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The Citadel
citadel.edu
Mail applications to: 171
Moultrie St., Charleston, SC
29409.
Admissions: 843-953-5230 or
800-868-1842.
Tuition: $26,374 for freshmen.
$22,024 for upperclassmen.
Dorms: Barracks.
Enrollment: 2,352. 1.3%
American Indian/Alaska
native, 2.7% Asian/Pacific
islander, 7.6% African-American/black, 6.7% Hispanic,
77% white/non-Hispanic, 3.4%
multiracial, 1.2% international, 0.1% unknown.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1091.
Average ACT: 23.
Average high school GPA:
3.59.
Clemson University
clemson.edu
Mail applications to: 105
Sikes Hall, Box 345124, Clemson, SC 29634.
Admissions: 864-656-2287;
864-656-2464 (fax).
Tuition: $12,596/year.
Tuition + fees: $13,808/year.
Financial aid: finaid@clemson.edu; 864-656-2280; 864656-1831.
Dorms: Capacity of 6,200.
Enrollment: 16,931.
54% men, 46% women. 2%
Asian/Pacific islander, 6%
African-American/black, 3%
Hispanic, 83% white/non-Hispanic, 2% two or more races,
1% international, 3% race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1250.
Average ACT: 28.5.
Average high school GPA:
3.72.
Popular majors include biological sciences, engineering,
financial management, nursing and psychology.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Gov. Nikki Haley, current
governor of South Carolina;
Nancy ODell, host of CBSs
Entertainment Tonight; C.J.
Spiller, running back and
return specialist for the New
Orleans Saints.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Tree-lined streets welcome
students to campus. Many
students spend hours studying, lounging and playing on
Bowman Field. Nearby Lake
Hartwell offers more than 900
miles of shoreline.
DID YOU KNOW?
Clemson is ranked among
the top 20 national public
universities, and its No. 3 for
happiest students.
Coastal Carolina
University
coastal.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
261954, Conway, SC 29528.
Admissions: admissions@
coastal.edu; 800-277-7000;
843-349-6436 (fax).
Tuition: $5,070/semester.
Financial aid: finaid@coastal.
edu; 800-277-7000, ext. 2313,
or 843-349-2313; 843-349-2347
(fax).
Dorms: Capacity of 3,716.
Enrollment: 9,976.
44.9% men, 55.1% women.
0.4% American Indian/Alaska native, 0.9% Asian/Pacific
islander, 19.1% African-American/black, 3.5% Hispanic,
70.2% white/non-Hispanic,
4.1% multiracial, 1.4% nonresident, 0.5% unknown/unreported.
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ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1001.
Average ACT: 21.
Average high school GPA:
3.37.
67 majors, 59 minors, 8 masters programs, 1 doctoral program. Popular majors include
business management, marine
science and communication.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Michael Kelly, actor known
for role in Criminal Minds:
Suspect Behavior; Tommy
La Stella, second baseman
for the Chicago Cubs; Brooke
Weisbrod, sportscaster for
ESPN, NBC, WNBA, WGN
and CBS.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Coastal Carolinas proximity
to the coast and the Myrtle
Beach resort area led to the
development of two distinctive
programs: marine science and
professional golf management.
DID YOU KNOW?
Coastals first doctoral program, established in 2014, is
in marine science.
College of Charleston
cofc.edu
Mail applications to: 66
George St., Charleston, SC
29424.
Admissions: admissions@
cofc.edu; 843-953-5670; 843953-6322 (fax).
Tuition: $10,230/ year.
Financial aid: financialaid@
cofc.edu; 843-953-5540; 843953-7192 (fax).
Enrollment: 10,488.
38% men, 62% women. 0.1%
American Indian/Alaska native, 1.6% Asian, 6.4% African-American/black, 4.1% Hispanic, 0.2% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander, 81.7% white,
3.2% two or more races, 1.4%
nonresident, 1.3% race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1145.
Average ACT: 25.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
James B. Edwards, former
governor of South Carolina;
Brett Gardner, outfielder for
the New York Yankees; Anthony Johnson, former NBA player; Padgett Powell, novelist;
Callie Shell, photojournalist
for TIME magazine.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
College of Charleston is
located in historic downtown Charleston, a city that
has received accolades from
Conde Nast Traveler, Travel +
Leisure, Southern Living and
Forbes magazines.
DID YOU KNOW?
College of Charleston is the
oldest college south of Virginia and the 13th-oldest in the
United States. Founders of the
College of Charleston included signers of the Declaration
of Independence and the U.S.
Constitution.
Francis Marion
University
www.fmarion.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
199547, Florence, SC 29502.
Admissions: admissions@
fmarion.edu; 800-368-7551 or
843-661-1231.
Tuition: $9,738/year.
Financial aid: finasst@fmarion.edu; 843-661-1190.
Dorms: 11 dorms with a capacity of 1,533.
Enrollment: 3,805.
31% men, 69% women. 47.2%
African-American/black, 1.5%
Hispanic, 1% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander, 47.5% white,
0.9% two or more races, 1.7%
international, 0.8% race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: SAT.
Average scores: 964.
Average high school GPA:
3.68.
39 majors and 21 minors. Popular majors include nursing,
biology, pre-med/pre-dental/
pre-pharmacy, business, education and psychology.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Alan Wilson, South Carolinas
attorney general; Josh Edgin,
pitcher for the New York
Mets; Matt Bonds, co-founder of an nongovernmental
organization studying ways
to bring health care to Madagascar.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Francis Marion boasts an
intimate, walkable campus
among the most beautiful in
South Carolina, located on
400 wooded acres, just a few
miles from the Pee Dee River.
Several campus buildings are
in downtown Florence, but
the main campus is just east
of town, close to Interstate
95 and about an hours drive
from the coast.
DID YOU KNOW?
Francis Marion is named for
Revolutionary War patriot
Gen. Francis Marion, the
legendary Swamp Fox. The
university, founded in 1970,
will open a new health sciences complex in downtown
Florence in 2016. Its first
nurse practitioners graduated
in 2014, and its first industrial engineering majors are
expected to graduate in a few
years.
