South Carolina offers world-class institutions of higher education to prepare students for nearly any career. 

Each of the 33 public institutions of higher education in South Carolina can be categorized into one of four sectors: research institutions, doctorate professional universities, four-year comprehensive teaching institutions, and technical colleges. The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education coordinates and conducts oversight of these sectors to advance South Carolina’s economic development and general welfare, in support of the mission for the state’s postsecondary education system set by the General Assembly. A fifth sector, independent institutions, is comprised by the state’s private, nonprofit colleges and universities.

Public Senior Institutions

The Citadel	Gen. Glenn M. Walters, President	171 Moultrie St.	Charleston, SC 29409	843 953-5012
Clemson University	Dr. James P. Clements, President	105 Sikes Hall	Clemson, SC 29634	864-656-3413
Coastal Carolina University	Dr. Michael T. Benson, President	PO Box 261954	Conway, SC 29528-6054	843-349-2005
College of Charleston	Dr. Andrew T. Hsu, President	66 George St.	Charleston, SC 29424	843-953-5500
Francis Marion University	Dr. Luther F. Carter, President	P. O. Box 100547	Florence, SC 29501-0547	Phone: 843-661-1210
Lander University	Dr. Richard Cosentino, President	320 Stanley Ave.	Greenwood, SC 29649-2099	864-388-8300
Medical University of South Carolina	Dr. David J. Cole, President	179 Ashley Ave. Colcock Hall, PO Box 250001	Charleston, SC 29425	843-792-2211
South Carolina State University	Col. Alexander Conyers, President		Orangeburg, SC 29117	803-536-7000
USC Columbia	Dr. Michael Amaridis, President		Columbia, SC 29208	803-777-7000
USC Aiken	Dr. Daniel Heimmermann, Chancellor	471 University Pkwy.	Aiken, SC 29801	803-648-6851
USC Beaufort	Dr. Al M. Panu, Chancellor	One University Blvd.	Bluffton, SC 29909	843-208-8242
USC Upstate	Dr. Bennie L. Harris, Chancellor	800 University Way	Spartanburg, SC 29303	864-503-5000
Winthrop University	Dr. Edward Serna, President	114 Tillman Hall	Rock Hill, SC 29733	803-323-2211

USC Two-Year Regional Campuses

USC Lancaster	Dr. Courtney Catledge, Dean	476 Hubbard Dr.	Charleston, SC 29409	843-953-5012
USC Salkehatchie	Dr. April Cone, Dean	PO Box 617	Allendale, SC 29810	803-584-3446
USC Sumter	Dr. Michael Sonntag, Dean	200 Miller Rd.	Sumter, SC 29150-2498	803-775-8727 - (USCS)
USC Union	Dr. Randy Lowell, Dean	PO Drawer 729	Union, SC 29379	864-429-8728 - (USCU), or 1-800-768-5566
USC Palmetto College	Dr. Susan Elkins, Chancellor	1420 Pendleton Street, Suite 339	Columbia, SC 29208	803-777-7695

