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EDUCATION GUIDE SPRING 2018

PUBLIC 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES The Citadel 171 Moultrie St., Charleston; citadel.edu

Friday, May 11, 2018

LAUREN LIBET Vice President of Advertising REBEKAH LEWIS HALL Special Projects Coordinator

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Illustration by Louie Lanford.

About this section Some entries have been edited for space.

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Costs, enrollment and information under the “Academics” heading were provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. Enrollment information is for the 2016-17 school year; tuition information is from 2017-18.

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 Schools provided contact information for their admissions and financial aid departments and information for the headings “Alumni you may know,” “A nice place to live” and “Did you know?”  The State publishes its Education Guide every fall and spring. Email rhall@thestate.com to update your school’s listing.

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Admissions: 843-953-5230 or 800868-1842.

Tuition + fees: $12,056*.

Room/board: $6,600.

Enrollment: 2,773 undergraduates.

11% female, 89% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 2% Asian; 9% African-American/black; 7% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 77% white; 4% two or more races; 0% unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1055.

Average ACT: 22.5.

Applicants admitted: 82%.

Popular majors include business, criminal justice, civil engineering, political science and government, and electrical engineering.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, governor of South Carolina from 1959 to 1963; John C. West, governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975; Pat Conroy, novelist known for “The Prince of Tides.”

A nice place to call home: Conde Nast Traveler has ranked Charleston the No. 1 small city in the U.S. for several years. The Citadel is a top tourist destination, with the Ashley River flowing on one side of campus.

Did you know? For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report recognized The Citadel as the top public college in the South for institutions granting up to a master’s degree.

In 2018, Forbes magazine ranked The Citadel the second-best value college in South Carolina, after Clemson University. *Costs differ depending on year. See www.citadel.edu/root/cost-info.

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Lenoir-Rhyne University’s COLUMBIA CENTER OFFERING MASTER’S DEGREES IN:

Counseling Human Services Occupational Therapy Religious Leadership

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PUBLIC 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Admissions: admissions@coastal. edu; 800-277-7000; 843-349-6436 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $11,200.

201 Sikes Hall, Clemson; clemson.edu Room/board: $9,414.

Financial aid: finaid@coastal Admissions: 864-656-2287; .edu; 800-277-7000, ext. 2313, 864-656-2464 (fax). or 843-349-2313; 843-349-2347 Tuition + fees: $15,116. (fax).

Room/board: $9,144.

Enrollment: 9,747 undergraduFinancial aid: finaid@clemson. ates. 53% female, 47% male. 0% edu; 864-656-2280; 864-656-1831. American Indian/Alaska native; Enrollment: 18,599 undergradu1% Asian; 20% black/Africanates. 48% female, 52% male. 0% American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; American Indian/Alaska native; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific 2% Asian; 7% black/Africanislander; 67% white; 5% two or American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; more races; 1% race/ethnicity 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific unknown; 2% nonresident. islander; 83% white; 3% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity ACADEMICS unknown; 1% nonresident.

Average SAT composite: 1010.

Average ACT: 22.5.

ACADEMICS Applicants admitted: 61%.

Average SAT composite: 1245.

Popular majors include Average ACT: 28.5. business, communications, Applicants admitted: 51%. kinesiology and exercise science, Popular majors include business; marine biology, and marketing. biology; mechanical engineering; psychology; and marketing.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Michael ALSO Kelly, an Emmy-nominated actor Alumni you may know: known for his roles in Ambassador Nikki Haley, former “House of Cards” and “Evergovernor of South Carolina; est”; Dustin Johnson, professionNancy O’Dell, host of CBS’s al golfer; Mike Tolbert, fullback “Entertainment Tonight;” C.J. for the Buffalo Bills; Josh Spiller, free agent running back Norman, cornerback for the and return specialist in the NFL. Washington Redskins; Amber A nice place to call home: Tree- Campbell, three-time U.S. lined streets welcome students to Olympian in track and field. campus. Many stu-dents spend A nice place to call home: hours studying, lounging and Coastal Carolina University’s playing on Bow-man Field. proximity to the coast and the Nearby Lake Hart-well offers Myrtle Beach resort area led to more than 900 miles of the development of two disshoreline. tinctive programs: marine sciDid you know? Clemson is ence, which offers a Ph.D. proranked among the top 25 nagram, and professional golf tional public universities, and it’s management, the latter of which No. 10 for happiest students. is one of only 18 programs in the nation accredited by the PGA of America.

Coastal Carolina Did you know? U.S. News & World Report ranked Coastal University Carolina among the top 10 schools in the South in the Best Value Category in 2016, 2017, 103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway; and 2018. CCU has been coastal.edu designated a Military Friendly

Clemson University

School for several consecutive years and earned a Bronze Award for 2018-19. The Coastal baseball team won the College World Series in 2016.

The College of Charleston

Did you know? The College of Charleston was named one of the top “Green Schools” in the nation by The Princeton Review. The guide also ranked its Career Center among the nation’s top 20.

Francis Marion University

66 George St., Charleston; cofc.edu Admissions: admissions@cofc. edu; 843-953-5670; 843-953-6322 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $12,422.

Room/board: $12,048.

Financial aid: financialaid@ cofc.edu; 843-953-5540; 843-953-7192 (fax).

Enrollment: 10,375 undergraduates. 63% female, 37% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 2% Asian; 8% black/AfricanAmerican; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 79% white; 4% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

4822 E. Palmetto St., Florence; www.fmarion.edu Admissions: admissions@ fmarion.edu; 800-368-7551 or 843-661-1231.

Tuition + fees: $10,742.

Room/board: $7,948.

Financial aid: finasst@fmarion. edu; 843-661-1190.

Enrollment: 3,559 undergraduates. 69% female, 31% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 43% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 48% white; 3% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1095.

Average ACT: 24.5.

Applicants admitted: 84%.

Popular majors include business, biology, psychology, speech communication and rhetoric, and pubic health.

ACADEMICS Average SAT: 985.

Average ACT: 20.

Applicants admitted: 62%.

Popular majors include biology, nursing, psychology, business, and education.

ALSO Alumni you may know: James B. Edwards, former governor of South Carolina; Brett Gardner, outfielder for the New York Yankees; Nafees Bin Zafar, two-time Scientific and Technical Academy Award winner; Padgett Powell, novelist; Callie Shell, photojournalist for TIME magazine.

A nice place to call home: College of Charleston is located in historic downtown Charleston and was named Travel + Leisure magazine’s Most Beautiful Campus in America in 2017.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s attorney general; Josh Edgin, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles; Matt Bonds, co-founder of a 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 hour’s drive from the coast.

Did you know? Francis Marion University’s new Carter Center for Health Sciences in downtown Florence opened in 2016.

It is home to graduate-level nursing, clinical psychology and healthcare administration programs. It also houses the physician’s assistant program, which began its first class in 2016.

Another relatively new program, industrial engineering, saw its first graduates in 2017.

Lander University 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood; lander.edu Admissions: admissions@ lander.edu; 1-888-4-LANDER or 864-388-8307; 864-388-8125 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $11,700.

Room/board: $8,900.

Financial aid: finaid@lander. edu; 864-388-8340; 864-388-8811 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,734 undergraduates. 69% female, 31% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 28% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 2% two or more races; 3% race/ethnicity unknown; 5% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT: 915.

Average ACT: 19.5.

Applicants admitted: 62%.

Popular majors include business, education, nursing, humanities, sociology, and kinesiology and exercise science.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Molly Spearman, South Carolina’s state Superintendent of Education.

A nice place to call home: In addition to a vibrant campus with exceptional student life

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PUBLIC 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES opportunities, Lander offers a free shuttle service to popular spots throughout the city, making it easier for students to enjoy all that Greenwood has to offer.

Did you know? Along with financial aid packages that work for every budget, Lander’s frozen tuition helps students earn their degrees without earning loads of student debt.