Lander University
lander.edu
Mail applications to: 320
Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC
29649.
Admissions: admissions@
lander.edu; 1-888-4-LANDER
or 864-388-8307; 864-388-8125
(fax).
Tuition: $5,209/semester.
Financial aid: finaid@lander.
edu; 864-388-8340; 864-3888811 (fax).
Dorms: Yes.
Enrollment: 2,787.
31.1% men, 68.9% women.
0.2% American Indian/Alaska native, 1.5% Asian, 31.0%
African-American/black, 1.3%
Hispanic, 0.1% Pacific islander, 58.1% white/non-Hispanic,
1.9% two or more races, 1.3%
nonresident, 4.6% other/no
response.
ACADEMICS
More than 60 areas of study.
Popular majors include nursing, education, business and
mass communication.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Molly Spearman, South Carolinas state Superintendent of
Education.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
A new 210-bed residence hall
will be completed in 2015,
offering modern accommodations just steps from the heart
of campus.
DID YOU KNOW?
Landers Experience Your Education (EYE) program won
a national award in recognition of its focus on providing
students with opportunities to
use academic knowledge to
address real-world challenges
in authentic contexts.
University of
South Carolina
sc.edu
Mail applications to: Lieber
College on the Horseshoe,
University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC 29208.
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Admissions: admissions-ugrad@sc.edu; 803-7777700.
Tuition + fees: $11,128/year.
Financial aid: 803-777-8134;
sc.edu/financialaid.
Dorms: 25 residence halls
with a capacity of 6,706.
Enrollment: 24,180.
46% men, 54% women. 0.2%
American Indian/Alaska
native, 2.3% Asian, 10.2%
African-American/black, 4%
Hispanic, 0.1% Hawaiian/
Pacific islander, 76.6% white,
3.2% two or more races, 1.6%
nonresident alien, 1.7% not
reported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1120-1280.
Average ACT: 24-29.
Average high school GPA:
3.59-4.35 (5.00 scale).
97 majors and 83 minors. Popular majors include business,
psychology, biology, nursing,
public health and engineering.
USC Aiken
usca.edu
Mail applications to: 417
University Parkway, Aiken, SC
29801.
Admissions: admit@usca.edu;
803-641-3366; 803-641-3727
(fax).
Tuition + fees: $9,308/year.
Financial aid: 803-641-3476;
803-643-6840 (fax).
Dorms: Three dorms, all built
or fully renovated since 2004.
Enrollment: 3,232.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 975.
Average ACT: 20.5.
GPA: 3.5.
More than 30 majors. Popular
majors include business, education and nursing.
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
U.S. News & World Report
ranked USC Aiken No. 1
among Best Public Regional
Colleges in the South; the
2015 rankings mark USC Aikens 17th consecutive ranking
among the top three in this
category and its 10th time in
first place.
USC Beaufort
www.uscb.edu
Mail applications to: One
University Blvd., Bluffton, SC
29909.
Admissions: admissions@
uscb.edu; 843-208-8000; 843208-8290 (fax).
Tuition: $4,509/semester.
Financial aid: uscbfina@uscb.
edu; 843-521-3104; 843-5213194 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,794. 0.3%
American Indian, 1% Asian,
19.1% African-American/
black, 5.1% Hispanic, 62%
white, 3.2% two or more races, 1% nonresident alien, 8.3%
race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
SAT composite: 927.
SAT critical reading: 463.
SAT math: 464
17 majors and 18 minors.
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 with faculty
on the coast.
USC Lancaster
A USC Palmetto College
campus
usclancaster.sc.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
889, Lancaster, SC 29721 or
476 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster,
SC 29720.
Admissions: uscladms@
mailbox.sc.edu; 803-313-7073;
803-313-7116 (fax).
Tuition: $3,147/year if fewer
than 75 credit hours completed. $4,656/year if 75 credit
hours or more completed.
Financial aid: usclfa@mailbox.sc.edu; 803-313-7068;
803-313-7168 (fax).
Dorms: None.
Enrollment: 1,811.
44% men, 56% women. 1%
American Indian/Alaska
native, 1% Asian, 17% African-American/black, 4%
Hispanic, 1% native Hawaiian/
Pacific islander, 59% white,
2% two or more races, 2% international, 15% race/ethnicity
not reported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1207.
Average ACT: 19.
Average high school GPA:
3.0.
6 majors. Popular majors
include nursing.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
William D. Boan, senior vice
president of state government
relations at McGuireWoods
Consulting and former legislator and chief of staff to
the governor; Dr. Deborah B.
Cureton, former dean at University of Wisconsin-Richland;
Julie Roberts, country music
singer; Col. Michael Oliver,
commander with the S.C.
Highway Patrol.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
All students have access to the
Gregory Health and Wellness
Center, which features an
indoor pool, a walking track,
tennis courts, racquetball and
handball courts, an aerobic fitness center and a game area.
DID YOU KNOW?
USC Lancaster has the largest
single collection of Catawba
Indian pottery in existence.
USC Salkehatchie
A USC Palmetto College
campus
www.uscsalkehatchie.sc.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
617, Allendale, SC 29810.
Admissions: saadmiss@
mailbox.sc.edu; 803-584-3446;
803-584-3884 (fax).
Tuition: $3,147/semester.
Financial aid: safinaid@
mailbox.sc.edu; 803-584-3446;
803-584-3884 (fax).
Enrollment: 1,076.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: ACT or SAT.
USC Salkehatchie offers the
first two years of any major
offered at the University of
South Carolina, Associate of
Arts and Associate of Science
degrees, bachelors degrees
in nursing and elementary
education, and seven online
bachelors degrees through
USC Palmetto College.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Besides all the benefits of a
small campus, such as small
class sizes, a hometown feel,
and the lowest tuition of any
university in the state, USC
Salkehatchie also has student housing and five NJCAA
sports teams.
