| Indicator 7-E | | | | | | | | |
| 1997-1998 Graduates Who Continued Their Education |
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| | | Fall 97, Sp 98, Summer 98 | Fall 1998 | | |
| | Institutions that | AA/AS | Bachelors | | AA/AS | Bachelors | | Percent |
| | Awarded the Degrees | Degrees* | Degrees* | Total | Enrolled | Enrolled | Total | Enrolled/ |
| | | Awarded | Awarded | Awarded | Higher Degree | Higher Degree | Enrolled | Awarded |
| Research Universities | | | | | | | | |
| | Clemson | | 2,453 | 2,453 | | 324 | 324 | 13.2% |
| | U.S.C. - Columbia | 11 | 2,917 | 2,928 | 14 | 384 | 398 | 13.6% |
| | Medical University of S. C. | | 332 | 332 | | 42 | 42 | 12.7% |
| | Sub total Research Universities | 11 | 5,702 | 5,713 | 14 | 750 | 764 | 13.4% |
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| Teaching Colleges & Universities | | | | | | | | |
| | The Citadel | | 421 | 421 | | 28 | 28 | 6.7% |
| | Coastal Carolina University | | 540 | 540 | | 32 | 32 | 5.9% |
| | College of Charleston | | 1,515 | 1,515 | | 117 | 117 | 7.7% |
| | Francis Marion University | | 446 | 446 | | 48 | 48 | 10.8% |
| | Lander University | | 421 | 421 | | 49 | 49 | 11.6% |
| | South Carolina State University | | 523 | 523 | | 48 | 48 | 9.2% |
| | U.S.C. - Aiken | | 398 | 398 | | 43 | 43 | 10.8% |
| | U.S.C.-Spartanburg | | 510 | 510 | | 47 | 47 | 9.2% |
| | Winthrop University | | 712 | 712 | | 115 | 115 | 16.2% |
| | Sub total Teaching Colleges & Univ. | 0 | 5,486 | 5,486 | 0 | 527 | 527 | 9.6% |
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| Regional Campuses of U.S.C. | | | | | | | | |
| | U.S.C. - Beaufort | 73 | | 73 | 26 | | 26 | 35.6% |
| | U.S.C. - Lancaster | 58 | | 58 | 28 | | 28 | 48.3% |
| | U.S.C. - Salkehatchie | 92 | | 92 | 22 | | 22 | 23.9% |
| | U.S.C. - Sumter | 152 | | 152 | 81 | | 81 | 53.3% |
| | U.S.C. - Union | 37 | | 37 | 23 | | 23 | 62.2% |
| | Sub total Regional Campuses of U.S.C. | 412 | 0 | 412 | 180 | 0 | 180 | 43.7% |
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| Technical Colleges | | | | | | | | |
| | Aiken Tech | 22 | | 22 | 7 | | 7 | 31.8% |
| | Central Carolina Tech | 15 | | 15 | 7 | | 7 | 46.7% |
| | Chesterfield-Marlboro Tech | 21 | | 21 | 9 | | 9 | 42.9% |
| | Denmark Tech | 2 | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| | Florence-Darlington Tech | 38 | | 38 | 15 | | 15 | 39.5% |
| | Greenville Tech | 81 | | 81 | 41 | | 41 | 50.6% |
| | Horry-Georgetown Tech | 34 | | 34 | 15 | | 15 | 44.1% |
| | Midlands Tech | 146 | | 146 | 58 | | 58 | 39.7% |
| | Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech | 11 | | 11 | 2 | | 2 | 18.2% |
| | Piedmont Tech | 36 | | 36 | 12 | | 12 | 33.3% |
| | Spartanburg Tech | 35 | | 35 | 14 | | 14 | 40.0% |
| | Tech College of the Low Country | 10 | | 10 | 0 | | 0 | 0.0% |
| | Tri-County Tech | 50 | | 50 | 26 | | 26 | 52.0% |
| | Trident Tech | 234 | | 234 | 71 | | 71 | 30.3% |
| | Williamsburg Tech | 13 | | 13 | 5 | | 5 | 38.5% |
| | YORK TECH | 31 | | 31 | 11 | | 11 | 35.5% |
| | Sub total Technical Colleges | 779 | 0 | 779 | 294 | 0 | 294 | 37.7% |
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| Total | | 1,202 | 11,188 | 12,390 | 488 | 1,277 | 1,765 | 14.2% |