colleges traditional
Morris College
100 W. College St., Sumter;
morris.edu
Admissions: 803-934-3225,
admissions@morris.edu.
Tuition + fees: $12,649.
Room/board: $5,216.
Financial aid: 803-934-3238,
finaid@morris.edu.
Enrollment: 774. 53% female,
47% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian;
98% black/African-American;
1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 0%
white; 1% two or more races;
0% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
Newberry College
2100 College St., Newberry;
newberry.edu
Admissions: admissions@
newberry.edu; 803-321-5127 or
800-845-4955.
Tuition + fees: $25,000.
Room/board: $9,550.
Financial aid: admissions@
newberry.edu; 803-321-5127 or
800-845-4955.
Enrollment: 1,064. 46% female,
54% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian;
25% black/African-American;
4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 60%
white; 3% two or more races; 3%
race/ethnicity unknown; 4%
nonresident.
Admissions: admissions@ngu.
edu; 864-977-7001 or 800-4686642; 864-977-7177 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $16,290.
Room/board: $9,640.
Financial aid: 864-977-7056;
864-977-7342 (fax).
Enrollment: 2,478 undergraduates. 49% female, 51% male. 0%
American Indian/Alaska native;
1% Asian; 8% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino;
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 78% white; 0% two or
more races; 10% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Jim
Samples, president of internaACADEMICS
tional for Scripps Network InterAverage SAT composite: 1105.
active; Ashley McCollum, chief of
Average ACT: 24.5.
staff at BuzzFeed; Justin Bethel,
Applicants admitted: 58%.
Popular majors include liberal cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals and three-time Pro Bowl
studies; elementary education;
player; Ted Pitts, president and
health, physical education and
ACADEMICS
CEO of S.C. Chamber of Comfitness;
biblical
studies;
and
Average SAT composite: 965.
merce; Mike Lefever, president
psychology.
Average ACT: 20.
and CEO of S.C. Independent
Applicants admitted: 56%.
Colleges and Universities.
ALSO
Popular majors include busiA nice place to call home: The
A
nice
place
to
call
home:
The
ness, nursing, sports and fitness
240-acre campus is lined with
campus
is
located
in
the
foothills
administration and managetall oak trees and beautiful
of
the
Blue
Ridge
Mountains
in
a
ment, education, and biology.
ACADEMICS
pastoral setting that is quiet and Georgian-style architecture.
Open admissions policy.
With 98 percent of students
serene, yet close to the exciting
Popular majors include crimi- ALSO
residing on campus, the college
Greenville metropolitan area.
Alumni
you
may
know:
Brig.
nal justice, business adminisis designed to have anything a
Did you know? Christian UniGen.
Janice
Haigler,
U.S.
Army;
tration, health science, biology,
student would need.
versities
Online
ranked
North
John Smith, winningest high
and mass communications.
Did you know? Presbyterian is
Greenville in the 2017 Top 25
school basketball coach in state
consistently recognized for the
Best
Christian
Colleges
and
history and first high school coach
ALSO
value of its educational experiUniversities
in
the
South
and
in
Alumni you may know: James B. inducted into the S.C. Athletic
ence ranked No. 1 in value in
the
2017
Top
25
Most
Beautiful
Hall
of
Fame;
Mark
Hammond,
Blassingame, president of Baptist
Money magazine. Whether exChristian
Colleges
and
UniS.C. Secretary of State.
E&M Convention of S.C.; S.C.
ploring the world through studyversities
in
the
South.
Did
you
know?
The
Newberry
Rep. J. Wayne George, D-Marion;
abroad programs, getting jobCollege Loan Repayment Promise
Bernadette R. Hampton, S.C.
related experience through inEducation Association president; helps students repay their college
ternships, or diving into your
Presbyterian
loans
after
graduation
so
they
can
John Hoffman, CEO of YMCA of
own research, Presbyterian stuSumter; Col. Joseph D. Blanding, complete their education with a
College
dents experience learning beU.S. Army; Ruth M. Pendergrass, safety net and peace of mind. At
yond the classroom.
503 S. Broad St., Clinton;
no
cost
to
the
student
or
the
fampresident of Morris Colleges
www.presby.edu
ily, the Newberry College Loan
National Alumni Association.