DID YOU KNOW?
USC Salkehatchie is celebrating its 50th year as a USC regional campus. Its named for
the Salkehatchie River, which
runs through all five counties
that support the campus.
USC Sumter
A USC Palmetto College
campus
www.uscsumter.edu
Mail applications to: 200 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150.
Admissions: Keith Britton
brittonk@uscsumter.edu; 803938-3882; 803-938-3717.
Tuition: $3,147/semester.
Tuition + fees: $3,343/semester.
Financial aid: 803-938-3766.
Enrollment: about 900.
46% men, 54% women. 29%
minority.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 956.
Average ACT: 19.
Popular majors include science, math and education.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
USC Sumter is less than an
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campus.
DID YOU KNOW?
USC Sumter will kick off Fire
Ant tennis for men and women this fall.
USC Union
A USC Palmetto College
campus
uscunion.sc.edu
Mail applications to: P.O.
Drawer 729, Union, SC 29379.
Admissions: Brad Greer:
greerm@mailbox.sc.edu; 864424-8028; 864-424-8085 (fax).
Tuition: $6,200/year.
Financial aid: Bobby Holcombe: reholcom@mailbox.
sc.edu; 864-424-8024; 864-4248085 (fax).
Enrollment: 650.
37% men, 63% women. 30%
African-American/black, 2%
Hispanic, 68% white/non-His-
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 860.
Average ACT: 18.
Average high school GPA:
3.1.
864-503-5727 (fax).
Tuition: $4,874/semester.
Financial aid: 864-503-5340;
864-503-5974 (fax).
Dorms: Two affordable options for on-campus housing.
Enrollment: 5,500.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
USC Union has a new bookstore and student center on
East Main Street with coffee,
various food items, merchandise and more.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1021.
Average high school GPA:
3.5.
More than 40 bachelors degrees offered.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
USC Upstate is within easy
driving distance of Charlotte,
N.C., and Atlanta and just
hours from the scenic Blue
Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
panic.
USC Upstate
uscupstate.edu
Mail applications to: 800
University Way, Spartanburg,
SC 29303.
Admissions: 800-277-8727;
Winthrop University
winthrop.edu
Mail applications to: Joynes
Hall, Winthrop University,
Rock Hill, SC 29733.
Admissions: admissions@winthrop.edu; 800-WINTHROP or
803-323-2191; 803-323-2137 or
803-323-4952 (fax).
Tuition: $6,906/semester.
Financial aid: finaid@winthrop.edu; 803-323-2189; 803323-2557 (fax).
Dorms: Capacity of 2,530.
Enrollment: 4,974.
32% men, 68% women. 0.5%
American Indian/Alaska
native, 1% Asian, 29% African-American/black, 4%
Hispanic, 59% white/non-Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3%
nonresident, 0.5% unknown/
unreported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite:
1055.
Average ACT: 23.
Average high school GPA:
3.91.
42 majors and 54 minors. Popular majors include education,
business, biology, chemistry,
psychology, and the visual and
performing arts.
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 Walt Disney
Studio.
DID YOU KNOW?
U.S. News & World Report
has included Winthrop in its
listing of Americas Best Colleges for the past 23 years.
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With more than 42 undergraduate and 26
graduate degree programs, an emphasis on
global learning, undergraduate research,
engaged public service, and 18 NCAA
Division I sports teams, the opportunities
to discover your passion are limitless.
Visit campus on Saturday, May 16, or any
weekday, to learn more.
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Anderson University
andersonuniversity.edu
Mail applications to: 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621.
Admissions: admission@andersonuniversity.edu; 800-5423594 or 864-328-1835.
Tuition: $21,660/year.
Tuition + fees: $23,750/year.
Financial aid: finaid@andersonuniversity.edu; 800-5423594 or 864-231-2070.
Dorms: Capacity of 1,295.
Enrollment: 2,658.
34% men, 66% women. 1%
Asian/Pacific islander, 10%
African-American/black, 3%
Hispanic, 81% white/non-His-
panic, 2% international, 3%
race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1055.
Average ACT: 23.
Average high school GPA:
3.53.
112 majors and 26 minors. Popular majors include business,
education, nursing, biology/biochemistry/pre-med and criminal justice.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Sue Monk Kidd, author of The
Secret Life of Bees.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Located near the foothills of
the Appalachian Mountains,
Anderson boasts one of the
Souths most scenic campuses.
The lush green spaces bring
students outside during warm
weather to play intramural
sports, study on one of the historic swings, or hang an ENO
between trees in a popular
grove at the corner of campus.
DID YOU KNOW?
Anderson is ranked in the top
tier (No. 21) of U.S. News &
World Reports Americas Best
Colleges and appears on the
publications list of 46 Up and
Coming universities. It is also
ranked as one of the 100 Best
College Buys. All Anderson
students are issued iPads for
use in specially designed classes as part of the schools mobile
learning initiative, which
earned rare recognition as an
Apple Distinguished School.
Benedict College
www.benedict.edu
Mail applications to: 1600
Harden St., Columbia, SC
29204.
Admissions: 803-705-4910 or
803-705-6598.
Tuition: $9,143/semester. Benedict has had a tuition freeze
since 2012.
Financial aid: 803-705-4418;
803-705-6629 (fax).
calculate.
Financial aid: finaid@bju.edu;
864-242-5100, ext. 3040; 864235-2897 (fax).
Dorms: Eight residence halls
with a capacity of 2,409.
Enrollment: 2,760.
ACADEMICS
Average ACT: 23.
Average high school GPA:
3.16.
73 majors and 33 minors. Popular majors include nursing,
business administration, engineering, Bible and elementary
education.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Tim LaHaye, co-author of
the Left Behind series; Cliff
Barrows, music director for
the Billy Graham Evangelical
Association; Stu Epperson,
co-founder and chairman of
Salem Communications.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
The BJU Museum & Gallery is
home to the largest collection
of religious art in the Western
Hemisphere.
