South Carolina offers world-class institutions of higher education to prepare students for nearly any career. From large research universities with more than 40,000 students to technical colleges with 1,000 students or less, our state has a broad variety of options in the pursuit of higher education.
Each of the 33 public institutions of higher education in South Carolina can be categorized into one of four sectors: research institutions, doctorate professional universities, four-year comprehensive teaching institutions, and technical colleges.The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education coordinates and conducts oversight of these sectors to advance South Carolina’s economic development and general welfare, in support of the mission for the state’s postsecondary education system set by the General Assembly. A fifth sector, independent institutions, is comprised by the state’s 20 private, nonprofit colleges and universities.
- Public Senior Institutions
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Gen. Glenn M. Walters, President
171 Moultrie St.
Charleston, SC 29409
843 953-5012
Dr. James P. Clements, President
105 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
864-656-3413
Dr. Michael T. Benson, President
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054
843-349-2005
Dr. Andrew T. Hsu, President
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
843-953-5500
Dr. Luther F. Carter, President
P. O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
Phone: 843-661-1210
Dr. Richard Cosentino, President320 Stanley Ave.
Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
864-388-8300
Dr. David J. Cole, President
179 Ashley Ave. Colcock Hall, PO Box 250001
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-2211
Fax: 843-792-1097 Col. Alexander Conyers, President
Orangeburg, SC 29117
803-536-7000 USC Columbia Dr. Michael Amaridis, President Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-7000 USC Aiken Dr. Daniel Heimmermann, Chancellor 471 University Pkwy. Aiken, SC 29801 803-648-6851 USC Beaufort Dr. Al M. Panu, Chancellor One University Blvd. Bluffton, SC 29909 843-208-8242 USC Upstate Dr. Bennie L. Harris, Chancellor 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303 864-503-5000 Winthrop University Dr. Edward Serna, President 114 Tillman Hall Rock Hill, SC 29733 803-323-2211 - Regional Educational Coalitions
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Mr. David A. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
225 S. Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC 29607
864-250-1111
Dr. Nancy J. Muller, Executive Director
5300 International Blvd, Building B, Suite 100
North Charleston, SC 29418 843-953-4723
- USC Two-Year Regional Campuses
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Dr. Walter P. Collins, Dean
476 Hubbard Dr.
Charleston, SC 29409
843-953-5012
Fax: 843 953-5012
Dr. April Cone, Dean
PO Box 617
Allendale, SC 29810
803-584-3446
Fax: 803-584-5038
Dr. Michael Sonntag, Dean
200 Miller Rd.
Sumter, SC 29150-2498
803-775-8727 - (USCS)
Fax: 803-775-2180
Dr. Randy Lowell, Dean
PO Drawer 729
Union, SC 29379
864-429-8728 - (USCU), or 1-800-768-5566
Fax: 864-427-7252
Dr. Susan Elkins, Chancellor
1420 Pendleton Street, Suite 339
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-7695
- Public Technical Colleges
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State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education (SBTCE)
Barry Russell
111 Executive Center Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
803-896-5280
Dr. Forest Mahan, President
Aiken-Augusta Highway 1, PO Drawer 696
Aiken, SC 29802-0696
803-593-9231
Fax: 803-593-6641
Dr. Kevin Pollock, President
506 North Guignard Dr.
Sumter, SC 29150-2499
803-778-1961
Fax: 803-773-4859
Dr. WIllie Todd, President
PO Box 327 (Solomon Blatt Blvd.)
Denmark, SC 29042-0327
803-793-5100
Fax: 803-793-5942
Dr. Jermaine Ford, President
PO Box 100548 (Hwy. 52 North)
Florence, SC 29501-0548
843-661-8324
Fax: 843-661-8011
Dr. Keith Miller, President
PO Box 5616, Station B (291 By-Pass)
Greenville, SC 29606-5616
864-250-8000
Fax: 864-250-8507
Dr. Marilyn Murphy Fore, President
PO Box 261966 (Hwy. 501 East)
Conway, SC 29528-6066
843-347-3186
Fax: 843-347-4207
Dr. Ronald L. Rhames, President
PO Box 2408 (316 Beltline Blvd.)