A nice place to call home: Mor- Repayment Promise helps stuSouthern Wesleyan
dents achieve their long-term
ris College is a safe, beautifully
Admissions: admissions@
landscaped 41-acre campus near goals with confidence that stuUniversity
presby.edu; 800-960-7583 or
dent loans wont hold them back. 864-833-2820.
downtown Sumter and minutes
907 Wesleyan Drive, Central;
from the Sumter Opera House
Tuition + fees: $36,130.
swu.edu
and Swan Lake Iris Gardens.
Room/board: $9,750.
North
Greenville
Did you know? Morris College is
Financial aid: Linda McAnnally:
University
a participant in the Call Me MISAdmissions: 877-644-5556.
lmcannally@presby.edu; 864TER program in affiliation with
Tuition + fees: $23,620.
833-8287.
7801 N. Tigerville Road, Tigerville;
Clemson University. Morriss
Room/board: $9,420.
Enrollment: 1,064 undergradungu.edu
criminal justice program is ranked
ates. 53% female, 47% male. 0% Enrollment: 1,323 undergradusecond-highest in South Carolina.
ates. 59% female, 41% male.
American Indian/Alaska native;
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Voorhees
College
481 Porter Drive, Denmark;
voorhees.edu
Admissions: admissions@
voorhees.edu; 866-6859904 or 803-780-1030.
Tuition + fees: $12,630.
Room/board: $7,346.
Financial aid: 803-7801150 or 803-780-1151.
Enrollment: 434. 57% fe-
Wofford College
429 N. Church St.,
Spartanburg; wofford.edu
Admissions: admissions@
wofford.edu; 864-5974130; 864-597-4147 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $38,705.
Room/board: $11,180.
Financial aid: finaid@
wofford.edu; 864-5974160; 864-597-4149 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,660 undergraduates. 50% female,
50% male. 0% American
Indian/Alaska native; 2%
Asian; 8% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/
Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 81%
white; 3% two or more
races; 1% race/ethnicity
unknown; 2% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1155.
Average ACT: 26.
Applicants admitted: 72%.
Popular majors include
biology, economics, finance,
English, and accounting.
ALSO
Alumni you may know:
Jerry Richardson, owner and
founder of the Carolina
Panthers; Wendi Nix, ESPN
anchor and reporter.
A nice place to call home:
This year marked the 21st
that the Carolina Panthers
have held their summer
training camp at Wofford.
Did you know? Since
2007, more than 2,200
Wofford students have
studied in 70 countries.
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Admissions: 803-793-5176.
Tuition + fees: $2,926.
Financial aid: 803-793-5129.
Enrollment: 1,043. 60% female,
40% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian;
92% black/African-American;
1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 6%
white; 0% two or more races;
0% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal arts and certifications in construction engineering technology,
building construction technology,
welding, and child care.
ACADEMICS
ALSO
Open admission policy.
Did you know? The Engineering
Popular programs include nursTechnology Center houses roing, liberal studies, and certificabots for the electromechanical
tions in accounting, computer and
engineering curriculum.
information sciences, and welding.
Florence-Darlington
Greenville Technical
Technical College
College
2715 W. Lucas St., Florence;
fdtc.edu
Admissions: 843-661-8289;
843-661-8041 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $4,078 in district; $4,342 in state.
Financial aid: 843-661-8085;
803-661-8041 (fax).
Enrollment: 6,007. 64% female,
36% male. 1% American Indian/
Alaska native; 1% Asian; 46%
black/African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 44% white; 1%
two or more races; 5% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.
Admissions: 864-250-8000;
www.gvltec.edu/apply.
Tuition + fees: $4,224 in district; $4,584 in state.
Financial aid: www.gvltec.
edu/financial_aid.
Enrollment: 12,280. 58% female,
42% male. 0% American Indian/
Alaska native; 2% Asian; 22%
black/African-American; 8% HisHorry-Georgetown
panic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 61% white; 2% Technical College
two or more races; 4% race/eth2050 U.S. 501 East, Conway;
nicity unknown; 0% nonresident.
www.hgtc.edu
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include
liberal studies, nursing, data
processing, and certifications in
commercial vehicle operation
and instruction and welding
technology.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, First Amendment
law scholar and the only Rhodes
Scholar to come through the S.C.
Technical College system.
