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
Two-year
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
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: College Navigator . . July 17, 2011.
- School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
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- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: ELCA Seminaries. ELCA Seminaries. June 11, 2018 . Feb 3, 2023.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: History . Voorhees College . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027053003/http://voorhees.edu/our_college/history/ . October 27, 2012 . live .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: College Navigator . . July 17, 2011.
- School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: Brown. Ray C.. South Carolina Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names. December 2, 2014 . Ray C. Brown. January 25, 2015.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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.
- Web site: History. University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. July 6, 2012.
- 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.
- Web site: University of South Carolina . University of South Carolina . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304115502/http://www.sc.edu/bulletin/Union/university.html . March 4, 2012 . live .
- 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 .
- 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 .