DID YOU KNOW?
Educate to Career ranked Bob
Jones 15th in its national list of
Best Value Colleges.
Charleston Southern
University
csuniv.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
118087, Charleston, SC 29423.
Admissions: enroll@csuniv.
edu; 800-947-7474; 843-8637070 (fax).
Tuition: $22,800/year.
Dorms: Capacity of 1,263.
Enrollment: 2,967.
37% men, 63% women. 2%
Asian/Pacific islander, 28% African-American/black, 3% Hispanic, 60% white/non-Hispanic,
2% multiracial, 1% nonresident,
4% unknown/unreported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1041.
Average ACT: 23.
Average high school GPA:
3.77.
45 majors. Popular majors
include Christian studies, computer science, music, kinesiology, nursing and psychology.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Charleston Republican; Dr. Sam
Gandy, physician and leading
researcher of Alzheimers disease; Mayor Keith Summey of
North Charleston.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
The 300-acre campus originally
was owned by the Izard family.
According to the Biographical
Directory of the U.S. Congress, Ralph Izard pledged
his large estate in South Carolina in payment of war ships
to be used in the Revolutionary
War.
DID YOU KNOW?
Charleston Southern is listed
among Americas Best Christian Colleges, Americas 100
Best College Buys, Military
Friendly Schools, the VA Yellow
Ribbon Program, the Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and
U.S. News & World Reports
Best Online Colleges.
Claflin University
claflin.edu
Mail applications to: 400
Magnolia St., Orangeburg, SC
29115.
Admissions: mike.zeigler@
claflin.edu; 800-922-1276 or
803-535-5382; 803-535-5385
(fax).
Tuition: $14,640/year.
Tuition + fees + room/board:
$23,570/year.
Financial aid: twilliams@claflin.edu; 803-535-5334; 803-5355383 (fax).
Dorms: 11 residential communities with a capacity of 1,100.
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Coker College
coker.edu
Mail applications to: 300 E.
College Ave., Hartsville, SC
29550.
Admissions: admissions@
coker.edu; 800-950-1908 or 843383-8050; 843-383-8056 (fax).
Tuition: $25,536/year.
Tuition + room/board: $33,366/
year.
Financial aid: financial_aid@
coker.edu; 843-383-8050.
Dorms: Yes.
Enrollment: 1,144.
37% men, 63% women. 41%
minority.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 970.
Average ACT: 21.
Average high school GPA: 3.0.
Columbia College
columbiasc.edu
Mail applications to: 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia, SC 29203.
Admissions: admissions@columbiasc.edu; 800-277-1301.
Tuition: $28,100/year.
Tuition + room/board: $35,500/
year.
Financial aid: fa@columbiasc.
edu; 800-786-3612.
Dorms: Six residence halls with
a capacity of 627.
Enrollment: 1,355.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1044.
Average ACT: 23.6.
Average high school GPA:
3.87.
33 majors and 33 minors. Popular majors include speech and
language pathology, psychol-
Columbia International
University
ciu.edu
Mail applications to: 7435
Monticello Road, Columbia, SC
29203.
Admissions: yesciu@ciu.edu;
800-777-2227, ext. 5024.
Tuition: $19,890/year.
Financial aid: finaid@ciu.edu;
803-807-5036.
Dorms: Six residence halls with
a capacity of 402.
Enrollment: 1,103.
54% men, 46% women. 0.4%
American Indian/Alaska native, 2.1% Asian, 13.5% African-American/black, 3.8% Hispanic, 75.7% white, 1.7% two or
more races, 2.9% international.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1114.
Converse College
converse.edu
Mail applications to: 580 E.
Main St., Spartanburg, SC
29302.
Admissions: admission@converse.edu; 864-596-9040.
Tuition: $16,500/year, traditional undergraduate students.
$875/credit hour, part-time undergraduate students. $390-467/
credit hour, graduate students,
depending on program.
Tuition + room/board: $26,495/
year, residential undergraduate
students.
Financial aid: financial_aid@
converse.edu; 864-596-9010.
Dorms: 8 residence halls.
Enrollment: 834.
100% women. 1% Asian/Pacific
islander, 9% African-American/
black, 6% Hispanic, 60% white/
non-Hispanic, 4% multiracial,
20% unknown/unreported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1090.
Average ACT: 24.
Average high school GPA:
3.71.
37 majors. Popular majors
include biology, psychology,
English and creative writing,
theater and musical theater,
and education.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Julia Peterkin, Pulitzer Prize
winner; Harriet Smith ONeil,
Texas Supreme Court justice;
Kimilee Bryant, Broadway
performer known for her role
as Christine in Phantom of the
Opera.
DID YOU KNOW?
Last year, Converse reduced
tuition by 43 percent in an
effort to address affordability in
higher education.
Erskine College
erskine.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
338, Due West, SC 29639.
Admissions: admissions@
erskine.edu; 800-241-8421.
Tuition: $29,395/year.
Tuition + fees + room/board:
$41,385/year.
Financial aid: 864-379-8421.
Dorms: 6 residence halls.
Enrollment: 600.
52% men, 48% women. 10%
African-American/black, 4%
Hispanic, 66% white/non-Hispanic, 2% other, 18% unknown/
unreported.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1075.
Average ACT: 22.
Average high school GPA: 3.4.
29 majors and 27 minors. Popular majors include pre-med,
biology, chemistry, athletic
training, business and education.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
April Clayton, biomedical
researcher at the National Institutes of Health; David Agnew,
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SPARTANBURG METHODIST COLLEGE
1000 Powell Mill Rd
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864) 587-4000
www.smcsc.edu
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Furman University
furman.edu
3300 Poinsett Highway, Green-
ville, SC 29613
Admissions: 864-294-2034.
Tuition: $44,288.
Financial aid: 864-294-2204.
Dorms: Furman requires all
students, except local Greenville residents, to live on campus. Capacity of 2,550.
Enrollment: 2,736.