South Carolina State University 300 College St. NE, Orangeburg; scsu.edu Admissions: admissions@scsu. edu; 800-260-5956 or 803-5367186; 803-536-8990 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $10,740.

Room/board: $9,000.

Financial aid: financialaid@

scsu.edu; 803-536-7067; 803-536-8420 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,529. 50% female, 50% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 96% African-American/black; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 2% white; 0% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 776.5.

Average ACT: 15.5.

Applicants admitted: 86%.

Popular majors include biology, education, criminal justice, family and consumer sciences, and mass communications.

ALSO Alumni you may know: U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, assistant Demo-

cratic leader and third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives; the late Ernest A. Finney, retired South Carolina Supreme Court justice; Donald Beatty, chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court; Armstrong Williams, the largest minority broadcast television owner.

A nice place to call home: At S.C. State, you can celebrate your culture, enjoy the arts and pursue academic, creative and spiritual interests through active student clubs. Plus, with dozens of intramural and club sports, you can compete in your favorite activities for fun and health.

Did you know? S.C. State’s nuclear engineering program – the only bachelor’s nuclear engineering program in the state or at a historically black college or university – ranks No. 22 among CollegeChoice.net’s Top

25 Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Programs. S.C. State University’s ROTC program is one of the largest producers of minority officers for the U.S. Army; 19 graduates have achieved the rank of general, and more than 2,100 have become commissioned officers in the armed forces. Seventeen of S.C. State’s graduates have led institutions of higher education as college presidents.

Tuition + fees: $11,862.

Room/board: $10,008.

Financial aid: 803-777-8134; sc.edu/financialaid.

Enrollment: 25,556 undergraduates. 53% female, 47% 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; 3% nonresident.

Lieber College on the Horseshoe, University of South Carolina, Columbia; sc.edu

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1210.

Average ACT: 27.5.

Applicants admitted: 68%.

Popular majors include finance, exercise physiology, biology, public health, and experimental psychology.

Admissions: admissions-ugrad @sc.edu; 803-777-7700.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Lindsey

University of South Carolina

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PUBLIC 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Graham, U.S. senator; David Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor Corporation; Peter McCausland, founder and former chief executive of Airgas, Inc. A nice place to call home: The Southeast’s most comprehensive health sciences teaching and research institution, the University of South Carolina is building on its nationally recognized programs in areas such as medicine, nursing, social work, public health, pharmacy, biochemistry, business and computing, as well as its unique partnerships with health care providers throughout the state, to create an exceptional health sciences experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Did you know? USC is No. 46 in the nation among public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report, which also recognizes the the No. 1-ranked undergraduate and graduate international business programs, the No. 4-ranked social psychology graduate program and the No. 5-ranked online nursing graduate program. The South Carolina Honors College has been named one of the best public university honors colleges

by Public University Press. The National Academy of Inventors recognizes USC as being in the top 1 percent of patent producing universities in the world.

USC Aiken

0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 4% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 4% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 965.

Average ACT: 21.

Applicants admitted: 67%.

Popular majors include business, nursing, education, kinesiology and exercise science, and speech communication and rhetoric.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Jason Fulmer, 2003 S.C. teacher of the year and associate program consultant at the Californiabased New Teacher Center; Rob Matwick, executive vice president of business operations for the Texas Rangers; Dr. Jennifer Walker, cardiac surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.

A nice place to call home: The 453-acre campus is located in the heart of South Carolina’s 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 Aiken’s 17th consecutive ranking among the top three in this category and its 10th time in first place.

USC Beaufort

417 University Parkway, Aiken; usca.edu

One University Blvd., Bluffton; www.uscb.edu

Admissions: admit@usca.edu; 803-641-3366; 803-641-3727 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $10,502.

Room/board: $7,592.

Financial aid: 803-641-3476; 803-643-6840 (fax).

Enrollment: 3,371 undergraduates. 64% female, 36% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 26% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino;

Admissions: admissions@uscb. edu; 843-208-8000; 843-208-8290 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $10,647.

Room/board: $8,584.

Financial aid: uscbfina@uscb.edu; 843-521-3104; 843-521-3194 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,005. 66% female, 34% male; 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 22% black/African-American;

7% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 58% white; 4% two or more races; 6% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT: 935.

Average ACT: 21.

Applicants admitted: 65%.

Popular majors include business, hospitality, 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 with faculty on the coast.

USC Lancaster A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS

376 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster; sc.edu/lancaster Admissions: uscladms@ mailbox.sc.edu; 803-313-7073; 803-313-7116 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $6,948.

Financial aid: usclfa@mailbox. sc.edu; 803-313-7068; 803-313-7168 (fax).

Enrollment: 1,845. 58% female, 42% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 2% Asian; 15% black/African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 64% white; 3% two or more races; 11% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 870.

Average ACT: 18.

Applicants admitted: 61%.

Popular majors include liberal studies, business, criminal justice, and nursing.

ALSO 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 oncampus Gregory Family YMCA, which features an in-door pool, a walking track, ten-nis courts, racquetball and handball courts, an aerobic fitness center and a game area. USC Lancaster fields men’s teams in baseball and soccer and women’s teams in soccer and volleyball.

Did you know? USC Lancaster has the largest single collection of Catawba Indian pottery in existence. The Native American Studies Center, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2017, serves as an archive and museum for state and regional Native American culture, history and tradition. In 2015, USC Lancaster opened a start-of-the-art nursing simulation lab to support the collaborative degree program with the USC College of Nursing.

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: $6,948.

Financial aid: safinaid@ mailbox.sc.edu; 803-584-3446; 803-584-3884 (fax).

Enrollment: 1,137. 62% female, 38% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 35% black/African-American;

2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 55% white; 3% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 815.

Average ACT: 16.

Applicants admitted: 62%.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Paula Harper Bethea, S.C. Education Lottery executive director; Bennish Brown, president and CEO of Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in Tacoma, Washington.

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 named for the Salkehatchie River, which runs through all five counties that support the campus.

USC Sumter A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS

200 Miller Road, Sumter; www.uscsumter.edu Admissions: Keith Britton – brittonk@uscsumter.edu; 803-938-3882; 803-938-3717.

Tuition + fees: $6,948.

Financial aid: 803-938-3766.

Enrollment: 804. 56% female, 44% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 26% black/African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 49% white; 3% two or more races; 16% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 925.

Average ACT: 19.

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Chemist & Counselor | We should all be so lucky to have a doctor who appreciates test tubes and chemistry labs as much as a good history class and art exhibit.

Add to that a knack for nurturing, honed while counseling nervous freshmen on how to live – and even become best friends with – roommates for the first time. Meet Jabbarrius Ervin, a René Ravenel Scholar primed to be the next great surgeon. #BestofAllWorlds!

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PUBLIC 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Applicants admitted: 67%.

ALSO A nice place to call home: USC Sumter is less than an hour’s drive from USC’s main campus.

Did you know? USC Sumter recently added women’s golf and men’s soccer to its athletic programs.

USC Union

African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 56% white; 3% two or more races; 4% race/ ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 950.

Average ACT: 20.5.

Applicants admitted: 55%.

Popular majors include nursing, business, education, liberal studies, and criminal justice.

A USC PALMETTO COLLEGE CAMPUS

309 E. Academy St., Union; uscunion.sc.edu Admissions: Brad Greer: greerm@mailbox. sc.edu; 864-424-8028; 864-424-8085 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $6,948.

Financial aid: Bobby Holcombe: reholcom@mailbox.sc.edu; 864-424-8024; 864-424-8085 (fax).

Enrollment: 839. 59% female, 41% male.

0% American Indian/Alaska native; 2% Asian; 20% black/African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 65% white; 3% two or more races; 8% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 755.

Average ACT: 15.5.

Applicants admitted: 71%.

ALSO A nice place to call home: USC Union has a bookstore and student center on East Main Street with coffee, various food items and merchandise.

