List of colleges and universities in South Carolina
There are 61 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina in Columbia is the largest university in the state with 29,599 enrolled for Fall 2010.[1] Trident Technical College in North Charleston is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of 15,790.[2] The smallest institution is W. L. Bonner College, a Oneness Pentecostal-affiliated seminary, with an enrollment of 47 students.[3] The oldest institution is the College of Charleston, founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785.[4]
The majority of colleges and universities in South Carolina are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),[5] but one is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE),[6] one by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS),[7] one by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS),[8] and two by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.[9] There are also 6 four-year and 2 two-year historically black colleges and universities.[10]
The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia are the only allopathic medical schools in the state and are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).[11] The University of South Carolina School of Medicine established a second campus in Greenville and matriculated its first class in 2012. The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus in Spartanburg is the only college of osteopathic medicine in South Carolina and is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).[12] Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg is the only chiropractic college in the state and is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE).[13] Charleston School of Law and the University of South Carolina School of Law are American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools.[14]
Institutions
Out-of-state institutions
Ten schools based in other states offer programs at locations in South Carolina:[15]
- Brown Mackie College has a campus in Greenville
- Centura College has campuses in Charleston and Columbia[citation needed]
- ECPI University has campuses in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville
- The Golf Academy of America has a campus in Myrtle Beach
- ITT Technical Institute has campuses in Columbia, Greenville, and North Charleston
- Miller-Motte Technical College has a campus in North Charleston and Conway
- South University has a campus in Columbia
- Strayer University has a campus in Greenville
- The Art Institutes has a campus in Charleston
- University of Phoenix has a campus in Columbia
- Virginia College has campuses in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, and Greenville
See also
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
Notes
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ Historically black college or university[10]
- ^ a b c d e f g Historically black college or university[10]
- ^ Central Carolina Tech has locations in Sumter, Bishopville, Camden, and Manning.
- ^ a b Women's college
- ^ Greenville Tech has locations in Greenville, Berea, Greer, and Simpsonville.
- ^ Horry-Georgetown Tech has locations in Conway, Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach.
- ^ Midlands Tech has locations in West Columbia, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia, Fort Jackson, and Irmo.
- ^ Created in 1974 as a merger of three institutions founded in 1947, 1957, and 1963[47]
- ^ Northeastern Tech has locations in Cheraw, Bennettsville, Dillon, and Pageland.
- ^ Piedmont Tech has locations in Greenwood, Abbeville, Clinton, Edgefield, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda.
- ^ Spartanburg CC has locations in Spartanburg, Duncan, and Gaffney.
- ^ TCL has locations in Beaufort, Bluffton, Hampton, Parris Island, and Walterboro.
- ^ Tri-County Tech has locations in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley, and Seneca.
- ^ Trident Tech has locations in North Charleston, Charleston, and Moncks Corner.
- ^ USC Union has locations in Union and Laurens.
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