43% men, 57% women. less
than 1% American Indian/
Alaska native, 4.9% Asian, 5.7%
African-American/black, 4.1%
Hispanic, less than 1% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander, 81%
white, 3% two or more races,
5.1% international, 2% race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: SAT or ACT
recommended but not required.
Average SAT composite: 11301340.
Average ACT: 25-30.
Average high school GPA: Not
reported.
Limestone College
limestone.edu
Mail applications to: 1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340.
Admissions: 800-795-7151, ext.
4554.
Tuition: $11,950/semester.
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Morris College
morris.edu
Mail applications to: 100 W.
College St., Sumter, SC 29150.
Admissions: 803-934-3225,
admissions@morris.edu.
Tuition: $11,294/year.
Tuition + fees: $12,649/year.
Financial aid: 803-934-3238,
finaid@morris.edu.
Dorms: Seven residence halls
with a capacity of 834.
Enrollment: 780.
57% Female 43% Male.
ACADEMICS
Average GPA: 2.68.
Majors: 21.
Minors:19.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
James B. Blassingame, Baptist E&M Convention of SC
president; S.C. Rep. J. Wayne
George, D-Marion; Bernadette
R. Hampton, SC Education
Association president; John
Hoffman, CEO, YMCA of Sumter; and Barbara R. Jackson,
Morris College National Alumni Association president and
Sumter School District Board
of Trustees.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Morris College is a safe and
beautifully landscaped forty-one acre campus located
near downtown Sumter. The
campus is minutes away from
the Sumter Opera House and
the Swan Lake Iris Gardens.
DID YOU KNOW?
Morris College is a participant
in the Call Me MISTER program in affiliation with Clemson University. Morris College
is the only college in the state
with a free-standing Forensics
Center exclusively devoted to
the study of criminal forensics
on an undergraduate level.
Since 1985, Morris College,
under the auspices of the
University of South Carolina,
has operated an Army ROTC
program. Morris is listed by
affordablecollegesonline.org as
Newberry College
newberry.edu
Mail applications to: 2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108.
Admissions: admissions@
newberry.edu; 803-321-5127 or
800-845-4955.
Tuition: $25,000/year.
Room/board: $9,550/year.
Financial aid: admissions@
newberry.edu; 803-321-5127 or
800-845-4955.
Dorms: Capacity of 850.
Enrollment: 1,097.
47% Female 53% Male 34%
Students of color.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1000.
Average ACT: 20.
Average high school GPA:
3.32.
28 majors, 58 minors and areas
of concentration.
AU Enactus (formerly Students In Free Enterprise) teamwas the national champion of the 2009, 2010,
and 2011, Sams Club Environmental Sustainability Challenge
Winner of the 2012 Fifth Federal Reserve Bank Districts Share theWealthvideo competition
AU was the only university in the nation to have two students win a gold ADDY at the 2014,
2012 and 2009 National ADDY awards
2010 AIGA Flux National Competition Best in Show
2010 Best in Show National ADDY Award
Athletics
2012 Capital One NCAA Div. II All-America Award (one of only four awards nationally)
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North Greenville
University
ngu.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
1892, Tigerville, SC 296881802.
Admissions: admissions@ngu.
edu; 864-977-7001 or 800-4686642; 864-977-7177 (fax).
Tuition: $16,290/year.
Tuition + room/board: $25,930/
year.
Financial aid: 864-977-7056;
864-977-7342 (fax).
Dorms: More than three-quarters of North Greenville students live in university residence halls.
Enrollment: 2,581, including
undergraduate, graduate and
online students. less than 1%
American Indian/Alaska native,
less than 1% Asian/Pacific
islander, 7% African-American/
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 1114.
Average ACT: 24.
Average high school GPA: 3.8.
More than 35 majors. Popular
majors include accounting,
biology, broadcast media, business administration, Christian
studies, education and print
media.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
The campus is located in the
foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains in a pastoral setting
that is quiet and serene, yet
close to the exciting Greenville
metropolitan area.
DID YOU KNOW?
North Greenville ranked No.
1 in U.S. News and World Reports rankings of the most ef-
Presbyterian College
www.presby.edu
Mail applications to: 503 S.
Broad St., Clinton, SC 29325.
Admissions: Brian Fortman:
admissions@presby.edu; 800960-7583 or 864-833-2820.
Tuition + fees: $34,828/year.
Tuition + fees + room/board:
$44,172/year.
Financial aid: Linda McAnnally: lmcannally@presby.edu;
864-833-8287.
Dorms: Presbyterian is a residential campus that guarantees
requisite room accommodations on campus.
Enrollment: 1,146.
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Fine Arts, Graphic
Design, Photography
Art Education
Biology
Ecology, Molecular,
Pre-Med
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Business
Administration
Management,
Marketing,
Sport Mgmt.
Chemistry
Chemistry Education
Communication
Computer Science
Criminology
Dance
Dance Education,
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Therapies
Early Childhood
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Elementary Education
English
Professional
Writing
English Education
General Education
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Mathematics
Education
Medical Technology
Music
Musical Theater, Piano,
Voice
Music Education
Physical Education
& Sport Studies
Exercise Science,
Physical Fitness
Programming,
Sport Comm.
Physical Education
Teacher Education
Political Science
Psychology
Counseling
Social Studies
Education
Social Work
Sociology
Criminology
Spanish
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Southern Methodist
College
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Edisto Memorial Gardens are
within walking distance, and
Lake Marion and Santee State
Park are just 30 miles away.
smcollege.edu
541 Broughton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115
Admissions: jcourson@
smcollege.edu; 803-534-7826;
803-534-7827 (fax).
Tuition + room/board: $11,016/
year.
Financial aid: 803-534-7826.
ACADEMICS
Average high school GPA:
3.52.
Bachelors degrees in Bible
with specializations in pastoral
Southern Wesleyan
University
swu.edu
Mail applications to: 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630.