Did you know? The Bantams, USC Union’s club baseball team, won their division in 2013 and 2014.

USC Upstate 800 University Way, Spartanburg; uscupstate.edu Admissions: 800-277-8727; 864-503-5727 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $11,520.

Room/board: $8,334.

Financial aid: 864-503-5340; 864-503-5974 (fax).

Enrollment: 5,578 undergraduates. 64% female, 36% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 3% Asian; 27% black/

ALSO A nice place to call home: USC Upstate is within easy driving distance of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta and just hours from the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.

Winthrop University 701 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; winthrop.edu Admissions: admissions@winthrop.edu; 800-WINTHROP or 803-323-2191; 803-323-2137 or 803-323-4952 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $15,220.

Room/board: $8,740.

Financial aid: finaid@winthrop.edu; 803-323-2189; 803-323-2557 (fax).

Enrollment: 5,091 undergraduates. 69% female, 31% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 30% AfricanAmerican/black; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 58% white; 3% two or more races; 0% race/ ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1022.5.

Average ACT: 22.5.

Applicants admitted: 69%.

Popular majors include business, education, psychology, biology, and kinesiology and exercise science.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Shanola Hampton, actress on Showtime’s “Shameless;” Bob Crawford, bassist for the Avett Brothers; Roy Weathers, vice president and U.S. tax leader for Pricewaterhousecoopers; Raynard Gadson, writer and producer for AMC; Mary Delpit, codesigner and co-founder of the Blush Label.

Did you know? U.S. News & World Report has included Winthrop in “America’s Best Colleges” for the past 24 years.

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PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Allen University

two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

1530 Harden St., Columbia; www.allenuniversity.edu

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1037.5.

Average ACT: 23.5.

Applicants admitted: 54%.

Popular majors include nursing, teacher education, elementary education, human services, and graphic design.

Admissions: admissions@allen university.edu; 877-625-5379 or 803-376-5735; 803-376-5733 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $13,140.

Room/board: $6,880.

Financial aid: financialaid@allen university.edu; 866-828-1514 or 803-376-5740; 803-376-5731 (fax).

Enrollment: 600. 54% female, 46% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 98% black/AfricanAmerican; 1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 1% white; 0% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Anderson University

ALSO 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 South’s 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? U.S. News & World Report ranks Anderson College the No. 7 most innovative regional university in the South. Institutional Research and Evaluation also named Anderson “America’s 100 Best College Buys.” For several years running, Apple has honored Anderson as an Apple Distinguished School for the quality and innovation of the university’s Mobile Learning Initiative. Freshmen are issued iPads upon entering the university for use in specially designed classes that transform the learning experience.

316 Boulevard, Anderson; andersonuniversity.edu

Benedict College

ACADEMICS Open admissions policy.

Popular majors include business, social sciences, biology, mathematics, and religion.

ALSO Alumni you may know: S.C. Rep. William Clyburn, D-Aiken.

Did you know? Adult learners can pursue bachelor’s degrees through Allen’s College for Professional Adults, taking advantage of weekdayevening, weekend and online programs.

Admissions: admission@anderson university.edu; 800-542-3594 or 864-328-1835.

Tuition + fees: $26,970.

Room/board: $9,680.

Financial aid: finaid@anderson university.edu; 800-542-3594 or 864-231-2070.

Enrollment: 3,432 undergraduates.

69% female, 31% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 8% black/African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 83% white; 3%

1600 Harden St., Columbia; www.benedict.edu Admissions: 803-705-4910.

Tuition + fees: $19,958.

Room/board: $8,924.

Benedict has reduced tuition + fees to $16,600 and room and board to $6,200.

Financial aid: 803-705-4418; 803-705-6629 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,281. Enrollment for 2018-19 will be capped at 2,100. 48% female; 52%male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 99% black/

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PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES African-American; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 0% white; 0% two or more races; 0% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 1%native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 75%white; 3% two or more races; 7% race/ethnicity unknown; 6% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Benedict is ending its open admission policy. Students now must have 2.0 high school GPA to enroll.

Popular majors include human development and family studies, biology, business, criminal justice, and sports communication.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1055.

Average ACT: 23.

Applicants admitted: 87%.

Popular majors include business, education, nursing, accounting, and engineering.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Tim LaHaye, coALSO author of the “Left Behind” series; Cliff Alumni you may know: Dorothy BuckBarrows, music director for the Billy hanan Wilson, international president of Graham Evangelical Association; Stu Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Dr. LeRoy T. Epperson, co-founder and chairman of Walker, first African-American to serve as Salem Communications. president of the U.S. Olympic ComA nice place to call home: The BJU mittee and first African-American Olym- Museum & Gallery is home to the largest pic coach; the Honorable I.S. Leevy Johncollection of religious art in the Western son, former legislator in the S.C. House Hemisphere. (and one of the first three black legislaDid you know? U.S. News & World tors in 100 years when he was elected in Report in 2018 ranked Bob Jones No. 7 1970) and first black president of the S.C. for Best Value Colleges in the South.

Bar Association; Dr. Luns C. Richardson, president of Morris College.

A nice place to call home: Benedict Charleston Southern College is home to the nationally ranked, University award-winning gospel choir; distinguished concert choir; well-regarded Marching Tiger Band of Distinction, and 9200 University Blvd., Charleston; csuniv.edu a theater ensemble that recently presented six performances of “A Raisin in the Admissions: enroll@csuniv.edu; 800Sun.” 947-7474; 843-863-7070 (fax).

Did you know? Benedict College was Tuition + fees: $24,840. ranked for six consecutive years as one of Room/board: $9,900. the top baccalaureate colleges and Enrollment: 3,204 undergraduates. 62% universities by Washington Monthly female, 38% male. 1% American Indian/ magazine. Rankings were based on Alaska native; 2% Asian/Pacific islander; creating social mobility and producing 26% black/African-American; 4% Hiscutting-edge scholarship and research. panic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 62% white; 3% two or more races; 3% race/ethnicity unknown; Bob Jones University 1% nonresident.

1700 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville; bju.edu Admissions: admissions@bju.edu; 800-252-6363; 800-2-FAX-BJU (fax).

Tuition + fees: $16,500.

Room/board: $6,650.

Financial aid: finaid@bju.edu; 864-2425100, ext. 3040; 864-235-2897 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,566 undergraduates. 55% female, 45% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 2% Asian; 2% black/African-

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1010.

Average ACT: 22.

Applicants admitted: 61%.

Popular majors include nursing, education, kinesiology and exercise science, criminal justice, and biology.

ALSO Alumni you may know: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Charleston Republican; Dr. Sam

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PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Gandy, physician and leading researcher of Alzheimer’s 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 Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc.’s lists America’s Best Christian Colleges and America’s 100 Best College Buys, Military Friendly Schools, the VA Yellow Ribbon Program, and U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Universities in the South and Best Online Colleges.

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: $16,480.

Room/board: $9,112.

Financial aid: twilliams@ claflin.edu; 803-535-5334; 803-535-5383 (fax).

Enrollment: 1,905 undergraduates. 65% female, 35% male.

1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 91% black/ African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 1% white; 0% two or more races; 1% race/ ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 890.

Average ACT: 19.

Applicants admitted: 42%.

Popular majors include criminal justice, sociology, organizational behavior studies, biology, and sport and fitness administration and management.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Ernest A. Finney Jr., retired S.C. Supreme Court justice; Leo Twiggs, painter; Cecil Williams, photographer, journalist and author.

A nice place to call home: Faculty members purposefully cultivate their students’ curiosity and potential by providing a concrete framework for problem-solving through higher-order thinking processes.

Clinton College

Coker College

1029 Crawford Road, Rock Hill; www.clintoncollege.edu

300 E. College Ave., Hartsville; coker.edu

Admissions: 803-327-7402, ext.

8166.

