The Higher Education Study Committee is authorized through legislative action during the 2007 Session of the General Assembly.  The Committee is charged broadly with a mission of developing and recommending an evolving, multi-year statewide strategic plan for higher education in South Carolina to meet the needs of the state as can be addressed by higher education.  In accomplishing its work, the Committee is to take into consideration the final report of the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education.  The Committee consists of nine members appointed as follows: three by the Governor, one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, one by the Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee, one by the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and one by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee.  A copy of the proviso authorizing the committee and a listing of the membership follows. 

Higher Education Study Committee, Proviso 5A.28

Committee Membership 

HESC Meeting Schedule (Updated)

  HESC Meeting Notices and Agenda
As of May 30, 2008 meetings are listed from most recent to earliest.

HESC Advisory Groups

As part of its work process, the Higher Education Study Committee has formed six advisory groups. These groups include (1) Organization and Plan Implementation, (2) Institutional Missions and Academic Programs and Planning, (3) Enrollment, (4) Funding and Institutional Cost, (5) Buildings, Facilities and Information Technology, and (6) State-Supported Scholarships and Grants. The purpose of the advisory groups is to provide broad-based input and more in-depth analysis and information for consideration of the Study Committee. The links below provide information on Advisory Group membership and upcoming meetings.