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Helene Closures and Delays at South Carolina Institutions

Hurricane Helene has had significant impacts on higher education across the state.

We will continue update the information below to reflect all closings and delays reported to us from public institutions of higher education in South Carolina.

If you are a student, faculty or staff, please verify any closure information directly with your institution.

Research and Comprehensive Institutions

Status

The Citadel

Open / No Delays Reported
Clemson University

9/27: Closed 

9/30: Campus closed, classes cancelled

Coastal Carolina University

Open / No Delays Reported

College of Charleston

Open / No Delays Reported. Any delays or closures will be shared at: emergency.charleston.edu.

Francis Marion University

9/27: Delayed until 10:30 a.m.

Lander University

Closed 9/27. Campus will remain closed to students and non-essential personnel until 10/6. Essential personnel should work with supervisors to determine when they should report this week. Residence halls will reopen for students to return on Sunday, Oct. 6. Classes resume with virtual, asynchronous instruction on Thursday, Oct. 10, and Friday, Oct. 11. Offices reopen for faculty and staff on Wednesday, Oct. 9

Medical University of South Carolina

Open / No Delays Reported. Any delays or closures will be shared at: https://web.musc.edu/alerts.

South Carolina State University

9/30: Campus closed, classes canceled. 

USC Columbia

 Classes on the Columbia campus beginning 9/26 at 5 p.m. will be virtual. All classes scheduled for 9/27 are virtual. Closures and delays are posted to the USC Weather page.

USC Aiken

 9/27, 9/30, 10/1: Closed

USC Beaufort

 Open / No Delays Reported. Any delays and closures will be shared at USCB.edu/weather.

USC Upstate

 9/27: All classes virtual. 9/30 - 10/1: Classes cancelled and remote schedule for nonessential employees.

Winthrop University

9/27: Remote classes and work.

9/30 - 10/4: Classes cancelled. 

 

Two-Year Regional USC Campuses 

Status

USC Lancaster

 No Delays Reported

USC Salkehatchie

9/26: 2 p.m. closure. 9/27: Closed. 
9/30: Closed. Classes resume 10/1.

Future updates will be posted to institutional website

USC Sumter

 No Delays Reported

USC Union

 No Delays Reported

 

Technical Colleges

Status

Aiken Technical College

9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27-10/7: Closed

Central Carolina Technical College

No Delays Reported

Denmark Technical College

9/26: Closed as of 1:45 p.m. 9/27: Closed

Florence-Darlington Technical College

No Delays Reported

Greenville Technical College

9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27: Remote/E-learning. Closed through 10/7.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Remote work / online learning for 9/27. Additional updates will be shared on the HGTC advisory page.

Midlands Technical College

9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27, 10/1: Closed. Delayed start 10/2.

Northeastern Technical College

 9/27: Two-hour delay

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

 9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27: Closed

Piedmont Technical College

 9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27: Remote/E-learning. 9/30-10/7: Closed

Spartanburg Community College

 9/27-10/7: Closed

Technical College of the Lowcountry

 9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27: Closed. Any delays or closures will be shared at: www.tcl.edu/emergency.

Tri-County Technical College

 9/26: Evening classes cancelled. 9/27, 9/30: Closed. 10/1: Campus open, no classes.

Trident Technical College

 9/27: Virtual only.  Any updates will be shared through the TTC Emergency Information web page. 

Williamsburg Technical College

 9/27: Closed

York Technical College

 9/26: Evening classes e-learning. 9/27: Remote/E-learning