Tuition + fees: $7,949.

Room/board: $9,551.

Financial aid: 803-327-7402, ext. 8163.

Enrollment: 200. 51% female, 49% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 98% black/African-American; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 2% white; 0% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

Admissions: admissions@coker. edu; 800-950-1908 or 843-3838050; 843-383-8056 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $28,684.

Room/board: $8,824.

Financial aid: financial_aid@ coker.edu; 843-383-8050.

Enrollment: 1,149 undergraduates. 60% female, 40% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 32% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 55% white; 5% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 3% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admissions policy.

Popular programs include business and religion.

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ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 970.

Average ACT: 20.

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PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Applicants admitted: 59%.

Popular majors include business and commerce, business administration, health and physical education, sociology, and criminology.

Columbia International University

ALSO Alumni you may know: Ruth Patrick, pioneering biologist and National Medal of Science winner; Terrance Hayes, poet and 2014 MacArthur Fellow (a “genius grant” recipient); Christopher Dawson, producer for CNN special projects and CNN’s Impact Your World initiative.

A nice place to call home: With a 12:1 student-faculty ratio, a Coker education is based on a close-knit community and Coker’s unique discussion-based roundtable learning technique.

Did you know? Coker will add esports, competitive online gaming, as a varsity sport in 2018-19. Coker initially will field teams that participate in several online games, including “League of Legends.”

Admissions: yesciu@ciu.edu; 800-777-2227, ext. 5024.

Tuition + fees: $22,390.

Room/board: $7,990.

Financial aid: finaid@ciu.edu; 803-807-5036.

Enrollment: 497 undergraduates. 48% female, 52% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 2% Asian; 11% black/African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 73% white; 2% two or more races; 3% race/ ethnicity unknown; 3% nonresident.

Columbia College 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia; columbiasc.edu Admissions: admissions@columbiasc. edu; 800-277-1301.

Tuition + fees: $19,500.

Room/board: $7,900.

Financial aid: fa@columbiasc.edu; 800-786-3612.

Enrollment: 1,456 undergraduates. 73% female, 27% male. 1% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 33% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0%native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 55%white; 3% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 945.

Average ACT: 21.

Applicants admitted: 87%.

Popular majors include social work, speech communications and rhetoric, education, behavioral sciences, and computer and information sciences.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Karen Johnson Williams, first female judge on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court; Lori Burns Allen, of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” and “Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids.”

7435 Monticello Road, Columbia; ciu.edu

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1064.

Average ACT: 23.

Applicants admitted: 36%.

Popular majors include business and organizational management, teacher education, biblical studies, general studies, and psychology.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Laura Story, Christian singer-songwriter; Daniel Blomberg, counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington; Dr. Michael Johnson, Alaska commissioner of education.

A nice place to call home: CIU is located on 400 acres along the Broad River featuring a lake and wooded trails. The campus is only minutes from the cultural and entertainment venues of Columbia.

Did you know? CIU is experiencing growth in enrollment and has announced $25 million in expansion plans for the campus. Dual enrollment for high school students is available. In addition to undergraduate programs, CIU offers graduate and seminary programs, many of them online, including a MBA.

Converse College 580 E. Main St., Spartanburg; converse.edu Admissions: admission@converse.edu; 864-596-9040.

Tuition + fees: $17,680.

Room/board: $10,610.

Financial aid: financial_ aid@converse. edu; 864-596-9010.

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A nice place to call home: Once dubbed “Hub City” for its railroad industry, Spartanburg today is a center for its art and music, international business and industry, and ACADEMICS outdoor culture.

Average SAT composite: Did you know? Converse 1020. combines room to find your Average ACT: 23. own voice – in an environApplicants admitted: 60%. ment where opinions are valued – with strong proPopular majors include grams in the arts, sciences psychology, education, biology, business, and art. and education and opportunities for student-faculty collaboration and research ALSO rarely found at the underAlumni you may know: graduate level. Ninety-four Julia Peterkin, Pulitzer percent of graduates Prize winner; Kimilee complete their degree in Bryant, Broadway performer known for her role four years or fewer.

Enrollment: 870 undergraduates. 100% female.

0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 9% black/ African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 67% white; 4%two or more races; 14% race/ethnicity unknown; 2% nonresident.

Erskine College Two Washington St., Due West; erskine.edu Admissions: admissions@ erskine.edu; 800-241-8421.

Tuition + fees: $34,560.

Room/board: $10,900.

Financial aid: 864-379-8421.

Enrollment: 614 undergraduates. 50% female, 50% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 11% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/ Latino; 1% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 54% white; 0% two or more races; 30% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1010.

Average ACT: 23.

Furman Applicants admitted: 76%.

University Popular majors include business, biology, educa3300 Poinsett Highway, tion, athletic training, and Greenville; furman.edu psychology.

Admissions: ALSO 864-294-2034.

Alumni you may know: Tuition + fees: $48,348.

April Clayton, biomedical Room/board: $12,158. researcher at the National Financial aid: 864-294-2204.

Institutes of Health; David Enrollment: 2,797 underAgnew, deputy director of graduates. 58% female, 42% intergovernmental affairs for male. 0% American Indian/ the Obama administration. A Alaska native; 2%Asian; 5% nice place to call home: black/African-American; 5% The quiet town of Due West Hispanic/Latino; 0% native provides a peaceful setting Hawaiian/Pacific islander; that promotes community. 78%white; 3% two or more About 90 percent of races; 3% race/ethnicity students live on campus. unknown; 5% nonresident.

Did you know? The ACADEMICS average South Carolina SAT and ACT recomLIFE scholar can attend Erskine for about$10,000 mended but not required. per year (after all sources of Applicants admitted: 68%. aid are applied).

Popular majors include

business, health sciences, political science, speech communication 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 Seattle Sounders soccer team; Betsy King, Beth Daniels and Dottie Pepper, past LPGA champions.

A nice place to call home: Furman’s scenic campus is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful in the nation – and the world. The University’s relationship with the fast-growing city of Greenville and surrounding Upstate region affords

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PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ample opportunities for undergraduate research projects, internships, and career placement.

Did you know? At the heart of the university’s academic experience is The Furman Advantage, a strategic plan that combines learning with immersive experiences outside the classroom, creating a personalized pathway that prepares students for lives of purpose, successful careers and community benefit. And 95 percent of Furman graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

Limestone College 1115 College Drive, Gaffney; limestone.edu Admissions: admissions@ limestone.edu; 800-795-7151, ext. 4554; 864-488-8206 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $25,025.

Room/board: $8,808.

Financial aid: financialaid@ limestone.edu; 864-488-8231; 864-488-4596 (fax).

Enrollment: 2,946 undergraduates. 56% female, 44% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 44% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 43% white; 0% two or more races; 5% race/ethnicity unknown; 3% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1020.

Average ACT: 21.

Applicants admitted: 48%.

Popular majors include business, social work, liberal studies, psychology, and sports management.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Robert L. “Bob” Peeler, former lieutenant governor of South Carolina; Tanner Saraceno, mixed martial arts fighter and reality show contestant on WWE’s “Tough Enough”; Kevin Pucetas, professional baseball player.

A nice place to call home: Limestone’s campus is nestled among gently rolling hills in Gaffney. Limestone values excellent teaching and supportive student-faculty interaction, encourages faculty to promote active learning in face-to-face and Internet classrooms, and seeks to cultivate the intellectual curiosity of each member of the college community.

Did you know? In addition to Limestone College’s traditional day program on the Gaffney campus, Limestone has eight convenient locations throughout South Carolina that offer evening classes for working adults, as well as an online degree program with more than 18 majors available.

YMCA of Sumter; Col. Joseph D. Blanding, U.S. Army.

A nice place to call home: Morris College is a safe and beautifully landscaped 41-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.

Minors include criminal forensics, computer science and cybersecurity.