Admissions: 877-644-5556;
Columbia Adult Education Center 1021 Pinnacle Point, Suite
120, Columbia, SC 29223.
Tuition: $23,020/year, tradi-
Spartanburg
Methodist College
smcsc.edu
Mail applications to: 1000
Powell Mill Road, Spartanburg,
SC 29301.
Admissions: admiss@smcsc.
edu; 864-587-4213; 864-6994634 (fax).
Tuition: $15,750/year.
Financial aid: Kendra Strange:
strangek@smcsc.edu; 864-5874298.
Dorms: Capacity of 600.
Enrollment: 793.
56% men, 44% women. 0.5%
Asian/Pacific islander, 31.1%
African-American/black, 6.1%
Hispanic, 59.4% white/non-Hispanic, 2% two or more races,
0.8% international.
ACADEMICS
Average SAT composite: 884.
Average ACT: 18.4.
Average high school GPA:
3.42.
6 associate degree programs:
Associate in Arts, Associate in
Business, Associate in Criminal Justice, Associate in Fine
Arts and Associate in Religious
Studies.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Fletcher Thompson, former as-
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Voorhees College
voorhees.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
678, Denmark, SC 29042.
Admissions: admissions@
voorhees.edu; 866-685-9904 or
803-780-1030.
Tuition: $10,780/year.
Tuition + room/board: $18,126/
year.
Financial aid: 803-780-1150 or
803-780-1151.
Enrollment: 600.
ACADEMICS
11 majors, five minors.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Nestled in the Midlands,
Voorhees is located 1.5 miles
from Denmark on a well-landscaped 342-acre campus. The
closest metropolitan neighbor
is Columbia, about 50 miles
north, and the historic seaport
Wofford College
wofford.edu
Mail applications to: 429 N.
Church St., Spartanburg, SC
29303.
Admissions: admissions@
wofford.edu; 864-597-4130;
864-597-4147 (fax).
Tuition: $38,705.
Tuition + fees + room/board:
$49,885.
Financial aid: finaid@wofford.
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Arclabs Welding
School
Central Carolina
Technical College
cctech.edu
Campuses in Sumter, Camden,
Bishopville, Manning and Shaw
Air Force Base
Mail applications to: 506 N.
Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC
29150.
Admissions: admissions@
cctech.edu; 803-778-6605.
Tuition: $165/credit hour, depending on program of study.
Financial aid: finaid@cctech.
edu; 803-778-6605.
Enrollment: 3,963.
33% men, 67% women. 1%
Asian, 44% African-American/
black, 2% Hispanic/Latino,
49% white, 1% multiracial, 3%
unknown.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: Compass Test
determines placement.
Popular programs include
computer technology, nursing,
natural resources management,
criminal justice technology, and
machining and CNC technology.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Floyd Keels, president and CEO
of Santee Electric Cooperative;
Rodney Levy, IT specialist with
the Federal Communications
ARCLABS ACCREDITATIONS
Nationally Accredited by ACCET
ARCLABS ADVANTAGES
COLUMBIA CAMPUS
700 Gracern Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-807-9180
www.arclabs.com
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Master of Education
Call 803-535-5658
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Denmark Technical
College
www.denmarktech.edu
Mail applications to: 1126
Solomon Blatt Blvd., Denmark,
SC 29042.
Admissions: 803-793-5176.
Tuition: $2,662/year.
Financial aid: 803-793-5129.
Enrollment: 1,838.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Engineering Technology
Center houses robots for the
electromechanical engineering
curriculum.
Florence-Darlington
Technical College
fdtc.edu
Mail applications to: 2715 W.
Lucas St., Florence, SC 29501.
Admissions: 843-661-8289; 843661-8041 (fax).
Tuition: $3,190.
Financial aid: 843-661-8085;
803-661-8041 (fax).
Enrollment: 6,012.
Greenville Technical
College
www.gvltec.edu
Campuses in Greenville, Simpsonville and Taylors.
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
5616, Greenville, SC 29606.
Admissions: 864-250-8000;
www.gvltec.edu/apply.
Tuition: $2,221/semester for
Horry Georgetown
Technical College
www.hgtc.edu
(live chat available)
Campuses in Conway, Georgetown and Myrtle Beach.
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
261966, Conway, SC 29528.
Admissions: 843-349-5277.
Tuition: $2,250/semester for
South Carolina residents
outside Horry and Georgetown
counties.
Financial aid: Susan Thompson 843-349-7818.
Enrollment: about 8,000.
36% men, 64% women.
ACADEMICS
Required tests: Compass Test
determines placement.
95 majors. Popular concentra-
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District Five has several
magnet programs and many
of its schools are open to
choice.
TOP SCHOLARSHIPS
District Fives most recent
high school graduates were
offered nearly $120 million in
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Students get personal attention they
need to thrive academically.
COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS
17 NCAA D-II mens and womens sports;
cheerleading and dance.
IDEAL LOCATION
Beautiful 90 acre campus in historic
Newberry, South Carolina offers
small-town safety with big-city
convenience nearby.
www.newberry.edu
803.321.5127
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Summer Programs
Hammond offers a broad array of summer programs designed for every age and interest. Whether youre seeking a full-day camp
or looking for supplemental academics, an athletic workshop, or want to try your hand at an art class, weve got something for
everyone.
Our programs are available to students ages three years-old through adult. If youre a Hammond student, or simply interested in
spending some time with us this summer, we invite you to apply.
For more information on our Summer Programs, visit our website at hammondschool.org,
or contact Kevin White, Director of Auxiliary Programs, at 8036958624.
HAMMOND School 854 Galway Lane Columbia, SC 29209 803.776.0295 hammondschool.org
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Northeastern Technical
College
netc.edu
Campuses in Pageland, Cheraw,
Bennettsville and Dillon.
Mail applications to: 1201
Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw,
SC 29520.
Admissions: 800-921-7399 or
843-921-6933; 843-537-6148
(fax).
Tuition: $1,704/semester, full-
Orangeburg-Calhoun
Technical College
octech.edu
Mail applications to: 3250 St.
