SC State Government – Departments, Agencies, Boards

South Carolina SC Government SC State Agencies, Departments Also see: State Government Jobs

SC State Agencies

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

A

• Accident Fund
• Accountancy - Board of
• Adjutant General
• Administration - Department of
• Administrative Law Court
• Aeronautics - Division of
• Aging - Office on
• Agriculture - Office of commissioner
• Agriculture - SC Department of
  – Agriculture associations and boards
  – Farmers markets
  – Roadside Markets Directory - where you can buy fresh farm produce
  
• Air National Guard
• Air Quality - Bureau of
• Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services - SC Department
  – Local treatment providers - by county
  
• Architectural Examiners - Board of
• Archives and History - SC Department of
  – On-line Records Index
  – Summary Guide to Holdings
  
• Arts Commission
• Athletic Commission
• Attorney General
• Auctioneers' Commission
• Auditor - Office of the State

B

• Barber Examiners - Board of
• Blind - Commission for the
• Budget - Executive Budget Office
• Building Codes Council
• Business Filings - file your business - Secretary of State Office
  
• Business One Stop - how to start a business in South Carolina
  

C

• Cabinet Agencies - Governor's Office
• Cemetery - Board of perpetual care
• Children's Advocacy - Department of
• Chiropractic Examiners - Board of
• Clemson Cooperative Extension Service
• Climatology Office
• Colleges, universities
• Commerce - SC Department of
  
• Comptroller General - Office of
• Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
• Conservation Bank Act - South Carolina
• Consumer Affairs - SC Department of
• Continuum of Care - for emotionally disturbed children
• Contractors' Licensing Board
• Corrections - SC Department of
  – Correctional institutions - jails, prisons
  – Inmate search - inmates
  
• Cosmetology - Board of
• Counselors - Board of Examiners for Licensure of
• Courts - Judicial Department
  – Clerks of Court
  – Court Administration
  – Court of Appeals
  
• Crime Victim Services - Division of SC Attorney General
  – Crime Victims' Ombudsman
• Criminal Justice Academy

D

• Deaf and the Blind - School for the
  – Equipment Distribution Program
  
• Dentistry - Board of
• Developmental Disabilities Council
• Disabilities and Special Needs - SC Department of - DSN
  – Provider directory
  

E

• Economic Advisors - Board of
• Economic Opportunity - Office of
• Education - SC Department of - K12
  – First Steps - Office of
  – South Carolina Adult Education
  
• Education Oversight Committee
• Election Commission - State
• Emergency Management Division
• Employee Insurance Program - Public Employee Benefit Authority
• Employment and Workforce - SC Department of
  – SC Works - employment and workforce resources
  
• Energy Office
• Engineers - Board of Registration for Professional
• Environmental Certification Board
• Environmental Services - SC Dept of - SCDES
  – Public Health Reserve Corps - volunteer emergency preparedness program
  
• Ethics Commission - State
• SC ETV - South Carolina Educational Television
• SC ETV Radio
• Executive Institute

F

• Facilities Management - Department of Administration
• Film Commission
• Fire Academy - SCFA
• Fire Marshal - State
• First Steps - Office of
• Fleet Management - State
• Foresters - Board of Registration for
• Forestry Commission
  – County offices
  
• Foster Care Review Board - local review boards too
  – SC Adoption & Foster Care Information
  
• Funeral Service - Board of

G

• General Assembly - South Carolina's state legislature
• General Services - Department of Administration
• Geologists - Board of Registration for
• Governor's Office
  
• Governor's Task Force on Litter - Palmetto Pride
  – Report a Litterbug
  
• Guardian ad Litem Program - Governor's Office

H

• Health and Human Services - SC Department of - HHS
• Higher Education - all public colleges - Two-year | Four-year
• Higher Education - Commission on - CHE
• Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission
• Highway department - SC Department of Transportation
• Highway Patrol - State Troopers
• Homeland Security Office
• House of Representatives - South Carolina
• Housing Finance and Development Authority
• Human Affairs Commission
• Human Resources - Office of
  – Classified job descriptions and pay ranges
  

I

• Indigent Defense - Commission on
• Information Security and Privacy - Department of Administration
• Insurance - SC Department of
• Insurance Reserve Fund

J

• Jobs-Economic Development Authority
• Judicial Department - Courts
• Judicial Merit Selection Commission
• Juvenile Justice - SC Department of