Did you know? Greenville Tech
offers a program in sustainable
agriculture; the certificate program prepares students for positions in agribusiness, particularly
entrepreneurship and farming.
Admissions: 843-349-5277.
Tuition + fees: $3,960 in district; $4,902 in state.
Financial aid: 843-349-7818.
Enrollment: 7,097. 63% female,
37% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian;
20% black/African-American;
4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 70%
white; 3% two or more races; 1%
race/ethnicity unknown; 0%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Distinguish Yourself
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Midlands Technical
College
1260 Lexington Drive, West
Columbia; midlandstech.edu
Campuses in Columbia, West
Columbia, Batesburg-Leesville,
Winnsboro, Irmo and Fort Jackson.
Admissions: admissions@
midlandstech.edu; 803-738-7839.
Tuition + fees: $3,988 in district; $4,924 in state.
Financial aid: asksfs@midlands
tech.edu; 803-738-7792.
Enrollment: 10,946. 59% female,
41% male. 1% American Indian/
Alaska native; 2% Asian; 36%
black/African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 51% white; 3%
two or more races; 3% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal studies, health and medical
preparatory programs, multidisciplinary studies, and certifications in pre-nursing, child care,
and automobile mechanics.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Beth
Carrigg, Lexington County Clerk
of Court; Dr. Ronald L. Rhames,
Midlands Technical Colleges
president.
Northeastern
Technical College
1201 Chesterfield Highway,
Cheraw; netc.edu
Campuses in Pageland, Cheraw,
Bennettsville and Dillon.
Admissions: 800-921-7399 or
843-921-6933; 843-537-6148 (fax).
Tuition: $3,846 in district; $4,062
in state.
Financial aid: 843-921-6939.
Enrollment: 1,054. 66% female,
34% male. 2% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian;
37% black/African-American;
1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 56%
white; 2% two or more races; 1%
race/ethnicity unknown; 0%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal arts, nursing, machine tool
technology, and certifications in
electrical engineering technology
and machine shop assistance.
ALSO
A nice place to call home: Chesterfield, Marlboro and Dillon
counties are beautiful, historic
areas, offering easy access to
outdoor recreation, entertainment
and cultural events without the
hassle of big-city life.
Orangeburg
Calhoun Technical
College
3250 St. Matthews Road,
Orangeburg; octech.edu
Admissions: askme@octech.
edu; 803-535-1234.
Tuition: $4,045 in district;
$5,005 in state.
Financial aid: finaid@octech.
edu; 803-535-1224.
Enrollment: 2,774. 64% female,
36% male. 1% American Indian/
Alaska native; 1% Asian; 54%
black/African-American; 2%
Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 41%
white; 1% two or more races; 2%
race/ethnicity unknown; 0%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include
nursing, electronic and communications engineering technology, and certifications in
commercial vehicle operation
and instruction, welding technology, and liberal studies.
ALSO
Did you know? OC Tech has an
exceptional record of preparing
students for successful and rewarding careers, boasting a
92 percent job-placement rate.
Piedmont Technical
College
620 N. Emerald Road, Greenwood;
ptc.edu
Campuses in Greenwood, Abbeville,
Edgefield, Clinton, McCormick,
Newberry, Saluda and Laurens.
Admissions: 864-941-8365;
864-941-8466 (fax).
Tuition: $4,049 in district;
$4,601 in state.
Financial aid: 864-941-8635;
864-941-8599 (fax).
Enrollment: 5,216. 65% female,
35% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian;
36% black/African-American;
0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 61%
white; 2% two or more races;
0% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include
liberal studies, business, secretarial science, nursing, and human services.
Spartanburg
Community College
107 Community College Drive,
Spartanburg; sccsc.edu
Admissions: admissions@sccsc.
edu; 866-891-3700 or 864-5924800; 864-592-4564 (fax).
Tuition + fees: $4,192 in district; $5,210 in state.
Financial aid: 864-582-4810.
Enrollment: 4,928. 58% female,
42% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 4% Asian;
22% black/African-American;
7% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 63%
white; 2% two or more races; 2%
race/ethnicity unknown; 0%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal studies, multidisciplinary studies, nursing, data processing,
business administration and management, and secretarial science.
ALSO
Did you know? Spartanburg
Community College is the only
college in the state to offer
American Sign Language interpreter training.