Newberry College 2100 College St., Newberry; newberry.edu

Did you know? The Newberry College Loan Repayment Promise helps students repay their college loans after graduation so they can complete their education with a safety net and peace of mind. At no cost to the student or the family, the Newberry College Loan Repayment Promise is one more way Newberry helps students achieve their long-term goals with confident that student loans won’t hold them back from a successful future.

North Greenville University 7801 N. Tigerville Road, Tigerville; ngu.edu

Admissions: admissions@ngu. edu; 800-468-6642; Admissions: admissions@ 864-977-7177 (fax). newberry.edu; 803-321-5127.

Tuition + fees: $19,150.

Tuition + fees: $25,900.

100 W. College St., Sumter; Room/board: $10,240.

Room/board: $10,142. morris.edu Financial aid: 864-977-7056; Financial aid: admissions@ 864-977-7342 (fax). newberry.edu; 803-321-5127.

Admissions: 803-934-3225; Enrollment: 2,341 undergraduEnrollment: 1,070. 46% admissions@morris.edu. ates. 50% female, 50% male. 0% female, 54% male. 0% Tuition + fees: $13,458.

American Indian/Alaska native; American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 8% black/AfricanRoom/board: $5,737.

1% Asian; 26% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino; Enrollment: 754. 59% female; American; 4% His-panic/ 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific 41% male. 0% American islander; 78% white; 0% two or Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 57%white; 3% more races; 10% race/ethnicity 98% black/African-American; two or more races; 5% race/ unknown; 0% nonresident.

1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native ethnicity unknown; 4% Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS white; 1% two or more races; 0% Average SAT composite: 1110. race/ethnicity unknown; 0% ACADEMICS Average ACT: 24.5. nonresident.

Average SAT composite: 935. Applicants admitted: 59%.

Average ACT: 20.

Popular majors include liberal ACADEMICS Applicants admitted: 60%. studies, business, elementary Open admissions policy. education, health and wellness, Popular majors include busiPopular majors include ness, education, biology, nursing, broadcast journalism, and sports criminal justice, community management. and sports management. health, sociology, business, and biology.

ALSO ALSO A nice place to call home: The Alumni you may know: Brig.

ALSO campus is located in the footAlumni you may know: James B. Gen. Janice Haigler, U.S. Army; hills of the Blue Ridge MounBlassingame, president of Baptist John Smith, the S.C. Athletic tains in a quiet, serene pastoral Hall of Famer who at retireEducational and Missionary setting within the exciting ment from Great Falls High was Greenville metropolitan area.

Convention of South Carolina; S.C. Rep. J. Wayne George, Dthe winningest high school Did you know? Christian UniMarion; Bernadette R. Hampton, basketball coach in state versities Online ranked North S.C. Education Association history; Mark Hammond, S.C. Greenville in the 2017 Top 25 president; John Hoffman, CEO of Secretary of State.

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Presbyterian College 503 S. Broad St., Clinton; www.presby.edu Admissions: admissions@ presby.edu; 800-960-7583.

Tuition + fees: $37,842.

Room/board: $10,298.

Financial aid: Linda McAnnally: lmcannally@presby.edu; 864-833-8287.

Enrollment: 1,063 undergraduates. 54% female, 46% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 13% African-American/ black; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 72% white; 2% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 8% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1105.

Average ACT: 24.5.

Applicants admitted: 60%.

Popular majors include business, psychology, English, biology, political science, and history.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Jim Samples, president of international for Scripps Network Interactive; Ashley McCollum, general manager for BuzzFeed and Tasty; Justin Bethel, defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons; Ted Pitts, president and CEO of S.C. Chamber of Commerce; Mike Lefever, president and CEO of S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities.

A nice place to call home: The 240-acre campus is lined with tall oak trees and beautiful Georgianstyle architecture. With 98 percent of students residing on campus, the college is designed to have anything a student would need.

Did you know? Whether exploring

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ACADEMICS SAT and ACT recommended, but not required.

Applicants admitted: 55%.

Popular majors include business, human services, recreation and sport management, education, and criminology.

Voorhees College 481 Porter Drive, Denmark; voorhees.edu

Admissions: admissions@ voorhees.edu; 803-780-1030.

Tuition + fees: $12,630.

Southern Wesleyan Room/board: $7,346.

University Financial aid: 803-780-1150.

ALSO Enrollment: 415. 54% female, Alumni you may know: Dan 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central; Seaborn, marriage counselor and 46% male. 0% American Indian/ swu.edu public speaker who founded the Alaska native; 0% Asian; 93% black/ African-American; 1% Hispanic/ Winning at Home ministry; Admissions: 877-644-5556.

Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/PaciLindsey Torgerson, Team USA Tuition + fees: $24,700. fic islander; 2% white; 0% two or Duathlon medalist.

Room/board: $8,970. more races; 3% race/ethnicity A nice place to call home: The Enrollment: 1,424 undergraduunknown; 1% nonresident. ates. 61% female, 39% male. 0% campus has a coffee shop and ACADEMICS American Indian/Alaska native; outdoor recreation areas, including an ENO hammock park.

SAT and ACT recommended, 0% Asian; 24% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino; Did you know? Southern Wesbut not required. leyan offers traditional classes at Applicants admitted: 79%.

0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 0% two or the Central campus, as well as Popular majors include biology, more races; 11% race/ethnicity programs for adult learners sociology, sport management, unknown; 2% nonresident. across South Carolina and online. criminal justice, and business.

ALSO A nice place to call home: Columbia is about 50 miles north.

Did you know? Voorhees is the state’s only HBCU with an emergency management major.

Wofford College 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg; wofford.edu Admissions: admissions@ wofford.edu; 864-597-4130.

Tuition + fees: $41,955.

Room/board: $12,140.

Financial aid: finaid@wofford. edu; 864-597-4160.

Enrollment: 1,683. 52% female, 48% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 3% Asian; 8% black/ African-American; 4% Hispanic/ Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 80% white; 3% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 1160.

Average ACT: 26.5.

Applicants admitted: 70%.

Popular majors include biology, finance, business and managerial economics, chemistry, and psychology.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Jerry Richardson, owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers; Wendi Nix, anchor and reporter for EXPN; Craig Melvin, anchor and reporter on NBC News and MSNBC. A nice place to call home: Last year marked the 23rd 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 on seven continents.

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Forrest College

Aiken Technical College

white; 2% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Florence-Darlington Technical College

601 E. River St., Anderson; forrestcollege.edu

2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville; atc.edu

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include nursing (RN), liberal arts, electromechanical and maintenance certification, human services, and welding certification.

2715 W. Lucas St., Florence; fdtc.edu

Tuition + fees: $10,525.

Enrollment: 106. 86% female, 14% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 33% black/African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 0% two or more races; 5% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include medical assistant, business, and law enforcement.

Spartanburg Methodist College 1000 Powell Mill Road, Spartanburg; smcsc.edu Admissions: admiss@smcsc. edu; 864-587-4213.

Tuition + fees: $16,860.

Room and board: $9,100.

Financial aid: smcfinaid@smcsc. edu; 864-587-4203.

Enrollment: 737. 47% female, 53% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 33% black/ African-American; 7% Hispanic/ Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 56%white; 2% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Average SAT composite: 855.

Average ACT: 18.

Applicants admitted: 65%.

Popular programs include liberal studies, business, visual arts, and criminal justice.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Fletcher Thompson, former assistant director of the FBI; Reggie Sanders, former MLB right-fielder.

Did you know? South Carolina high school graduates with a GPA of 3.0 or higher earn fulltuition scholarships.

Admissions: starthere@atc. edu; 803-508-7263.

Tuition: $4,468 in district; $4,828 in state.

Financial aid: 803-508-7263.

Enrollment: 2,459. 62% female, 38% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 32% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 1% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admissions policy.

Popular programs include liberal arts, nursing (RN), lineworker certification, nuclear certification, and medical assistant certification.

