South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College’s APEC (Alternative Pathways for Educator Certification) Center recently welcomed the second cohort of APEC Fellows from Richland School District One, Richland School District Two, Fairfield County Schools and Lexington School District Four. A Center of Excellence in Alternative Certification awarded by the Commission on Higher Education, APEC prepares …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — July 1 marked Coker College’s first day of operating as Coker University. The City of Hartsville celebrated the momentous occasion with proclaiming July 1 as Coker University Day. Coker’s new university status reflects the institution’s recent growth and increased diversity of degree offerings. Coker currently has five online master’s degree …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — The Claflin University Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack as the ninth president of the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in South Carolina, effective August 1, 2019. He succeeds Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, who is retiring after 25 years of transformational leadership …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez — From my years on college campuses, I know how bittersweet graduation is. We’re happy that our students are opening the next chapters of their lives, confident they are equipped to take on the world. But we’ve spent much time with these extraordinary young people and it’s …
SCICU congratulates the thousands of students at South Carolina’s independent colleges and universities whose many accomplishments culminated in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in 2019. Please click on your favorite college or university below to read about their 2019 commencement events: Allen University – Graduate highlight – Robinson: “I never wanted to give …
COLUMBIA, SC — Undergraduate student researchers at South Carolina’s leading private colleges and universities are receiving invaluable experience in their fields of study thanks to SCICU’s 2019 Student /Faculty Research program. SCICU, the advocacy and support group for independent higher education in S.C., is pleased to announce nearly $75,000 in funding for 28 undergraduate research …
Those of us associated with independent higher education in South Carolina should be very pleased with the results of the 2019 session of the SC General Assembly. The final version of the budget delivered to the governor includes the full $1.6 million increase requested by the Tuition Grants Commission – the full request has not …
On the federal front, as so often happens, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is support in the House of Representative for student financial aid… The bad news is the House passed the so-named “Equality Act,” which, while it may have laudable intent, would have very negative consequences for numerous SCICU institutions. …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — Allen University graduating senior Michelle Hill knows all too well about fighting. As a young girl growing up in Detroit, Michigan, the biology major says she had many physical confrontations in school. “I used to get in trouble a lot because I would get in fights at school,” said Hill, …