Matthews Road Northeast,
Orangeburg, SC 29118.
Admissions: askme@octech.
edu; 803-535-1234.
Tuition: $1,920/semester for
residents of Calhoun and Orangeburg counties; $2,388/semester for other South Carolina
residents.
Financial aid: finaid@octech.
edu; 803-535-1224.
Enrollment: 3,060.
38% men, 62% women. 52%
African-American/black, 42%
white/non-Hispanic, 5% other.
ACADEMICS
90 degree, diploma and certificate programs. Popular concentrations include health care,
computer technology, business,
education, industrial electronics
and university transfer.
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
ptc.edu
Campuses in Greenwood,
Abbeville, Edgefield, Clinton,
McCormick, Newberry, Saluda
and Laurens.
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
1467, Greenwood, SC 29648.
Admissions: 864-941-8365; 864941-8466 (fax).
Tuition: $150-163/credit hour.
Financial aid: 864-941-8635;
864-941-8599 (fax).
Enrollment: 6,521. 0% American Indian/Alaska native, 1%
Asian, 39% African-American/
black, 1% Hispanic, 0% native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander, 57%
white/not of Hispanic origin,
1% other.
Spartanburg
Community College
Admissions: admissions@tcl.
edu; 843-525-8211.
Tuition: about $900/semester
with S.C. Lottery Tuition Assistance.
Financial aid: financialaid@tcl.
edu; 843-470-5961.
Enrollment: 2,529.
31% men, 69% women. 47%
minority.
ACADEMICS
Certificates, diplomas and associate degrees offered in college
transfer, computer technology,
industrial electronics, health
sciences, civil engineering
technology, general business,
cosmetology, building construction and continuing education.
Tri-County Technical
College
sccsc.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
4386, Spartanburg, SC 29305.
Admissions: admissions@
sccsc.edu; 866-891-3700 or 864592-4800; 864-592-4564 (fax).
Tuition: $2,475/semester, South
Carolina residents outside
Spartanburg, Cherokee and
Union counties.
Financial aid: 864-582-4810.
Enrollment: 5,864.
tctc.edu
Campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley and Seneca.
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
584, Pendleton, SC 29670.
Admissions: info@tctc.edu;
864-646-TCTC; 864-646-8361
(fax).
Tuition: $4,872/year for South
Carolina residents outside
Anderson, Oconee and Pickens
counties.
Financial aid: finaid@tctc.edu;
864-646-1650.
Enrollment: 6,553.
ACADEMICS
Popular majors include computer technology, horticulture,
culinary arts, nursing, surgical technology and university
transfer.
ACADEMICS
More than 70 majors. Popular
majors include university transfer, nursing, computer information systems, mechatronics and
criminal justice.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
The Bridge to Clemson program lets freshmen blend
the academic experience at
Tri-County Tech with the social
experience at Clemson.
Technical College of
the Lowcountry
tcl.edu
Campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton
and Varnville.
921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC
29902.
Trident Technical
College
tridenttech.edu
Campuses in North Charleston,
Moncks Corner, Charleston and
Mount Pleasant.
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
118067, AM-M, Charleston, SC
29423-8067.
Admissions: admissions@tridenttech.edu; 843-574-6558.
Tuition: $2,170.08/semester for
12-15 hours for South Carolina
residents outside service area.
Add $180.84/credit hour for
more than 15 hours.
Financial aid: financial.aid@
tridenttech.edu; 843-574-6110.
Enrollment: 16,136.
38% men, 62% women. 0.6%
American Indian/Alaska
native, 1.75% Asian, 30.47%
African-American/black, 4.66%
Hispanic, 0.29% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander, 58.09%
white, 2.32% two or more races,
1.93% international, 1.82% race/
ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
164 majors. Popular majors
include university transfer
programs, nursing, computer
technology, business and culinary arts.
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW:
Tom Crawford, weathercaster
on ABC News 4 in Charleston;
S.C. Rep. Joe Daning, R-Berkeley; Allison Smith, co-owner
and pastry chef at Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts in Charleston.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Spa 66 at Palmer Campus
offers customized facial
treatments, waxing, airbrush
tanning, manicures, pedicures,
massages and more at a great
value.
DID YOU KNOW?
Because research shows that
students are more successful in
shorter terms, Trident moved
almost exclusively to seven-week classes in fall 2014.
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Art Institute of
Charleston
www.wiltech.edu
Mail applications to: 601
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.,
Kingstree, SC 29556.
Admissions: admissions@
wiltech.edu; 843-355-4165.
Tuition + fees: $1,938/semester, full-time students who live
in South Carolina but outside
Williamsburg County. $161.54/
credit hour, part-time students
who live in South Carolina but
outside Williamsburg County.
Financial aid: boosj@wiltech.
edu; 843-355-4166.
Enrollment: 717.
30% men, 70% women. 70%
African-American/black, 1%
Hispanic/Latino, 28% white, 1%
unknown/unreported.
new.artinstitutes.edu/Charleston
24 N. Market St., Charleston
Tuition + fees: $17,596/year.
Enrollment: 643.
Brown Mackie College
www.brownmackie.edu
Two Liberty Square, 75 Beattie
Place, Suite 100, Greenville, SC
29601-2155.
Tuition + fees: $12,114/year.
Enrollment: 845.
Centura College
centuracollege.edu
7500 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29223.
8084 Rivers Ave., North
Charleston, SC 29406-9235
Tuition + fees: $15,547/year.
Enrollment at all S.C. campuses: 107
ACADEMICS
Six associate degree programs,
two diploma programs, 19 certificate programs. Popular majors include practical nursing,
criminal justice, cosmetology,
early child care and welding.
DID YOU KNOW?
Williamsburg Tech began offering online courses this spring.
ACADEMICS
Popular programs include medical assistant, medical billing
and coding, HVAC, and building maintenance and repair.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Hands-on learning and large
labs prepare students for employment.
