List of colleges and universities in South Carolina explained

There are 60 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina in Columbia is the largest university in the state, by enrollment.[1] Trident Technical College in North Charleston is the largest two-year college.[2] The oldest institution is the College of Charleston, founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785.[3]

The majority of colleges and universities in South Carolina are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[4] There are eight historically black colleges and universities.[5]

The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville are the only medical schools in the state accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).[6]

Charleston School of Law and the University of South Carolina School of Law are American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools.[7]

Institutions

Four-year

School!scope="col"
Location(s)[8] ControlType[9] Enrollment
(Fall 2010)
Enrollment
(Fall 2022)
FoundedAccreditation
Allen UniversityColumbiaPrivate
(A.M.E Church)
Baccalaureate college6571870[10] SACS
Anderson UniversityAndersonPrivate
(Baptist)
Master's university4,1211911[11] SACS
Benedict CollegeColumbiaPrivate
(Baptist)
Baccalaureate college1,8401870[12] SACS
Bob Jones UniversityGreenvillePrivate
(Nondenominational)
Master's university3,0951927[13] TRACS, SACS
Charleston School of LawCharlestonPrivateSpecial-focus institution6192003[14] ABA
Charleston Southern UniversityNorth CharlestonPrivate
(Baptist)
Master's university3,4181964[15] SACS
CharlestonPublicMaster's university3,7211842[16] SACS
Claflin UniversityOrangeburgPrivate
(Methodist)
Baccalaureate college1,8301869[17] SACS
Clemson UniversityClemsonPublicResearch university28,4661889[18] SACS
Clinton CollegeRock HillPrivate
(AME Zion)
Associate's college1971894[19] TRACS
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwayPublicMaster's university10,3371954[20] SACS
Coker UniversityHartsvillePrivateMaster's university1,1601908[21] SACS
College of CharlestonCharlestonPublicMaster's university10,8851770SACS
Columbia College[22] ColumbiaPrivate
(Methodist)
Master's university1,5141854[23] SACS
Columbia International UniversityColumbiaPrivate
(Interdenominational)
Master's university2,4811923[24] SACS
Converse UniversitySpartanburgPrivateMaster's university1,2841890[25] SACS
Erskine CollegeDue WestPrivate
(Presbyterian)
Doctoral/Professional university9561839[26] SACS
Francis Marion UniversityFlorencePublicMaster's university4,0451970[27] SACS
Furman UniversityGreenvillePrivateBaccalaureate college2,4431826[28] SACS
Lander UniversityGreenwoodPublicBaccalaureate college4,1671872[29] SACS
Limestone UniversityGaffneyPrivate
(Interdenominational)
Baccalaureate college1,7861845[30] SACS
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminaryof Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityColumbiaPrivate
(Lutheran)
Special-focus institution75[31] 1830[32] ATS
Medical University of South CarolinaCharlestonPublicSpecial-focus institution3,1751824[33] SACS
Morris CollegeSumterPrivate
(Baptist)
Baccalaureate college3841908[34] SACS
Newberry CollegeNewberryPrivate
(Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college1,3121856[35] SACS
North Greenville UniversityTigervillePrivate
(Baptist)
Master's university2,1251891[36] SACS
Presbyterian CollegeClintonPrivate
(Presbyterian)
Baccalaureate college1,1991880[37] SACS
Sherman College of ChiropracticSpartanburgPrivateSpecial-focus institution3751973[38] CCE
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgPublicMaster's university2,6491896[39] SACS
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentralPrivate
(Wesleyan)
Master's university1,1751906[40] SACS
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburgPrivate
(Methodist)
Associate's college1,0641911[41] SACS
University of South Carolina AikenAikenPublicMaster's university3,8401961[42] SACS
University of South Carolina BeaufortBeaufortPublicBaccalaureate college2,1241959[43] SACS
University of South Carolina Columbia
(Main campus)
ColumbiaPublicResearch university35,6531801[44] SACS
University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburgPublicBaccalaureate college4,9131967[45] SACS
Voorhees UniversityDenmarkPrivate
(Episcopal)
Not Classified5071897[46] SACS
Winthrop UniversityRock HillPublicMaster's university4,7121886[47] SACS
Wofford CollegeSpartanburgPrivate
(Methodist)
Baccalaureate college1,8231854[48] SACS