ALSO Did you know? Aiken Tech is one of a few two-year colleges with nuclear programs in radiation protection and quality systems.

Central Carolina Technical College 506 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter; cctech.edu Campuses in Sumter, Camden, Bishopville, Manning and on Shaw Air Force Base Admissions: admissions@cc tech.edu; 803-778-6605.

Tuition + fees: $4,998 in district; $5,807 in state.

Financial aid: finaid@cctech. edu; 803-778-6605.

Enrollment: 3,579. 67% female, 33% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 44% black/African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 48%

ALSO Alumni you may know: Floyd Keels, president and CEO of Rosser Engineering; Josh Arrants, naturalist.

Did you know? Both 2013 and 2014 South Carolina Governor’s Professor of the Year (for twoyear colleges) recipients were Central Carolina Technical College instructors – Josh Castleberry and Chris Hall, respectively.

Denmark Technical College 1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd., Denmark; www.denmarktech.edu Admissions: 803-793-5176.

Tuition + fees: $5,700.

Financial aid: 803-793-5129.

Enrollment: 632. 58% fe-male, 42% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 85% black/African-American; 1% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 13% white; 0% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include welding certification, child care provider certification, child care and support services management, liberal studies, and criminal justice.

ALSO Did you know? The Engineering Technology Center houses robots for the electromechanical engineering curriculum.

Admissions: 843-661-8289.

Tuition + fees: $4,270 in district; $4,534 in state.

Financial aid: 843-661-8085.

Enrollment: 6,003. 65% female, 35% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 43% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/ Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 44%white; 1% two or more races; 8% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include nursing (RN), liberal arts, human services, accounting certification, and business.

Greenville Technical College 738 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville; www.gvltec.edu Campuses in Greenville, Berea, Simpsonville and Taylors and at Clemson University’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation.

Admissions: 864-250-8000; www.gvltec.edu/apply.

Tuition + fees: $4,422 in district; $4,806 in state.

Financial aid: www.gvltec.edu/ financial_aid.

Enrollment: 11,932. 59% female; 41% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 2% Asian; 22% black/African-American; 9% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 61% white; 3% two or more races; 3% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal arts, nursing (RN), welding certification, electromechanical and maintenance certification, and business.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, First Amendment law scholar and the only Rhodes Scholar to come through the South Carolina technical college system.

Did you know? Campus Pointe at Greenville Technical College offers spacious apartments minutes from the Barton Campus.

GTC was the first two-year college in the state to offer honors education. Furman University’s prestigious Alden Transfer Scholarship, which includes full-tuition coverage for two years, has been awarded to a GTC Honors Program graduate for nine of the past eleven years.

Programs in business, technology, health and wellness, and public service are developed and updated with the help of representatives from leading area companies, meeting the needs of employers and giving graduates relevant skills.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2050 U.S. 501 East, Conway; www.hgtc.edu Campuses in Conway, Georgetown and Myrtle Beach.

Admissions: 843-349-5277.

Tuition + fees: $4,108 in district; $5,044 in state.

Financial aid: 843-349-7818.

Enrollment: 7,018. 63% female, 37% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 21% black/ African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 70% white; 3% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

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PUBLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal arts, nursing (RN), phlebotomy certification, business, and HVAC certification.

Clerk of Court; Dr. Ronald L. Rhames, Midlands Tech president.

A nice place to call home: Midlands Tech has six campuses around the Midlands, as well Did you know? There are plenty of ways for students who want the full college experience to get involved at Midlands Tech, which has more than 30 student clubs and organizations.

ALSO A nice place to call home: The International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach opened in 2016.

That and all of the college’s Northeastern buildings house state-of-the-art technology.

Technical College Did you know? Horry-Georgetown Technical College has the 1201 Chesterfield Highway, state’s only associate degree in golf and sports turf management. Cheraw; netc.edu

Midlands Technical College 1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia; midlandstech.edu Campuses in Columbia, West Columbia, Batesburg-Leesville, Winnsboro, Irmo and on Fort Jackson.

Campuses in Pageland, Cheraw, Bennettsville and Dillon.

Admissions: 800-921-7399; 843-537-6148 (fax).

Tuition: $4,080 in district; $4,296 in state.

Financial aid: 843-921-6939.

Enrollment: 970. 65% female, 35% male. 2% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 35% black/ African-American; 2% Hispanic/ Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/PaciAdmissions: admissions@ fic islander; 57%white; 3% two or midlandstech.edu; 803-738-7839. more races; 1% race/ethnicity Tuition + fees: $4,214 in district; unknown; 0% nonresident. $5,222 in state.

Financial aid: asksfs@midlands ACADEMICS Open admission policy. tech.edu; 803-738-7792.

Popular programs include liberal Enrollment: 10,749. 60% female; arts, business, nursing (RN), 40% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 2% Asian; 35% black/ nursing (LPN), and child care assistant certification.

African-American; 4% Hispanic/ Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific ALSO islander; 49% white; 3% two or more A nice place to call home: races; 6% race/ethnicity unknown; Chesterfield, Marlboro and 0% nonresident.

Dillon counties are beautiful, historic areas with easy access to ACADEMICS outdoor recreation, entertainOpen admission policy. ment, and cultural events.

Popular programs include liberal arts, health and medical preparOrangeburg Calhoun atory programs, nursing (RN), pre-nursing studies, and autoTechnical College motive technology certification.

3250 St. Matthews Road, ALSO Orangeburg; octech.edu Alumni you may know: Beth Carrigg, former Lexington County Admissions: askme@octech.edu;

803-535-1234.

Tuition: $4,250 in district; $5,234 in state.

Financial aid: finaid@octech. edu; 803-535-1224.

Enrollment: 2,640. 65% female, 35% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 55% black/African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 40% white; 1% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal studies certification, commercial vehicle driver certification, nursing (LPN), nursing (RN), and electrical and communications engineering.

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: 864-941-8369; 864-941-8466 (fax).

Tuition: $4,265 in district; $4,985 in state.

Financial aid: 864-941-8365; 864-941-8599 (fax).

Enrollment: 4,907. 65% female, 35% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 33% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 2% two or more races; 0% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy. Popular programs include liberal studies, gunsmithing certification, administrative assistant and secretarial science, business, and nursing (RN).

Spartanburg Community College 107 Community College Drive, Spartanburg; sccsc.edu Admissions: admissions@sccsc. edu; 866-891-3700; 864-5924564 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $4,494 in district; $5,550 in state.

Financial aid: 864-582-4810.

Enrollment: 4,715. 58% female, 42% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 4% Asian; 21% black/African-American; 7% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 63% white; 3% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy. Popular programs include liberal studies, multidisciplinary studies, electricmechanical and maintenance technology certification, nursing (RN), and welding technology certification.

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: $4,420 in district; $5,020 in state.

Financial aid: financialaid@tcl. edu; 843-470-5961.

Enrollment: 2,231. 69% female, 31% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 31% black/African-American; 12% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 50% white; 4% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include nursing (RN), liberal arts, HVAC certification, general studies certification, and business.

Tri-County Technical College 7900 U.S. 76, Pendleton; tctc.edu Campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley and Seneca.

Admissions: info@tctc.edu; 864-646-TCTC; 864-646-8361 (fax).

Tuition + fees: $4,172 in district; $5,468 in state.

Financial aid: finaid@tctc.edu; 864-646-1650.

Enrollment: 6,094. 51% female, 49% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 10% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 80% white; 3% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal studies certification, liberal studies, welding certification, nursing (RN), and multidisciplinary studies.

ALSO A nice place to call home: Located in the beautiful foothills

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ALSO Did you know? Williamsburg Technical College has increased online course offerings as well as started programs in both phlebotomy and nursing assistant. Within the past year, the College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division has offered SNAP2Work training and employment programs and has working with EvolveSC, Apprenticeship Carolina, and other grant partnerships to provide training for industry employees.