Public Technical Colleges

State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education (SBTCE)	Dr. Tim Hardee	111 Executive Center Dr.	Columbia, SC 29210	803-896-5280
Aiken Technical College	Dr. Forest Mahan, President	Aiken-Augusta Highway 1, PO Drawer 696	Aiken, SC 29802-0696	803-593-9231
Central Carolina Technical College	Dr. Kevin Pollock, President	506 North Guignard Dr.	Sumter, SC 29150-2499	803-778-1961
Denmark Technical College	Dr. Willie Todd, President	PO Box 327 (Solomon Blatt Blvd.)	Denmark, SC 29042-0327	803-793-5100
Florence-Darlington Technical College	Dr. Jermaine Ford, President	PO Box 100548 (Hwy. 52 North)	Florence, SC 29501-0548	843-661-8324
Greenville Technical College	Dr. Keith Miller, President	PO Box 5616, Station B (291 By-Pass)	Greenville, SC 29606-5616	864-250-8000
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Dr. Marilyn Murphy Fore, President	PO Box 261966 (Hwy. 501 East)	Conway, SC 29528-6066	843-347-3186
Midlands Technical College	Dr. Greg Little, President	PO Box 2408	Columbia, SC 29202-2408	803-738-7600
Northeastern Technical College	Dr. Kyle Wagner, President	PO Drawer 1007, (Hwy. 9)	Cheraw, SC 29150-1007	843-921-6900
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College	Dr. Walter Tobin, President	3250 St. Matthews Rd. (Hwy. 601)	Orangeburg, SC 29118	803-536-0311
Piedmont Technical College	Dr. Hope Rivers, President	PO Drawer 1467 (Emerald Rd.)	Greenwood, SC 29648-1467	864-941-8324 - (TECH)
Spartanburg Community College	Dr. Michael Mikota, President	PO Drawer 4386 (Frontage Rd.)	Spartanburg, SC 29305-4386	864-592-4600
Technical College of the Lowcountry	Dr. Richard Gough, President	PO Box 1288 (921 S. Ribaut Rd.)	Beaufort, SC 29901-1288	843-525-8324 - (TECH)
Tri-County Technical College	Dr. Galen DeHay, President	PO Box 587 (Highway 76)	Pendleton, SC 29670-0587	864-646-8361
Trident Technical College	Dr Vicky Wood, President	PO Box 118067 (7118 Rivers Ave.)	Charleston, SC 29423-8067	843-574-6421
Williamsburg Technical College	Dr. Patricia A. Lee, President	601 MLK Jr. Ave.	Kingstree, SC 29556-4197	843-355-4110
York Technical College	Dr. Stacey Moore, President	452 S. Anderson Rd.	Rock Hill, SC 29730-3395	803-327-8000

Independent Senior Colleges and Universities

Allen University	Dr. Ernest C. McNealey, President	1530 Harden St	Columbia, SC 29204	803-376-5700
Anderson University	Dr. Evans Whitaker, President	316 Blvd.	Anderson, SC 29621	864-231-2000
Benedict College	Dr. Roslyn C. Artis, President	1600 Harden St.	Columbia, SC 29204	803-705-4681
Bob Jones University	Dr. Joshua Crockett, President	1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.	Greenville, SC 29614	864-242-5100
Charleston Southern University	Dr. B. Keith Faulkner	9200 University Blvd	North Charleston, SC 29406	843-863-7502
Claflin University	Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack	400 Magnolia St.	Orangeburg, SC 29115	803-535-5491
Clinton College	Dr. Lester A. McCorn, President	1029 Crawford Road	Rock Hill, SC 29730	803-327-7402
Coker University	Dr. Natalie Harder	300 East College Avenue	Hartsville, SC 29550	843-383-8000
Columbia International University	Dr. William H. Jones, President	7435 Monticello Rd., P.O. Box 3122	Columbia, SC 29230-3122	803-754-4100 - or 1-800-777-2227
Columbia College	Dr. John H. Dozier, President	1301 Columbia College Dr.	Columbia, SC 29203	803-786-3871 - or 1-800-277-1301
Converse University	Dr. Boone Hopkins	580 East Main St.	Spartanburg, SC 29302	843-596-9050
Erskine College	Dr. Steven C. Adamson	210 South Main St	Due West, SC 29639	864-379-8833
Furman University	Dr. Elizabeth Davis, President	3300 Poinsett Hwy.	Greenville, SC 29613	864-294-2100
Limestone University	Dr. Nathan B. Copeland, President	1115 College Dr.	Gaffney, SC 29340	864-489-7151
Morris College	Dr. Said Sewell	100 W. College St.	Sumter, SC 29150-3599	803-934-3221
Newberry College	Dr. Maurice Scherrens, President	2100 College Street	Newberry, SC 29108	803-321-5102
North Greenville University	Dr. Gene Fant, Jr., President	7801 N. Tigerville Rd	Tigerville, SC 29688	864-977-7018
Presbyterian College	Dr. Anita Olson, President	503 South Broad St.	Clinton, SC 29325	864-833-2820 - or 1-800-476-7272
Southern Methodist College	Dr. David M Battle, President	541 Broughton St., P.O. Box 1027	Orangeburg, SC 29115	803-534-7826
Southern Wesleyan University	Dr. William D. Barker	907 Wesleyan Dr., P. O. Box 1020	Central, SC 29630	864-644-5011
Spartanburg Methodist College	Mr. Scott Cochran, President	1750 Powell Mill Rd	Spartanburg, SC 29301	864-587-4230
Voorhees University	Dr. Ronnie Hopkins	1897 Voorhees Rd	Denmark, SC 29042	803-780-1234
Wofford College	Dr. Nayef Samhat	429 North Church St.	Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663	864-597-4010