Columbia, SC 29202-2408
803-738-1400
Fax: 803-738-7784
Northeastern Technical College Dr. Kyle Wagner, President PO Drawer 1007, (Hwy. 9) Cheraw, SC 29150-1007 843-921-6900 Fax: 843-537-6148 Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Dr. Walter Tobin, President 3250 St. Matthews Rd. (Hwy. 601) Orangeburg, SC 29118 803-536-0311 Fax: 803-535-1388 Piedmont Technical College Dr. Hope Rivers, President PO Drawer 1467 (Emerald Rd.) Greenwood, SC 29648-1467 864-941-8324 - (TECH) Fax: 864-941-8555 Spartanburg Community College Dr. Michael Mikota, President PO Drawer 4386 (Frontage Rd.) Spartanburg, SC 29305-4386 864-592-4600 Fax: 864-592-4642 Technical College of the Lowcountry Dr. Richard Gough, President PO Box 1288 (921 S. Ribaut Rd.) Beaufort, SC 29901-1288 843-525-8324 - (TECH) Fax: 843-525-8330 Tri-County Technical College Dr. Galen DeHay, President PO Box 587 (Highway 76) Pendleton, SC 29670-0587 864-646-8361 Fax: 864-646-8256 Trident Technical College Dr Mary Thornley, President PO Box 118067 (7118 Rivers Ave.) Charleston, SC 29423-8067 843-574-6111 Fax: 843-574-6109 Williamsburg Technical College Dr. Patricia A. Lee, President 601 MLK Jr. Ave. Kingstree, SC 29556-4197 843-355-4110 Fax: 843-354-7269 York Technical College Dr. Stacey Moore, President 452 S. Anderson Rd. Rock Hill, SC 29730-3395 803-327-8000 Fax: 803-327-8059 - Independent Senior Colleges and Universities
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Dr. Ernest C. McNealey, President
1530 Harden St
Columbia, SC 29204
803-376-5700
Fax: 803-376-5709
Dr. Evans Whitaker, President
316 Blvd.
Anderson, SC 29621
864-231-2000
Fax: 864-231-2004
Dr. Roslyn C. Artis, President
1600 Harden St.
Columbia, SC 29204
803-705-4681
Fax: 803-253-5060
Dr. Joshua Crockett, President
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29614
864-242-5100
Fax: 864-233-9829
Dr. B. Keith Faulkner
9200 University Blvd
North Charleston, SC 29406
843-863-7502
Fax: 843-863-8197
Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack
400 Magnolia St.
Orangeburg, SC 29115
803-535-5491
Fax: 803-535-5402
Clinton College Dr. Lester A. McCorn, President 1029 Crawford Road Rock Hill, SC 29730 803-327-7402 Fax: 803-327-3261 Dr. Natalie Harder
300 East College Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
843-383-8000
Fax: 843-383-8197
Dr. William H. Jones, President
7435 Monticello Rd., P.O. Box 3122
Columbia, SC 29230-3122
803-754-4100 - or 1-800-777-2227
Fax: 803-786-4209
Columbia College Dr. John H. Dozier, President 1301 Columbia College Dr. Columbia, SC 29203 803-786-3871 - or 1-800-277-1301 Fax: 803-786-3865 Converse College Dr. Boone Hopkins 580 East Main St. Spartanburg, SC 29302 843-596-9050 Fax: 864-596-9225 Erskine College Dr. Steven C. Adamson 210 South Main St Due West, SC 29639 864-379-8833 Fax: 864-379-8759 Furman University Dr. Elizabeth Davis, President 3300 Poinsett Hwy. Greenville, SC 29613 864-294-2100 Fax: 864-294-3001 Limestone College Dr. Nathan B. Copeland, President 1115 College Dr. Gaffney, SC 29340 864-489-7151 Fax: 864-487-8706 Morris College Dr. Said Sewell 100 W. College St. Sumter, SC 29150-3599 803-934-3221 Fax: 803-773-3687 Newberry College Dr. Maurice Scherrens, President 2100 College Street Newberry, SC 29108 803-321-5102 Fax: 803-276-5010 North Greenville University Dr. Gene Fant, Jr., President 7801 N. Tigerville Rd Tigerville, SC 29688 864-977-7018 Presbyterian College Dr. Anita Olson, President 503 South Broad St. Clinton, SC 29325 864-833-2820 - or 1-800-476-7272 Fax: 864-833-8222 Southern Methodist College Dr. David M Battle, President