Two-year

School!scope="col"
Location(s)[49] ControlType[50] Enrollment
(Fall 2010)
Enrollment
(Fall 2022)
FoundedAccreditation
Aiken Technical CollegeAikenPublicAssociate's college2,1211972[51] SACS
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumterPublicAssociate's college3,3141962[52] SACS
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmarkPublicAssociate's college7251947[53] SACS
Florence–Darlington Technical CollegeFlorencePublicAssociate's college2,9401963[54] SACS
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenvillePublicAssociate's college11,3801962[55] SACS
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConwayPublicAssociate's college8,1371966[56] SACS
Midlands Technical CollegeWest ColumbiaPublicAssociate's college9,0911973[57] SACS
Northeastern Technical CollegeCherawPublicAssociate's college1,4661968[58] SACS
Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburgPublicAssociate's college2,0121968[59] SACS
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwoodPublicAssociate's college5,3151966[60] SACS
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburgPublicAssociate's college6,2241963[61] SACS
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufortPublicAssociate's college2,1961868[62] SACS
Tri-County Technical CollegePendletonPublicAssociate's college5,6291962[63] SACS
Trident Technical CollegeNorth CharlestonPublicAssociate's college11,7891964[64] SACS
University of South Carolina LancasterLancasterPublicAssociate's college1,7721959[65] SACS
University of South Carolina SalkehatchieAllendalePublicAssociate's college7451965[66] SACS
University of South Carolina SumterSumterPublicAssociate's college1,5371966[67] SACS
University of South Carolina UnionUnionPublicAssociate's college1,0981965[68] SACS
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstreePublicAssociate's college6731969[69] SACS
York Technical CollegeRock HillPublicAssociate's college4,5211964[70] SACS