Private SC-Based Colleges Licensed by CHE

American College of the Building Arts	Lt. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater, II, President	649 Meeting Street	Charleston, SC 29403	843-577-5245
Charleston School of Law	Larry Cunningham, Dean and Provost	385 Meeting Street	Charleston, SC 29403	843-329-1000
Sherman College of Chiropractic	Dr. Edwin Cordero, President	2020 Springfield Road	Boiling Springs, SC 29316	864-578-8777

Out-of-State Degree-Granting Institutions Licensed to Operate in SC

A.T. Still University (Main Campus)	Sharon J Obadia, D.O., President	Arizona Camp 5850 E. Still Circle	Mesa, AZ 85206	480-219-6000
A.T. Still University, Ridgland. SC (Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.	Mr. Roland J. Gardner Chief Executive Officer	721 North Okatie Highway, Suite 170	Okatie, SC 29909	843-987-7400
ECPI University (Corporate Headquarters)	Mr. Mark B. Dreyfus, President	5555 Greenwich Rd.	Virginia Beach, VA 23462	844-334-4466
ECPI University	Ms. Karen Burgess, Campus President	1001 Keys Dr.	Greenville, SC 29615	864-438-5018
ECPI University	Mr. James Rund, Director	250 Berryhill Dr., Ste. 300	Columbia, SC 29210	803-610-4111
ECPI University	Mr. James Weaver, Campus President	3800 Paramount Dr.	N. Charleston, SC 29405	843-606-5902
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Main Campus	Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President	2265 Kraft Drive	Blacksburg, VA, 24060	540-231-4000
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Carolinas Campus	Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President	350 Howard Street	Spartanburg, SC, 29303	864-327-9800
Fortis College (Corporate Headquarters)	Mr. Duncan Anderson, CEO/President, Education Affiliates, Inc.	5026 Campbell Blvd, Suite D	Baltimore, MD 21236	410-633-2929
Fortis College (Columbia)	Vincent Femia, Campus President	246 Stoneridge Dr., Ste. 101	Columbia, SC 29210	803-678-4800
Lenoir Rhyne University (Main Campus)	Dr. Gary Johnson, President	625 7th Avenue NE, LRU 7163	Hickory, NC 28601	828-328-7334
Lenoir-Rhyne University School of Theology (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary)	Rev. Dr. Clayton Schmit, Provost, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary	4210 North Main St.	Columbia, SC 29203	803-461-3321
Lenoir-Rhyne University - Columbia	Dr. Gary Johnson, President	4210 North Main St.	Columbia, SC 29203	803-461-3340
Professional Golfers Career College (Corporate Headquarters)	Mrs. Sandi Somerville, President and CEO	26109 Ynez Rd.	Temecula, CA 92591	951-719-2994
Professional Golfers Career College	Mr. Mike Collins, Executive Director	4454 Bluffton Park Crescent, Suite 200	Bluffton, SC 29910	843-757-9611
Savannah College of Art and Design (Main Campus)	Ms. Paula S. Wallace, President	115 E. York Street	Savannah, GA 31401	912-525-5200
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ronald C Waranch Equestrian Center)	Mr. Eddie, Federwisch, Director of Equestrian Program	3650 Speedway Blvd.	Hardeeville, SC 29927	912-525-5100
South University (Main Campus)	Dr. Steve Yoho, Chancellor and CEO	709 Mall Boulevard	Savannah, GA 31406	912-201-8000
South University, Columbia	Ms. Theresa Byrne, Campus President	9 Science Ct.	Columbia, SC 29203	803-799-9082