541 Broughton St., P.O. Box 1027 Orangeburg, SC 29115 803-534-7826 Fax: 803-534-7827 Southern Wesleyan University Dr. William D. Barker 907 Wesleyan Dr., P. O. Box 1020 Central, SC 29630 864-644-5011 Fax: 864-639-0826 Spartanburg Methodist College Mr. Scott Cochran, President 1750 Powell Mill Rd Spartanburg, SC 29301 864-587-4230 Fax: 864-587-4236 Voorhees University Dr. Ronnie Hopkins 1897 Voorhees Rd Denmark, SC 29042 803-780-1234 Fax: 803-793-4584 Wofford College Dr. Nayef Samhat 429 North Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663 864-597-4010 Fax: 864-597-4019 - Private SC-Based Colleges Licensed by CHE
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Lt. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater, II, President
649 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403
843-577-5245
Charleston School of Law Larry Cunningham, Dean and Provost 385 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 843-329-1000 Dr. Edwin Cordero, President
2020 Springfield Road Boiling Springs, SC 29316
864-578-8777
Fax: 864-599-7145
- Out-of-State Degree-Granting Institutions Licensed to Operate in SC
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A.T. Still University
(Main Campus)Sharon J Obadia, D.O., President
Arizona Camp 5850 E. Still Circle
Mesa, AZ 85206
480-219-6000
A.T. Still University, Ridgland. SC
(Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.Mr. Roland J. Gardner Chief Executive Officer
721 North Okatie Highway, Suite 170 Okatie, SC 29909
843-987-7400
ECPI University
(Corporate Headquarters)Mr. Mark B. Dreyfus, President
5555 Greenwich Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
844-334-4466 Fax: 757-671-8661
Ms. Karen Burgess, Campus President
1001 Keys Dr.
Greenville, SC 29615
864-438-5018 Fax: 864-288-293
Mr. James Rund, Director
250 Berryhill Dr., Ste. 300
Columbia, SC 29210
803-610-4111 Fax: 803-772-2922
Mr. James Weaver, Campus President
3800 Paramount Dr.
N. Charleston, SC 29405
843-606-5902
Fax: 843-572-8085
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Main Campus Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President
2265 Kraft Drive Blacksburg, VA, 24060 540-231-4000 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Carolinas Campus Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President 350 Howard Street Spartanburg, SC, 29303 864-327-9800 Fortis College
(Corporate Headquarters)Mr. Duncan Anderson, CEO/President, Education Affiliates, Inc.
5026 Campbell Blvd, Suite D
Baltimore, MD 21236
410-633-2929
Fortis College (Columbia)
Vincent Femia, Campus President
246 Stoneridge Dr., Ste. 101
Columbia, SC 29210
803-678-4800
Fax: 803-678-4839
Lenoir Rhyne University
(Main Campus)Dr. Gary Johnson, President
625 7th Avenue NE, LRU 7163 Hickory, NC 28601
828-328-7334
Fax: 828.327.9859
Lenoir-Rhyne University School of Theology (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary)
Rev. Dr. Clayton Schmit, Provost, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
4210 North Main St.
Columbia, SC 29203
803-461-3321
Lenoir-Rhyne University - Columbia Dr. Gary Johnson, President 4210 North Main St. Columbia, SC 29203 803-461-3340 Professional Golfers Career College
