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CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University has been approved by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning minor and concentration within the BSBA program. “CFP Board is pleased to approve the program at Southern Wesleyan University as a CFP Board Registered Program,” said Douglas S. …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — It’s often said – and something we’ve seen over the past two years – that for most people, working in the medical field is a calling. For 2003 Spartanburg Methodist College graduate Adrienne Jefferies, it was a calling and a family tradition. “I decided to start working in the medical …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — During her visit with Voorhees College President Ronnie Hopkins and his leadership team, the Right Reverend Ruth Woodliff-Stanley volunteered to serve as an advocate for Voorhees and asked for other ways she could support the institution. Woodliff-Stanley, who serves as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, also met …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College’s students have been recognized for having high voter participation through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN). The college received the nonprofit’s gold seal, the highest recognition earned by a member of the Southern Conference. According to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE), 66% …
View/Download the SCICU 2021 College Guide SCICU’s 2021 College Guide makes the college search easy! If you’re looking for the latest information on admissions, financial aid, scholarships, athletics, and more for South Carolina’s leading independent colleges and universities, then the SCICU 2021 College Guide is your best one-stop source.Please download and share the College …
Quentin Seegars, a senior business major at Claflin University, was announced as the 2021 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year at SCICU’s board meeting on Sept. 28. Honoring the combined legacies of leadership at SCICU and the S.C. Tuition Grants Commission, the award recognizes academic achievement and campus/community involvement made by S.C. Tuition Grants recipients. …
You may have seen a movie in which two of the characters play a game of “chicken” with their cars: in this test of nerves, they drive straight at each other; the first to swerve out of the way is the chicken and loses. I’ve also heard the way to win at “chicken” is, once …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – The “free” community, or two-year, college initiative has gotten a lot of attention since it was included in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. But are “free” tuition and fees at two-year colleges really free for South Carolinians? It’s certainly not free for the American …
SCICU and its 21 member colleges and universities are participating in a national #DoublePell campaign on Twitter. The major emphasis of the campaign is the NAICU-produced #DoublePell 30-second video and Pell Grant student recipient stories and posts from SCICU’s 21 member campuses. Please click here or click the photo to view the #DoublePell video. Follow …