Technical College of
the Lowcountry
921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; tcl.edu
Campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and
Varnville.
Admissions: admissions@tcl.
edu; 843-525-8211.
Tuition + fees: $4,180 in district; $4,780 in state.
Financial aid: financialaid@tcl.
edu; 843-470-5961.
Tri-County
Technical College
7900 U.S. 76, Pendleton; tctc.edu
Campuses in Pendleton, Anderson,
Easley and Seneca.
Admissions: admissions@tridenttech.
edu; 843-574-6558.
Tuition + fees: $4,039 in district; $4,481
in state.
Financial aid: financial.aid@tridenttech.
edu; 843-574-6110.
Enrollment: 15,043. 60% female, 40%
male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 2% Asian; 29% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white;
3% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal arts,
nursing, and certification in pre-nursing
studies; business, office automation,
technology and data entry; and
cosmetology.
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Katherine Reeves
White, garden designer for Magnolia Plantation; Jermaine Husser, executive director
of Palmetto Warrior Connection.
A nice place to call home: Tridents
Palmer Campus in downtown Charleston
is in a historic residential area, just blocks
from the Upper King Street shopping,
dining and entertainment district.
Did you know? Trident is one of only a
few two-year colleges in the country
training film production students in a
professional-quality production facility
using professional-grade film production
equipment.
Williamsburg Technical
College
601 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Kingstree;
www.wiltech.edu
Admissions: admissions@wiltech.edu;
843-355-4165.
Tuition + fees: $4,008 in district; $1,128
in state.
Admissions: aldridge@yorktech.edu;
800-922-8324.
Tuition + fees: $4,339 in district; $4,699
in state.
Financial aid: afowler@yorktech.edu;
803-327-8005.
Enrollment: 4,753. 59% female, 41%
male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 23% black/African-American; 6% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 60% white;
8% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular programs include liberal studies, medical and clinical assistant certification, secretarial science, business, and
accounting.
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CLAFLIN
UNIVERSITY
Orangeburg COlumbia-Ft. JaCksOn Online
803-535-5573
Location
Fort Jackson Army Continuing Education Center
4600 Strom Thurmond Boulevard, Room B102
Columbia, S.C. 29207
Contact The Center for Professional and Continuing Studies for more information.
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ECPI University
250 Berryhill Road #300, Columbia;
1001 Keys Drive #100, Greenville; 7410
Northside Drive #100, North
Charleston; ecpi.edu
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular bachelors programs include
graphic design, culinary and catering
management, and cinematography
and film. Popular associate programs
include culinary arts and chef training
and baking and pastry arts.
ALSO
Did you know? Since it was founded
in 1966, ECPI has demonstrated a
commitment to forward-thinking,
market-based curriculum and was
among the first to offer classes in
computer programming. ECPI University has pursued a path of sustained
academic innovation, addressing the
needs of students and employers.
Centura College
Fortis College
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular certificate programs include HVAC maintenance, medical
coding, building and property maintenance, and medical office assistant.
Golf Academy
of America
ALSO
A nice place to call home: Hands-on
learning prepares students for employment.
American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0%
native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 90%
white; 1% two or more races; 2% race/
ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Miller-Motte Technical
College
8085 Rivers Ave., Suite E, North
Charleston; 2451 U.S. 501 East, Conway;
miller-motte.edu
South University
9 Science Court, Columbia;
southuniversity.edu
Admissions: 803-946-4308.
Tuition + fees: $16,761.
Financial aid: 803-935-4295.
Enrollment: 929 undergraduates.
78% female; 22% male. 2% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian;
64% black/African-American; 5%
Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 25% white; 0%
two or more races; 4% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
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Strayer University
0% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 22% white; 2% two or
more races; 3% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admissions policy.
Popular masters programs
include business and human
resources. Popular bachelors
programs include business and
criminal justice. Popular associates programs include business.
University of
Phoenix
1% native Hawaiian/Pacific
islander; 12% white; 4% two or
more races; 27% race/ethnicity
unknown; 0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Open admission policy.
Popular masters programs
include business. Popular bachelors programs include business,
health care administration, human resources, and criminal
justice.
