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Aiken
Established in 1961, South Carolina Aiken today enrolls about 3,100 undergraduates on its 453-acre campus. This senior university offers undergraduate degrees, as well as master's degrees in elementary education, educational technology, and applied clinical psychology. South Carolina Aiken is ranked the No. 1 public baccalaureate college in the South by U.S.News & World Report's guide "America's Best Colleges." 2009 marks its 11th consecutive ranking among the top three in this category and its fifth time in first place. |
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Beaufort
Since its formal beginnings in 1959, South Carolina Beaufort has grown to offer undergraduate and graduate regional studies courses to more than 2,000 students a year. Off-site classes are held at the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and the Marine Corps Air Station. With its new Bluffton campus, South Carolina Beaufort has increased its service area substantially. |
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Columbia
Established in 1801, the University of South Carolina's flagship campus in Columbia has long offered a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs through the doctoral level. With a mission of teaching, research, and service, the University addresses the state's needs for master's level, professional, and doctoral education, for conducting and sharing research, and for responding to statewide and regional demands for educational resources and professional expertise. South Carolina aspires to national and international stature as it provides equitable access to its opportunities, resources, and activities. |
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Lancaster
Established in 1959, South Carolina Lancaster has become a comprehensive learning center that enrolls approximately 1,000 full- and part-time students from a service area of six counties (Lancaster, Chester, Chesterfield, Kershaw, Fairfield, and York). The Lancaster campus provides the general education requirements of most baccalaureate degrees and grants associate degrees in the arts, sciences, business, criminal justice, and technical nursing. Recent evidence of the community's commitment to South Carolina Lancaster is its contribution of over $9 million to the construction of the new James Bradley Arts and Sciences Building. |
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Salkehatchie
From its beginning in 1965, South Carolina Salkehatchie has grown to more than 1,000 undergraduate students and more than 40 full- and part-time faculty on its Walterboro and Allendale campuses. It is now possible for students unable to attend a four-year institution to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia in Interdisciplinary Studies by accumulating 120 hours at Salkehatchie. |
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Sumter
South Carolina Sumter became a University campus in 1973 and today has an enrollment of about 1,400 per academic year. Sumter confers two-year associate's degrees and offers baccalaureate degree programs in business administration, elementary education, nursing, early childhood education, and interdisciplinary studies. |
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Union
Since 1965, South Carolina Union has provided low-cost, fully accredited courses that satisfy the degree requirements at the University and other colleges and universities. The campus enrolls between 300 and 400 students each semester. In addition to associate's degrees, USC Union provides special opportunities such as teacher preparation and access to baccalaureate degrees in interdisciplinary studies. |
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Upstate
A four-year institution since 1975, South Carolina Upstate is a comprehensive, metropolitan university providing baccalaureate and master's degrees. About 4,500 students now attend this 280-acre campus near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Upstate is fully accredited to offer degree programs in the College of Arts and Sciences; the Schools of Business, Education, and Nursing; and the graduate divisions. U.S.News & World Report ranked Upstate No. 4 in the South among public baccalaureate colleges in its 2008 college guide. |
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System Affairs
As one of the nation's premier institutions of higher learning, the University of South Carolina encompasses a wide range of educational opportunities that broaden perspectives, enrich awareness, and assist individuals in preparing for careers. The Division of Regional Campuses and Continuing Education's goal is to provide service and learning opportunities to those citizens of South Carolina who either cannot be served or have not been served adequately by traditional methods. We are continually seeking new and better ways to serve students and meet these through cost-effective, high quality credit and noncredit course delivery and programs. |
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