South Carolina – Colleges and Universities

SC Colleges and Universities

Also see: SC Colleges, Universities - By County

Name of College	Type	Years	Location	Founded




Aiken Technical College	Public	2-year	Aiken	1972
Allen University	Private	4-year	Columbia	1870
Anderson University	Private	4-year	Anderson	1911



Benedict College	Private	4-year	Columbia	1870
Bob Jones University	Private	4-year	Greenville	1927



Central Carolina Technical College	Public	2-year	Sumter	1963
Charleston School of Law	Private	2-year	Charleston	2004
Charleston Southern University	Private	4-year	North Charleston	1964
Christ Central Institute	Private	Seminary	Wagener	1997
The Citadel	Public	4-year	Charleston	1842
Claflin University	Private	4-year	Orangeburg	1869
Clemson University	Public	4-year	Clemson	1893
Clinton College	Private	4-year	Rock Hill	1894
Coastal Carolina University	Public	4-year	Conway	1954
Coker University	Private	4-year	Hartsville	1908
College of Charleston	Public	4-year	Charleston	1770
Columbia College	Private	4-year	Columbia	1854
Columbia International University	Private	4-year	Columbia	1923
Columbia International University Seminary	Private	Seminary	Columbia	1923
Converse University	Private	4-year	Spartanburg	1889



Denmark Technical College	Public	2-year	Denmark	1969
Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary at Allen University	Private	Seminary	Columbia	1880



ECPI University - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2 & 4-year	3 SC campuses
– Charleston Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2 & 4-year	North Charleston	2004
– Columbia Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2 & 4-year	Columbia	2006
– Greenville Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2 & 4-year	Greenville	2000
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine	Private	Graduate	Spartanburg	2011
Erskine College	Private	4-year	Due West	1839
Erskine Theological Seminary	Private	Seminary	Due West	1837



Florence-Darlington Technical College	Public	2-year	Florence	1964
Forrest College - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2-year	Anderson	1946
Fortis College - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	2-year	Columbia	2010
Francis Marion University	Public	4-year	Florence	1970
Furman University	Private	4-year	Greenville	1826



Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Private	Seminary	Taylors	1987
Greenville Technical College	Public	2-year	Greenville	1962



Holmes Bible College	Private	Seminary	Greenville	1898
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Public	2-year	Georgetown, Horry	1966



Lander University	Public	4-year	Greenwood	1872
Limestone College	Private	4-year	Gaffney	1845
Lowcountry Graduate Center	Public	Graduate	North Charleston	2001
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary*	Private	Seminary	Columbia	1830
*Relocating to Hickory, NC effective January 1, 2025



Medical University of South Carolina	Public	4-year, Graduate	Charleston	1824
Midlands Technical College	Public	2-year	Columbia	1963
Morris College	Private	4-year	Sumter	1908



Newberry College	Private	4-year	Newberry	1856
North Greenville University	Private	4-year	Tigerville	1892
Northeastern Technical College	Public	2-year	Cheraw	1968



Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College	Public	2-year	Orangeburg	1968



Piedmont Technical College	Public	2-year	Greenwood	1966
Presbyterian College	Private	4-year	Clinton	1880



Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic	Private	Graduate	Spartanburg	1973
South Carolina State University	Public	4-year	Orangeburg	1896
South University	Private	4-year	Columbia	1935
Southern Methodist College	Private	4-year	Orangeburg	1956
Southern Wesleyan University	Private	4-year	Central	1906
Spartanburg Community College	Public	2-year	Spartanburg	1963
Spartanburg Methodist College	Private	2-year	Spartanburg	1911
Strayer University - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	3 SC campuses	1892
– Charleston Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	North Charleston	2006
– Columbia Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	Columbia	2005
– Greenville Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	Greenville	2004



Technical College of the Lowcountry	Public	2-year	Beaufort	1969
Tri-County Technical College	Public	2-year	Pendleton	1963
Trident Technical College	Public	2-year	Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester	1964
– Culinary Institute of Charleston			Charleston	2005
Troy University - out-of-state, public university	Proprietary	4-year	Sumter	2008



University Center of Greenville	Public, Private	4-year	Greenville	1987
University of Phoenix - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	2 SC campuses
– Columbia Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	Columbia	2006
– Greenville Campus - out-of-state, for-profit	Proprietary	4-year	Greenville
University of South Carolina	Public	4-year	Columbia	1801
– School of Law	Public	4-year	Columbia	1866
– School of Medicine, Columbia	Public	4-year	Columbia	1977
– School of Medicine, Greenville	Public	4-year	Greenville	2012
– Aiken campus	Public	4-year	Aiken	1961
– Beaufort campus	Public	4-year	Beaufort	1959
– Lancaster campus	Public	2-year	Lancaster	1959
– Salkehatchie campuses	Public	2-year	Allendale, Walterboro	1965
– Sumter campus	Public	2-year	Sumter	1966
– Union campuses	Public	2-year	Union, Clinton	1965
– Upstate campuses	Public	4-year	Spartanburg, Greenville	1967



Voorhees University	Private	4-year	Denmark	1897



Webster University	Private	4-year	3 SC campuses	1915
– Columbia Campus	Private		Columbia	2000
– Fort Jackson Campus	Private		Columbia	1983
– Myrtle Beach Campus	Private		Myrtle Beach	1992
Williamsburg Technical College	Public	2-year	Kingstree	1971
Winthrop University	Public	4-year	Rock Hill	1886
Wofford College	Private	4-year	Spartanburg	1854



York Technical College	Public	2-year	Rock Hill	1964