Virginia College
7201 Two Notch Road, Columbia;
2400 David H. McLeod Blvd.,
Florence; 78 Global Drive, Greenville;
6185 Rivers Ave., North Charleston;
8150 Warren H. Abernathy
Highway, Spartanburg; vc.edu
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OUT-OF-STATE
INSTITUTIONS
WITH SOUTH
CAROLINA
CAMPUSES
Webster University
100 Gateway Corporate Blvd.,
Columbia; 4589 Oleander Drive,
Myrtle Beach; 4105 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 11, North Charleston;
101 W. Hill Blvd., Joint Base
Charleston; 124 Verdae Blvd., Suite
400, Greenville; One Pinckney
Blvd., Beaufort; 398 Shaw Drive,
Room 108, Shaw Air Force Base;
4600 Strom Thurmond Blvd., Fort
Jackson; www.webster.edu
Charleston School
of Law
81 Mary St., Charleston;
charlestonlaw.edu
Admissions: info@charleston
law.edu; 843-377-2143.
Tuition: Not reported.
Enrollment: 358. 46% female,
54% male. 4% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian;
11% black/African-American;
4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 75%
white; 0% two or more races;
4% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: LSAT.
Required degree: Bachelors.
Degree offered: Juris Doctor.
Christ Central
Institute
159 Church St. NE, Wagener;
www.ccins.org
Admissions: 803-564-5902.
Tuition: All full scholarships.
Enrollment: 50.
ACADEMICS
Degrees offered: Two-year
certificate, community missions; three-year degree, mission specialist.
Admissions: 864-327-9808.
Financial aid: 864-327-9902.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: MCAT.
Degree offered: Doctorate of
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.).
ALSO
A nice place to call home:
Spartanburg is home to seven
institutions of higher learning, a
highly rated, rapidly growing
regional health care system,
and a downtown that attracts
corporate headquarters.
Did you know? VCOM students
have a heart of service and
provide health care for those in
need locally and at sustainable
clinics in El Salvador, Honduras
and the Dominican Republic.
Lenoir-Rhyne
Center for Graduate
Studies
4201 N. Main St., Price House,
Columbia; columbia.lr.edu
Admissions: admissions_
columbia@lr.edu, 803-461-3296.
Financial aid: 803-461-3296.
Admissions: admissions_
columbia@lr.edu; 803-461-3238.
Tuition + fees: $16,275.
Financial aid: 803-461-3240.
Enrollment: 82. 41% female,
59% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian;
17% black/African-American;
1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 63%
white; 0% two or more races;
18% race/ethnicity unknown;
0% nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Required degree: Bachelors.
Degrees offered: Masters degrees in divinity, pastoral counseling, theological and ministerial studies, and theology.
ALSO
Did you know? The mission of
Lutheran Theological Southern
Seminary is to teach and nurture
women and men for ministry.
Medical University
of South Carolina
179 Ashley Ave., Charleston;
musc.edu
ACADEMICS
ACADEMICS
Degrees offered: Masters of Arts
Popular bachelors programs
in human services and clinical
include nursing. Popular masmental health counseling.
ters programs include health
care administration and physician assistant. Popular doctoral
Lutheran
programs include medicine,
Theological
pharmacy, and dentistry.
Southern Seminary
4201 N. Main St., Columbia;
ltss.lr.edu
ALSO
Alumni you may know: Horace
Sherman College of
Chiropractic
2020 Springfield Road,
Spartanburg; www.sherman.edu
Admissions: admissions@
sherman.edu; 800-849-8771, ext.
200.
Enrollment: 391. 45% female,
55% male. 1% American Indian/
Alaska native; 2% Asian; 5%
black/African-American; 15%
Hispanic/Latino; 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 68%
white; 0% two or more races; 7%
race/ethnicity unknown; 2%
nonresident.
ACADEMICS
Degree offered: Doctor of
Chiropractic.
Southern Methodist
College
541 Broughton St., Orangeburg;
smcollege.edu
Admissions: jcourson@sm
college.edu; 803-534-7826;
803-534-7827 (fax).
ACADEMICS
Degrees offered: Bachelors
degrees in Bible; associates
degrees; and one-year Bible
certificates.
fmarion.edu
*Net price is the average amount students pay for tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies and other
living expenses; minus the average amount of grant and scholarship aid students receive.
Source: CollegeFactual.com
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