(Corporate Headquarters)Mrs. Sandi Somerville, President and CEO
26109 Ynez Rd.
Temecula, CA 92591
951-719-2994
Fax: 909-693-2863
Mr. Mike Collins, Executive Director
4454 Bluffton Park Crescent, Suite 200
Bluffton, SC 29910
843-757-9611
Savannah College of Art and Design
(Main Campus)Ms. Paula S. Wallace, President
115 E. York Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912-525-5200
Fax: 912-525-5201
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ronald C Waranch Equestrian Center) Mr. Eddie, Federwisch, Director of Equestrian Program 3650 Speedway Blvd. Hardeeville, SC 29927 912-525-5100 South University
(Main Campus)Dr. Steve Yoho, Chancellor and CEO 709 Mall Boulevard Savannah, GA 31406 912-201-8000 Fax: 912-691-6070 South University, Columbia Ms. Theresa Byrne, Campus President 9 Science Ct. Columbia, SC 29203 803-799-9082 Fax: 803-799-9038 Southeastern College Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chairman of the Board 5875 NW 163rd St, Ste. 102 Miami Lakes, FL 33014 305-820-5003 Southeastern College Mr. Tim Van Horn, Campus President 2431 Aviation Ave, Suite 703 Charleston, SC 29406 843-747-1279 Southeastern College Ms. Melissa Jackson, Campus President 581 Columbia Mall Blvd Columbia, SC 29233 803-798-8800 Southeastern University Dr. Shawn Stewart, Senior Director 1000 Longfellow Blvd. Lakeland, FL 338001 800-500-8760 Southeastern University at Seacoast Church Steve Saccone, Regional Site Executive 757 Long Point Rd Mt. Pleasant, SC 29467 843-881-2100 Strayer University
(Corporate Headquarters)Dr. Andrea Backman, President 2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, 6th Floor Herdon, VA, 20171 877-445-7180 Fax: 202-419-1423 Strayer University (Columbia) Mr. Ryan Buckson, Campus Director 200 Center Point Circle, Ste. 300 Columbia, SC 29210 803-750-2500 Fax: 803-750-2530 Strayer University Ms. Jeanne Poindexter, Campus Director 823 S. Church Street, Suite B Greenville, SC 29601 864-250-7000 Fax: 864-235-5739 Strayer University (Charleston) Mr. Scott Anderson, Campus Director 601 Meeting Street, Suite 170 Charleston, SC 29403 843-746-5100 Fax: 843-746-5130 Troy University
(Corporate Headquarters)Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor 600 University Avenue Troy, AL 36082 800-414-5756 Troy University (Sumter) Ms. Lisa Bennett, State Director 110 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0025 Fax: 803-773-0025 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Carolinas (VCOM)
(Main Campus)Dixie Tooke - Rawlins, D.O. President 2265 Kraft Dr. Blacksburg, VA 24060 540- 231-4000 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Carolinas (VCOM) Matthew Cannon, D.O., Dean 350 Howard St. Spartanburg, SC 29303 864-327-9800 Webster University
(Corporate Headquarters)Dr. Elizabeth J. Stroble, President 470 East Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119-3194 800-981-9801 Fax: 314-968-7471 Webster University Ms. Sherriel Byrd, Director, Columbia Campus 100 Gateway Corporate Blvd Columbia, SC 29203 803-699-0900 Webster University Dr. Aseniah Wallace, Myrtle Beach Campus 4589 Oleander Drive Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 843-497-3677 - Out-of-State Degree-Granting Institutions Licensed to Recruit in SC
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Lincoln College of Technology Mr. Scott M. Shaw, President and CEO 1521 Gallatin Road Nashville, TN ,37206 800-288-6232 Walden University Michael Betz, President 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210 Minneapolis, MN 55401 844-666-9133
NOTE: SECTION 59 103 5 of the South Carolina Code defines “public higher education” as state-supported education in the post secondary field, including comprehensive and technical education. The law defines “public institution of higher learning" as any state supported post secondary educational institution and includes technical and comprehensive educational institutions.