South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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DENMARK, SC (courtesy voorhees.edu) – As a part of the recently awarded $1.2 million UNCF Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) Program grant, Voorhees College is offering pre-professional career pathways for medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, veterinary, and occupational and physical therapy beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. The CPI grant is designed to align curricula …
COLUMBIA – Allen University’s Division of Institutional Advancement will host its first Quarterly Days of Giving Challenge August 1-3, 2017. The money raised will go towards the Allen University General Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance for students who qualify for need-based assistance. Nearly 98% of the university’s students receive some form of financial aid, …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy benedict.edu)– The Benedict College Board of Trustees announced June 30 that Dr. Roslyn Artis will become the 14th President of Benedict College on September 1, 2017. She will become the first female President in the College’s 147-year history. Dr. Artis brings to the Midlands College an impressive mix of higher education and …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy sctuitiongrants.org) — The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission is proud to announce the appointment of Ms. Katherine (Katie) Harrison as Executive Director effective June 30, 2017. Ms. Harrison obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University, a private liberal arts institution in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a Master’s degree in Higher …
COLUMBIA, SC — The General Assembly appropriations for SC higher education fell short of SCICU’s goals in the FY 2017-18 budget. Legislators approved $500,000 for the need-based Tuition Grants program and $500,000 for the state’s need-based grant program. The Tuition Grants Commission had requested $5.3 million to increase the maximum individual award from $3,200 to …
HARTSVILLE, SC (courtesy coker.edu) — In an effort to continue providing superior convenience and flexibility for students in the Florence area, Coker College is partnering with Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) in Florence, S.C, to offer two bachelor’s of science degree programs for FDTC graduates: B.S. in business management and B.S. in applied criminology. Once FDTC …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University has received a grant of $200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to aid in the further development of the Rocky River Nature Park adjacent to campus. The funds will be used to clean up an industrial site (known as the Seabrook facility), which abuts the Rocky River wetlands. …
ORANGEBURG, SC — Dr. Ananda Mondal vividly recalls how he learned he was the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Early CAREER Development Award. “Dr. Verlie Tisdale called and requested I come to her office right away,” said Mondal, an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at Claflin University. Tisdale is the dean …
GREENVILLE, SC (courtesy bju.edu) — On June 15, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) granted Bob Jones University membership as an accredited institution. “Being granted regional accreditation is one of the biggest milestones in Bob Jones University’s 90-year history,” says BJU President Steve Pettit. …