L

• Labor, Licensing and Regulation - SC Department of
  – Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards
  
• Land Surveyors - Board of Registration for Professional
• Law Enforcement Division - SLED
  – Sex Offender Registry
  
• Legislative Audit Council
• Legislative Council
• Legislative Publications
• Legislature - General Assembly
• Library - SC State
• Lieutenant Governor's Office
  
• Litter - Governor's Task Force on - Palmetto Pride
• Long Term Health Care Administrators - Board of
• Lottery Commission
  – PlayResponsiblySC - to prevent and help gambling problems

M

• Manufactured Housing Board
• Massage/Bodywork Therapy
• Materials Management Office - MMO - Purchasing
• Medical Examiners - Board of
• Mental Health - SC Department of
• Military Department
• Minority Affairs - Commission for
• Motor Vehicles - Division of - DMV
  – Office locations by county - scroll down
  
• Museum - SC State

N

• National Guard - South Carolina
• Natural Resources - SC Department of - DNR
  – Climatology Office
  
• Nursing - Board of

O

• Occupational Therapy - Board of
• Ocean and Coastal Resource Management - OCRM
• Ombudsman - helps citizens - 803-734-5049
• Ombudsman - helps crime victims - 888-238-0697
• Opticianry - Board of Examiners in
• Optometry - Board of Examiners in
• OSHA - Office of Occupational Safety and Health

P

• Palmetto Pride - Governor's Task Force on Litter
  – Report a Litterbug
  
• Parks, Recreation and Tourism - SC Department of - PRT
  
• Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum - USS Yorktown, USS Laffey
  
• Perpetual Care Cemetery - Board of
• Pharmacy - Board of
• Physical Therapy - Board of
• Pilotage Commission
• Podiatry Examiners - Board of
• Ports Authority - SCSPA
• Prisons - 22 institutions with addresses & phone numbers
  – Industries - SC Department of Corrections Division of
  
• Probation, Parole and Pardon Services - SC Department of
• Procurement Services - SC Division of
• Prosecution Coordination - Commission on
• Psycho-Educational Specialists - Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional
  
• Psychology - Board of Examiners in
• Public Health - SC Dept of - DPH
  
• Public Safety - SC Department of
  – Highway Patrol - State Troopers
  – State Transport Police
  
• Public Service Commission - PSC
• Pyrotechnic Safety - Board of

R

• Railways - Palmetto Railways, division of the Department of Commerce
• Real Estate Appraisers Board
• Real Estate Commission
• Real Property Inventory
• Regulatory Staff - Office of - ORS
• Research Authority - South Carolina
• Residential Builders Commission
• Retirement Systems - Public Employee Benefit Authority
  
• Revenue - SC Department of - DOR (taxes)
• Revenue and Fiscal Affairs - Office
• Rural Infrastructure Authority

S

• Santee Cooper - South Carolina Public Service Authority
  
• Sea Grant Consortium
• Secretary of State
• Securities Division
• Senate - South Carolina
• Social Services - SC Department of - DSS
  – County offices
  – SC Adoption & Foster Care Information
  
• Social Work Examiners - Board of
  – Sex Offender Registry
  
• Solicitors
• South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
• South Carolina Military Department
  – South Carolina Air National Guard
  
• South Carolina Research Authority - SCRA
• South Carolina State Guard
• Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - Board of Examiners in
  
• State Accident Fund - for workers' compensation
• State Auditor - Office of the
• State Election Commission
• State Ethics Commission
• State Fire Marshal
• State Historical Records - Advisory Board
• State Law Enforcement Division - SLED
• State Library
• State Museum
• State Parks
  – Search availability at all parks
  
• State Ports Authority - SCSPA
• Supreme Court - South Carolina
• Surplus Property Office

T

• Technical College System - SC State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education - SBTCE
  – Technical colleges
  
• Therapists - Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional
  
• Tourism Expenditure Review Committee
• Transportation - SC Department of - SCDOT
• Treasurer - Office of the State

U

• Unclaimed Property Program - Office of the Treasurer
  – MissingMoney.com - search in multiple states
  
• Universities, colleges

V

• Veterans' Affairs - Department of
• Veterinary Medical Examiners - Board of
• Vital Records - Division of - birth, death, marriage records
• Vocational Rehabilitation SC Department of
  – Area offices, work training centers

W

• Wages and Child Labor - Office of
• Workers' Compensation Commission