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601 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Kingstree; www.wiltech.edu

ACADEMICS Open admission policy. Popular programs include nursing and patient care assistant certification, liberal studies, welding technology certification, automotive technology certification, and business.

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Williamsburg Technical College

ACADEMICS Open admission policy. Popular programs include nursing and patient care assistant certification, liberal studies, welding technology certification, automotive technology certification, and business.

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Admissions: admissions@ tridenttech.edu; 843-574-6558.

Tuition + fees: $4,394 in district; $4,860 in state.

7000 Rivers Ave., Charleston; tridenttech.edu

Admissions: admissions@wil tech.edu; 843-355-4165.

Tuition + fees: $4,224 in district; $4,344 in state.

Financial aid: boosj@wiltech. edu; 843-355-4166.

Enrollment: 676. 59% female, 41% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 72% black/African-American; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander; 26%white; 0% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

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Campuses in North Charleston, Moncks Corner, Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal arts; pre-nursing certification; nursing (RN); multidisciplinary studies; and business, office automation, technology and data entry certification.

Jermaine Husser, executive director of Palmetto Warrior Connection.

A nice place to call home: Trident’s 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.

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Financial aid: financial.aid@ tridenttech.edu; 843-574-6110.

Enrollment: 13,561. 60% female, 40% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 2%Asian; 27% black/African-American; 6% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 3% two or more races; 2% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

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The nearby lakes and mountains offer opportunities for hiking and watersport activities.

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PUBLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES York Technical College

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OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTIONS WITH SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPUSES Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 38% white; 3% two or more races; 14% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

452 S. Anderson Road, Rock Hill; yorktech.edu Admissions: aldridge@york tech.edu; 800-922-8324.

Tuition + fees: $4,457 in dis-trict; $4,817 in state.

Financial aid: afowler@york tech.edu; 803-327-8005.

Enrollment: 4,604. 59% female, 41% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1%Asian; 23% black/ African-American; 6% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 59% white; 8% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admissions policy. Popular programs include web page, digital, multimedia, and information resources design; restaurant, culinary, and catering management; culinary arts; commercial photography; and cinematography and film and video production.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include liberal arts, multidisciplinary studies, industrial electronics certification, business, and welding certification.

Admissions: Columbia: 844-6110668, 803-610-4111. Greenville: 844-611-0627, 864-438-5018.

North Charleston: 844-611-0642, 843-606-5902.

Tuition + fees: $15,644, Charleston; $15,211, Columbia; $15,353, Greenville.

OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTIONS WITH SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPUSES The Art Institute of Charleston 24 N. Market St., Charleston; new.artinstitutes.edu/ Charleston Tuition + fees: $17,590.

Room and board: $9,090.

Enrollment: 393. 60% female, 40% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 37% black/ African-American; 6%

ECPI University 7410 Northside Drive, Suite G101, North Charleston; 250 Berryhill Road, Suite 300, Columbia; 1001 Keys Drive, Suite 100, Greenville.

ALSO Did you know? ECPI, founded in 1966, demonstrates a commitment to market-based curriculum and was among the first to offer classes in computer programming.

Fortis College 246 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 101, Columbia; columbia.fortis.edu Tuition + fees: $16,235.

Enrollment: 324. 77% female, 23% male. 1% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 74% black/African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 20% white; 2% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS

Popular programs include medical and clinical assistant certification, dental assistant certification, HVAC certification, nursing (RN), and medical billing certification.

Golf Academy of America 3268 Waccamaw Blvd., Myrtle Beach; www.golfacademy.edu Tuition + fees: $37,402.

Enrollment: 168. 1% female, 99% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 5% black/African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 82% white; 1% two or more races; 7% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

The only program is an associate degree in golf course operation and grounds management.

Miller-Motte Technical College 8085 Rivers Ave., Suite E, North Charleston; 2451 U.S. 501 East, Conway; miller-motte.edu Tuition + fees: $10,490, North Charleston campus. $10,880, Conway campus.

North Charleston enrollment: 621. 81% female, 19% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 66% black/AfricanAmerican; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 29% white; 2% two or more races; 1% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Conway enrollment: 702. 88% female, 12% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 59% black/African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native

Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 34% 5010 Wetland Crossing, North white; 2% two or more races; 2% Charleston; strayer.edu race/ethnicity unknown; 0% Tuition + fees: $13,857. nonresident.

Enrollment: 1,674 undergraduates.

75% female, 25% male. 1% ACADEMICS American Indian/Alaska native; Open admission policy.

0% Asian; 71% black/AfricanNorth Charleston’s popular American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; programs include commercial 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific vehicle operator certification, islander; 19% white; 3% two or medical or clinical assistant, more races; 2% race/ethnicity criminal justice, surgical unknown; 0% nonresident. technology, and health information and medical records ACADEMICS technology.

Open admissions policy. Popular Conway’s popular programs programs include a master’s include commercial vehicle degree in business administration operation certification, medical and management, a bachelor's and clinical assistant, medical degree in business and cominsurance and coding, merce, an associate degree in business and commerce, a mascosmetology, and esthetician ter’s degree in human resources and skin care specialist. management, and a master’s degree in organization leadership.

South University 9 Science Court, Columbia; southuniversity.edu

Admissions: 803-946-4308.

Tuition + fees: $17,014.

Financial aid: 803-935-4295.

Enrollment: 1,270 undergraduates. 78% female; 22% male. 1% American Indian/Alaska native; 1% Asian; 65% black/AfricanAmerican; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 25% white; 0% two or more races; 3% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include a bachelor’s degree in nursing (RN), a doctorate in pharmacy, a master’s degree in health care administration and management, a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness, and an associate degree in occupational therapy assistantship.

Strayer University 200 Center Point Circle, Suite 300, Columbia; 555 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Suite 300, Greenville;

University of Phoenix 1001 Pinnacle Point Drive, Columbia; phoenix.edu Tuition + fees: $11,973.

Enrollment: 105 undergraduates. 66% female, 34% male.

1% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 41% black/ African-American; 4% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 1% white; 3% two or more races; 50% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Popular programs include hospital and health care facilities administration and management, business administration and management, human resources management, and criminal justice.

Virginia College 7201 Two Notch Road, Columbia; 2400 David H. McLeod Blvd., Florence; 78 Global Drive, Greenville; 6185

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OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTIONS WITH SC CAMPUSES Rivers Ave., North Charleston; 8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highway, Spartanburg; vc.edu Tuition + fees: $15,800, Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg; $15,550, Florence and North Charleston.

Columbia enrollment: 354. 86% female, 14% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 82% black/ African-American; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 5% white; 1% two or more races; 8% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Florence enrollment: 257. 94% female, 6% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 80% black/AfricanAmerican; 0% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 14% white; 0% two or more races; 6% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Greenville enrollment: 261. 88% female, 12% male. 0% American Indian/Alaska native; 0% Asian; 60% black/AfricanAmerican; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 29% white; 1% two or more races; 5% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

North Charleston enrollment: 307. 90% female, 10% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 0% Asian; 78% black/ African-American; 2% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 16% white; 2% two or more races; 3% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Spartanburg enrollment: 223. 86% female, 14% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 1% Asian; 46% black/ African-American; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0%native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 35% white; 2% two or more races; 11% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Open admission policy.

Columbia’s popular programs include medical and clinical assistant certification, cosmetology certification, a medical and clinical assistant associate degree, a business associate degree, and a medical coding associate degree.

Florence’s popular programs include medical or clinical assistant, cosmetology certification, medical office assistant, pharmacy technician or assistant, and medical or clinical assistant certification.

Greenville’s popular programs include medical or clinical assistant certification, culinary arts or chef

certification, medical insurance coding certification, pharmacy technician certification, and surgical technology.

North Charleston’s popular programs include medical and clinical assistant, business administration certification, medical insurance coding, pharmacy technician, surgical technology certification, and cosmetology.