Southeastern College	Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chairman of the Board	5875 NW 163rd St, Ste. 102	Miami Lakes, FL 33014	305-820-5003
Southeastern College	Mr. Tim Van Horn, Campus President	2431 Aviation Ave, Suite 703	Charleston, SC 29406	843-747-1279
Southeastern College	Ms. Melissa Jackson, Campus  President	581 Columbia Mall Blvd	Columbia, SC 29233	803-798-8800
Southeastern University	Dr. Shawn Stewart, Senior Director	1000 Longfellow Blvd.	Lakeland, FL 338001	800-500-8760
Southeastern University at Seacoast Church	Steve Saccone, Regional Site Executive	757 Long Point Rd	Mt. Pleasant, SC 29467	843-881-2100
Strayer University (Corporate Headquarters)	Dr. Andrea Backman, President	2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, 6th Floor	Herdon, VA, 20171	877-445-7180
Strayer University (Columbia)	Mr. Ryan Buckson, Campus Director	200 Center Point Circle, Ste. 300	Columbia, SC 29210	803-750-2500
Strayer University	Ms. Jeanne Poindexter, Campus Director	823 S. Church Street, Suite B	Greenville, SC 29601	864-250-7000
Strayer University (Charleston)	Mr. Scott Anderson, Campus Director	601 Meeting Street, Suite 170	Charleston, SC 29403	843-746-5100
Troy University (Corporate Headquarters)	Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor	600 University Avenue	Troy, AL 36082	800-414-5756
Troy University (Sumter)	Ms. Lisa Bennett, State Director	110 North Main Street	Sumter, SC 29150	803-773-0025
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Carolinas (VCOM) (Main Campus)	Dixie Tooke - Rawlins, D.O. President	2265 Kraft Dr.	Blacksburg, VA 24060	540- 231-4000
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Carolinas (VCOM)	Matthew Cannon, D.O., Dean	350 Howard St.	Spartanburg, SC 29303	864-327-9800
Webster University (Corporate Headquarters)	Dr. Elizabeth J. Stroble, President	470 East Lockwood Ave.	St. Louis, MO 63119-3194	800-981-9801
Webster University	Ms. Sherriel Byrd, Director, Columbia Campus	100 Gateway Corporate Blvd	Columbia, SC 29203	803-699-0900
Webster University	Dr. Aseniah Wallace, Myrtle Beach Campus	4589 Oleander Drive	Myrtle Beach, SC 29577	843-497-3677

Out-of-State Degree-Granting Institutions Licensed to Recruit in SC

Lincoln College of Technology	Mr. Scott M. Shaw, President and CEO	1521 Gallatin Road	Nashville, TN, 37206	800-288-6232
Walden University	Michael Betz, President	100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210	Minneapolis, MN 55401	844-666-9133

Regional Educational Coalitions

University Center of Greenville	Mr. David A. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer	225 S. Pleasantburg Dr.	Greenville, SC 29607	864-250-1111
Lowcountry Graduate Center	Dr. Nancy J. Muller, Executive Director	5300 International Blvd, Building B, Suite 100	North Charleston, SC 29418	843-953-4723

NOTE: SECTION 59 103 5 of the South Carolina Code defines “public higher education” as state-supported education in the post secondary field, including comprehensive and technical education. The law defines “public institution of higher learning" as any state supported post secondary educational institution and includes technical and comprehensive educational institutions.