ECPI University
ecpi.edu
Columbia Campus: 250 Berryhill Road #300, Columbia, SC
29210, 844-611-0668, 803-6104111.
Greenville Campus: 1001 Keys
Drive #100, Greenville, SC
29615, 844-611-0627, 864-4385018.
Charleston Campus: 7410
Northside Drive #100, N.
Charleston, SC 29420, 844-6110642, 843-606-5902.
Tuition + fees: $6,420. - $8,560/
semester.
Enrollment: Columbia: 188,
Greenville: 322, Charleston:
341.
44% men, 56% women.
42% black/African-American.
44% white/non-Hispanic.
8% Hispanic.
4% Asian/Pacific islander.
ACADEMICS
Associate and Bachelors degrees.
DID YOU KNOW?
Since it was founded in 1966,
ECPI University has demonstrated a commitment to
forward-thinking, market-based
curriculum, being among the
first to offer classes in the
growing field of computer
programming. From that point
forward, ECPI University has
pursued a path of sustained academic innovation based on addressing the needs of students
and employers while playing a
key role in the mid-Atlantics
economic development. ECPI
Universitys fields of study
include Technology, Health
Science, Business, Criminal
Justice, and the Culinary Arts.
ECPI University has been
ranked in the top 3 for Best for
Vets by Military Times for the
past four years (Online and
Nontraditional Schools).
Forrest College
forrestcollege.edu
601 E. River St., Anderson, SC
29624-2405.
Tuition + fees: $9,420/year.
Enrollment: 135.
Fortis College
columbia.fortis.edu
246 Stoneridge Drive, Suite
101, Columbia, SC 29210-8000.
Tuition + fees: $15,772/year.
Enrollment: 543.
Golf Academy of America
www.golfacademy.edu
3268 Waccamaw Blvd., Myrtle
Beach 29579-9451.
Tuition + fees: $16,153/year.
Enrollment: 299.
ITT Technical Institute
www.itt-tech.edu
1628 Browning Road, Suite 180,
Columbia, SC 29210.
6 Independence Pointe, Greenville, SC 29615.
9654 N. Kings Highway, Suite
101, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572.
Miller-Motte Technical
College
miller-motte.edu
8085 Rivers Ave., North
Charleston, SC 29406.
2451 U.S. 501 East, Conway, SC
29528.
Tuition + fees: $10,360/year.
South University
southuniversity.edu
Mail applications to: 9 Science
Court, Columbia, SC 29203.
Admissions: 803-946-4308.
Tuition + fees: $16,360/year.
Financial aid: 803-935-4295.
ACADEMICS
4 associate programs, 11
bachelors programs, 11 masters programs and 2 doctoral
programs.
Strayer University
200 Center Point Circle, #300,
Columbia, SC 29210.
5010 Wetland Crossing, North
Charleston, SC 29418.
555 N. Pleasantburg Drive,
Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29607.
Tuition + fees: $15,495/year.
University of Phoenix
phoenix.edu
Mail applications to: 1001
Pinnacle Point Drive, Columbia,
SC 29223.
Tuition + fees: $10,634/year.
Virginia College
vc.edu
7201 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29223.
78 Global Drive, Greenville, SC
29607.
6185 Rivers Ave., North
Charleston, SC 29406.
8150 Warren H. Abernathy
Highway, Spartanburg, SC
29301.
Webster University
Columbia Metro
Campus
webster.edu/columbia
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Lenoir-Rhyne
University: Center for
Graduate Studies
of Columbia
columbia.lr.edu
Mail applications to: 4201 N.
Main St., Price House, Columbia, SC 29203.
Admissions: kohl.friery@lr.edu,
803-461-3296.
Tuition: $500/credit hour.
Financial aid: bria.rearden@
lr.edu, 803-461-3296.
Dorms: Yes.
Enrollment: 104.
ACADEMICS
Required standardized tests:
Traditional admission, scores
vary by program. Career-track
admission, none.
Required undergrad GPA: 2.7.
Required degree: Any bachelors.
4 academic concentrations.
Degrees include Master of Arts
in Human Services and Master
of Arts in Counseling.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
The renovated space for
masters students includes a
24-hour study area.
Lutheran Theological
Southern Seminary
ltss.lr.edu
Mail applications to: 4201 N.
Main St., Columbia, SC 29203.
Admissions: admissions_columbia@lr.edu; 803-461-3238.
Tuition: $15,805/year.
Financial aid: 803-461-3240.
Enrollment: 104.
ACADEMICS
Required undergrad GPA: 2.5.
Required degree: Any bachelors.
4 academic concentrations.
Master of Divinity, Master
of Arts in Christian Ministry,
Master of Arts in Religion and
Master of Sacred Theology.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Seminarians have prepared for
ministry at LTSS since 1911.
Medical University of
South Carolina
musc.edu
Mail applications to: 45 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC
29425-2030.
Tuition: Varies by program. See
academicdepartments.musc.
edu/esl/em/records/fees.html.
Financial aid: finaid@musc.
edu; 843-792-2536.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Charleston is one of the most
highly recognized cities for
tourism, find dining, historical
attractions and recreational
activities on and off the water.
Sherman College of
Chiropractic
www.sherman.edu
Mail applications to: P.O. Box
1452, Spartanburg, SC 29304.
Admissions: admissions@
sherman.edu; 800-849-8771,
ext. 200.
Tuition: $30,160/year.
Enrollment: 353.
56% men, 44% women. 1%
American Indian/Alaska native,
2% Asian/Pacific islander, 5%
African-American/black, 10%
Hispanic, 72% white, 3% two or
more races, 3% international,
4% race/ethnicity not reported.
ACADEMICS
Doctor of Chiropractic program.
A NICE PLACE TO
CALL HOME:
Spartanburg is a college town,
with seven colleges and the
highest per-capital college
student population of any major
city in the state.
DID YOU KNOW?
Sherman is one of just 18 chiropractic colleges in the U.S. and
the only one in the Carolinas.
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