Each of our diverse institutions publishes a faculty manual and student handbook outlining the respective relationships between the university and our faculty and students. The manuals detail the employment policies and procedures—individually and collectively—for faculty, while the handbooks summarize the rights and responsibilities of our students and list available services and programs that will make campus life more enjoyable for our students.
The fourth campus founded of our eight-campus system, USC Aiken is a comprehensive liberal arts institution offering 47 programs of study. The best of both worlds, we deliver the quality of a large university on a small, friendly campus. We are proudly ranked as the best public regional college in the South by U.S. News and World Report.
USC Beaufort is a comprehensive baccalaureate campus offering 30 academic programs and majors in the arts, humanities, and professions and social and natural sciences. Ranked in the top ten best public regional colleges in the South, we are a dynamic academic community, serving the Lowcountry and beyond.
Founded in 1801, the flagship campus has more than 32,000 students in 300 degree programs. A top-tier research university, we stack up against the best in the nation and around the world.
With our primary headquarters in Spartanburg and a commuter campus in Greenville, USC Upstate is nationally ranked as the third best public regional college in the South, serving nearly 6,000 students. We offer bachelor'rs degree programs in liberal arts, sciences, business administration, nursing and teacher education, and advanced degree programs in education, nursing and informatics.
Palmetto College is part of the USC system, offering associate's degrees at convenient campus locations and online bachelor's degree completion programs for all South Carolina students.