Spartanburg’s popular programs include medical and clinical assistant certification, cosmetology certification, computer support specialist certification, medical insurance coding certification, a medical and clinical assistant associate degree program, and pharmacy technician certification.

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 Columbia campus: columbia@webster. edu, 803-699-0900.

Myrtle Beach campus: 843-497-3677.

North Charleston campus: 843-760-1324.

Joint Base campus: 843-767-2278.

Greenville campus: 864-676-9002.

Naval Hospital campus: 843-524-1851.

Shaw campus: 803-666-2254.

Fort Jackson campus: 803-738-0603.

Tuition + fees: $27,100.

Enrollment: 3,138 undergraduates. 55% female, 45% male. 0% American Indian/ Alaska native; 3% Asian; 16% black/ African-American; 6% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 61% white; 3% two or more races; 10% race/ ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

ALSO A nice place to call home: Discounted tuition available for military students and first responders.

Did you know? Webster is located in eight countries and in 60 cities. It has more than 160,000 alumni worldwide.

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SUMMER 2018 SCHEDULE OF COURSES ONLINE COURSES START MAY 22, 2018 AND ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS • Intro to Psychology • Abnormal Psychology • Social Psychology • Personality Theories • Death & Dying • English Composition I • English Composition II • Intro to Literature • Public Speaking • Biology, Health & the Environment • Biology, Health & the Environment Lab • College Algebra • Integrated Math • Music Appreciation • Art Appreciation • Elementary Spanish I • Physical Science • Physical Science Lab • Intro to Sociology • Criminal Law • Intro to Forensic Science • Personal and Community Health • Intro to Gender Studies • Criminology • Intro to Criminal Justice • American Government • Marriage, Kinship & Family • Social Problems • Social Statistics

• Statistical Analysis • Crime and Media • Professional Internship • Media Law & Ethics • International Business • Advanced Organizational Theory & Behavior • Human Resource Management • Business Finance • Elementary Spanish II • Intro to Philosophy • African American Heritage • Financial Accounting • Managerial Accounting • Business Research • Management Information Systems • Business Policy • Principles of Marketing • Principles of Management • Personal Finance • Survey of Economics • Business Statistics • Cross-Cultural Psychology • Developmental Psychology • Major Black Writers • Men and Masculinities in Literature • Intro to Theater • Intro to Mass Communications • General Chemistry I

Contact Financial Aid for the Summer School Financial Aid Application

Claflin University, 400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115 • (803) 535-5108

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INSTITUTIONS OFFERING SPECIALIZED DEGREES Arclabs Welding School

Christ Central Institute

arclabs.com; 700 Gracern Road, Columbia; 933 Commerce Circle, Hanahan; 2615 S.C. 153, Piedmont

159 Church St. NE, Wagener; www.ccins.org Admissions: 803-564-5902.

Tuition: $1,800. Scholarships available; work studies applied to room and board.

Enrollment: 50.

Admissions: Columbia: melissa. smith@arclabs.com; 803-807-9180; 803-807-9182 (fax). Char-leston: ashley.mcadams@arclabs. com; 843-261-0044; 843-261-0074 (fax). Piedmont: amber.gibson@arclabs.com; 864-236-9995; 864-236-7666 (fax). Tuition: $15,350.

Financial aid: 803-807-9180, nevetta.blocker@arclabs.com.

ALSO Did you know? Summer internships are available.

ACADEMICS Degree offered: One- and two-year certificates in welding.

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

MORE Did you know? Arclabs provides hands-on training with a low student-to-instructor ratio and minimal classroom time.

Charleston School of Law 81 Mary St., Charleston; charlestonlaw.edu Admissions: info@charleston law.edu; 843-377-2143.

Tuition: $41,548.

Enrollment: 564. 46% female, 54% male. 2% American Indian/Alaska native; 2% Asian; 19% black/African-American; 6% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 67%white; fewer than 1% two or more races; 3% race/ethnicity unknown; fewer than 1% nonresident.

ACADEMICS Required tests: LSAT. Required degree: Bachelor’s.

Degree offered: Juris Doctor.

ACADEMICS Degrees offered: One-year certificate and associate degree in community missions.

350 Howard St., Spartanburg; vcom.edu Admissions: 864-327-9808.

Tuition + fees: $16,300.

Financial aid: 864-327-9902.

ACADEMICS Required tests: MCAT. Degree offered: Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.).

ALSO Did you know? VCOM students have a heart of service and provide health care services for those most in need locally and at the College’s sustainable clinics in El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

Lenoir-Rhyne University: Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia 4201 N. Main St., Price House, Columbia; columbia.lr.edu

Lenoir-Rhyne University: Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia 4201 N. Main St., Price House, Columbia; columbia.lr.edu Admissions: admissions_ columbia@lr.edu, 803-461-3296.

Financial aid: 803-461-3296.

ACADEMICS Degrees offered: Master of Arts in human services (fully online); Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling.

ALSO A nice place to call home: The renovated space for master’s students includes a 24-hour study area.

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary 4201 N. Main St., Columbia; ltss.lr.edu Admissions: admissions_columbia @lr. edu; 803-461-3238.

Financial aid: 803-461-3240.

ACADEMICS Required degree: Any bachelor’s.

Degrees offered: Master’s 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, form and nurture women and men for public ministry in a context that is Christ-centered, faithfully Lutheran and ecumenically committed.

Medical University of South Carolina

Sherman College of Chiropractic

179 Ashley Ave., Charleston; musc.edu

2020 Springfield Road, Spartanburg; www.sherman.edu

Undergraduate tuition + fees: $16,822*.

Graduate tuition + fees: $16,910*.

Financial aid: finaid@musc.edu; 843-792-2536.

Enrollment (all programs): 2,986. 81% female, 19% male.

0% American Indian/Alaska native; 3% Asian; 8% black/AfricanAmerican; 3% Hispanic/Latino; 0% native Hawaiian/Pacific islander; 75%white; 4% two or more races; 8% race/ethnicity unknown; 0% nonresident.

Admissions: admissions@ sherman.edu; 800-849-8771, ext. 200.

Tuition + fees: Not reported.

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 Popular programs include a bachelor’s degree in nursing (RN), a doctorate in medicine, a doctorate in pharmacy, a doctorate in dentistry, and a doctorate in nursing practice.

ACADEMICS Degree offered: Doctor of Chiropractic.

ALSO Alumni you may know: Horace G. Smithy, cardiothoracic surgeon who developed one of the first instruments used in beatingheart surgery; Francis Peyre Porcher, professor who served as a physician during the Civil War. A nice place to call home: Charleston is one of the most highly recognized cities for tourism, fine dining, history, and recreation.

Did you know? MUSC has grown from a small, private medical school in 1824 to one of the nation’s top academic health science centers; total grant support for MUSC tops $250 million. The oldest medical school in the South educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents. As the largest nonfederal employer in Charleston, MUSC operates a 750-bed medical center. *Tuition varies by program. See academicdepartments.musc.edu/ esl/em/records/fees.html.

ALSO A nice place to call home: The 80-acre campus is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Spartanburg, a college town with seven colleges and the highest percapita 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.

Southern Methodist College 541 Broughton St., Orangeburg; smcollege.edu

Admissions: jcourson@sm college.edu; 803-534-7826; 803-534-7827 (fax).

ACADEMICS Degrees offered: Bachelor’s degrees in Bible and one-year Bible certificates.

FRIDAY MAY 11 2018

THE STATE.....................................................................................................

We’ve done our homework.

We believe a child’s physical learning environment plays a vital role in helping educate the whole child, and teaching and learning shape the classroom, not vice versa.

We’re proud to be creating spaces that facilitate collaboration, foster exploration, and encourage discovery.

That’s Innovation. That’s Hammond.

854 Galway Lane | Columbia, SC 29209 | 803-776-0295 | www.hammondschool.org | Grades PreK-12

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