Defunct colleges

Out-of-state for-profit institutions

Schools based in other states offer programs at locations in South Carolina:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College Navigator – University of South Carolina-Columbia . College Navigator . . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211033852/http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=SC&l=3+5+7+8+9+10+17+18+19&pg=5&id=218663 . February 11, 2015 . live .
  2. Web site: College Navigator – Trident Technical College . College Navigator . . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211032556/http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=SC&l=3+5+7+8+9+10+17+18+19&pg=4&id=218894 . February 11, 2015 . live .
  3. Web site: About the College . College of Charleston . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704104044/http://www.cofc.edu/about/index.php . July 4, 2012 . live .
  4. Web site: Member, Candidate and Applicant List . Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . July 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722052001/http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/webmemlist.pdf . July 22, 2011 . January 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: List of HBCUs . White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities . United States Department of Education . August 17, 2007 . June 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071223032324/http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html . December 23, 2007 .
  6. Web site: Directory of Accredited Medical Education Programs . Liaison Committee on Medical Education . July 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164528/http://www.lcme.org/directry.htm . July 15, 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: School(s) Location and Fees Data – LSAC . Law School Admission Council . July 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005154900/https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolsAndLocation.aspx . October 5, 2011 . dead .
  8. Web site: College Navigator . . July 17, 2011.
  9. School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  10. Web site: Allen's Legacy . Allen University . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120630050202/http://www.allenuniversity.edu/about-us/allens-legacy/ . June 30, 2012 . live .
  11. Web site: History . Anderson University . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506131417/http://andersonuniversity.edu/aboutau.aspx?id=1777 . May 6, 2012 . live .
  12. Web site: About Benedict College . Benedict College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120619020435/http://www.benedict.edu/cms/?q=node%2F106 . June 19, 2012 . live .
  13. Web site: History of BJU . Bob Jones University . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622103648/http://www.bju.edu/about-bju/history/ . June 22, 2012 . live .
  14. Web site: Bar Association Accreditation Team Takes Look at Charleston School of Law . Kropf . Schuyler . . October 19, 2005 . June 30, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120708045748/http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/1005/arc10192629116.shtml . July 8, 2012 . dead .
  15. Web site: University Quick Facts . Charleston Southern University . October 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012150951/http://www.csuniv.edu/about/quickfacts.php . October 12, 2016 . live .
  16. Web site: Welcome to The Citadel! . The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505075123/http://www.citadel.edu/root/info . May 5, 2012 . live .
  17. Web site: About Claflin . Claflin University . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429211314/http://www.claflin.edu/about-claflin . April 29, 2012 . live .
  18. Web site: History . Clemson University . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701134218/http://www.clemson.edu/about/history/index.html . July 1, 2012 . live .
  19. Web site: About Clinton . Clinton Junior College . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722183753/http://www.clintonjuniorcollege.edu/about.htm . July 22, 2012 . dead .
  20. Web site: About Coastal Carolina University . Coastal Carolina University . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708060327/http://www.coastal.edu/about/index.html . July 8, 2012 . live .
  21. Web site: About Coker . Coker College . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711120555/http://www.coker.edu/about-coker.html . July 11, 2012 . dead .
  22. [Women's colleges in the United States|Women's college]
  23. Web site: About . Columbia College . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604224258/http://www.columbiasc.edu/index.php/about/ . June 4, 2012 . live .
  24. Web site: History . Columbia International University . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716045240/http://www.ciu.edu/discover-ciu/who-we-are/history . July 16, 2012 . live .
  25. Web site: Our Mission and History . Converse College . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512053655/http://www.converse.edu/about/our-mission-history . May 12, 2012 . live .
  26. Web site: Erskine College History . Erskine College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708122404/http://www.erskine.edu/about-erskine/history.shtml . July 8, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  27. Web site: About FMU > History. Francis Marion University. July 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719083302/http://www.fmarion.edu/about/history/. July 19, 2008. live.
  28. Web site: History of Furman . Furman University . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618172006/http://www2.furman.edu/About/About/History/Pages/default.aspx . June 18, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  29. Web site: About Lander University . Lander University . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702105142/http://www.lander.edu/about-us/Overview.aspx . July 2, 2012 . dead .
  30. Web site: Limestone College History . Limestone College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621080736/http://www.limestone.edu/about-limestone-limestone-college-history . June 21, 2012 . live .
  31. Web site: ELCA Seminaries. ELCA Seminaries. June 11, 2018 . Feb 3, 2023.
  32. Web site: History . Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928092706/http://ltss.lr.edu/visitors-and-friends/history . September 28, 2013 . live .
  33. Web site: A History of MUSC . Medical University of South Carolina . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120626164955/http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/musc/about/history.html . June 26, 2012 . live .
  34. Web site: The Morris Experience . Morris College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505121116/http://www.morris.edu/About/The-Morris-Experience.aspx . May 5, 2012 . live .
  35. Web site: History . Newberry College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606033633/http://www.newberry.edu/about/history.aspx . June 6, 2012 . live .
  36. Web site: The History of NGU . North Greenville University . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120720074622/http://www.ngu.edu/ngu-history.php . July 20, 2012 . live .
  37. Web site: History of Presbyterian College . Presbyterian College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030181822/http://www.presby.edu/about/history.html . October 30, 2012 . live .
  38. Web site: Sherman College History . Sherman College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111145039/http://www.sherman.edu/home/chiropractic-history.asp . January 11, 2012 . live .
  39. Web site: History of SC State University . South Carolina State University . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805213523/http://www.scsu.edu/aboutscstate/historyofscstateuniversity.aspx . August 5, 2012 . live .
  40. Web site: SWU History . Southern Wesleyan . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120721031642/http://www.swu.edu/about/history.htm . July 21, 2012 . live .
  41. Web site: History of SMC . Spartanburg Methodist College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622005808/http://www.smcsc.edu/About-SMC/History.html . June 22, 2012 . live .
  42. Web site: The History of USC Aiken . University of South Carolina Aiken . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411160835/http://web.usca.edu/about-usc-aiken/history.dot . April 11, 2012 . live .
  43. Web site: History of USCB . University of South Carolina Beaufort . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608055958/http://www.uscb.edu/about_us/history.php . June 8, 2012 . live .
  44. Web site: History of the University of South Carolina . University of South Carolina . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806004051/http://www.sc.edu/universityhistory/index.shtml . August 6, 2012 . dead .
  45. Web site: The History of USC Upstate . University of South Carolina Upstate . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511031303/http://uscupstate.edu/about/University/Default.aspx?id=8400 . May 11, 2012 . dead .
  46. Web site: History . Voorhees College . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027053003/http://voorhees.edu/our_college/history/ . October 27, 2012 . live .
  47. Web site: Winthrop's History . Winthrop University . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007131103/http://www.winthrop.edu/125/default.aspx?id=13406 . October 7, 2011 . live .
  48. Web site: A History of Wofford, 1854–2010 . Wofford College . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701213939/http://www.wofford.edu/about/history/ . July 1, 2012 . live .
  49. Web site: College Navigator . . July 17, 2011.
  50. School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  51. Web site: School History . Aiken Technical College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521064823/http://www.atc.edu/p73.aspx . May 21, 2012 . live .
  52. Web site: History of Central Carolina Technical College . Central Carolina Technical College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120623135203/http://www.cctech.edu/about/134.htm . June 23, 2012 . live .
  53. Web site: Denmark Technical College . Denmark Technical College . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708063518/http://www.denmarktech.edu/aboutdtc.html . July 8, 2012 . live .
  54. Web site: Our History . Florence-Darlington Technical College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705175053/http://fdtc.edu/AboutUs/history/default.asp . July 5, 2012 . live .
  55. Web site: Greenville Tech History . Greenville Technical College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817080843/http://www.gvltec.edu/history/ . August 17, 2012 . live .
  56. Web site: About HGTC . Horry-Georgetown Technical College . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120627130458/http://www.hgtc.edu/int_y.php?pageid=3&menu=learn+more+about+HGTC . June 27, 2012 . live .
  57. Web site: History of Midlands Technical College . South Carolina Library Historic Project . University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031153911/http://www.libsci.sc.edu/histories/academic/hist2.htm . October 31, 2015 . live .
  58. Web site: Brown. Ray C.. South Carolina Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names. December 2, 2014 . Ray C. Brown. January 25, 2015.
  59. Web site: History of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College . Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724015728/http://www.octech.edu/about/history.aspx . July 24, 2012 . live .
  60. Web site: History of Piedmont Technical College . Piedmont Technical College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710004231/http://www.ptc.edu/about/history . July 10, 2012 . live .
  61. Web site: SCC Historical Overview . Spartanburg Community College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510185745/http://sccsc.edu/about/history.aspx . May 10, 2012 . live .
  62. Web site: Mission / History . Technical College of the Low Country . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120719152329/http://www.tcl.edu/about-tcl/mission-history . July 19, 2012 . live .
  63. Web site: History & Growth . Tri-County Technical College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603150407/http://www.tctc.edu/Content/About_TCTC/Mission_Facts_and_Stats/History_and_Growth.xml . June 3, 2012 . live .
  64. Web site: The History of Trident Technical College . Trident Technical College . July 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608090532/http://www.tridenttech.edu/aboutttc_history.htm . June 8, 2012 . live .
  65. Web site: Our History. University of South Carolina Lancaster. July 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017130916/http://usclancaster.sc.edu/usclhist.htm. October 17, 2010. live.
  66. Web site: History. University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. July 6, 2012.
  67. Web site: Campus History. University of South Carolina Sumter. July 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017153255/http://www.uscsumter.edu/index.php/campus-history.html. October 17, 2010. live.
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  69. Web site: College Statements . Williamsburg Technical College . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216175020/http://www.wiltech.edu/index.php/about-us/college-statements . December 16, 2012 . live .
  70. Web site: Quick Facts about York Tech . York Technical College . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710073527/http://yorktech.edu/college_facts.php . July 10, 2012 . live .