South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Despite the continued economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, SCICU once again exceeded its annual fundraising goals. For 2020-21, SCICU raised over $538,000, exceeding its overall goal of $524,000. With supplemental funds coming from the SCICU endowment, almost $697,000 was distributed to SCICU member colleges and universities. “We at SCICU are proud and humbled by …
SCICU is pleased to announce that the Duke Energy Foundation is funding $30,000 in scholarships for minority engineering students attending SCICU member colleges and universities. Twelve minority engineering students at SCICU institutions located in the Duke Energy service area will each receive $2,500 scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. “SCICU is deeply grateful for our …
SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities are remembering the 2,977 lives lost in the 9/11 attacks with commemoration events throughout South Carolina. Please click on the college and university names below to learn about local events honoring first responders and other victims of the 2001 tragedy. Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Bob Jones University …
The top federal priority of SCICU and higher education advocacy organizations across the country is to double the federal Pell Grants Program, which was created in 1972 to help low-income students pay for college. Currently the maximum Pell Grant is $6,450. A consortium of about two dozen higher education groups representing two- and four-year institutions …
The 2020 Census results are in, and South Carolina ranked among the fastest growing states in the country. South Carolina’s population grew 10.7 percent since 2010, the second largest population expansion east of the Mississippi, surpassed only by Florida. As their license plates attest, South Carolina’s population of 5,118,425 was driven by individuals moving in …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – S.C. Independent Colleges & Universities, Inc. (SCICU) is distributing $64,000 in CIC/UPS Scholarships to assist 20 students at private colleges and universities in South Carolina for academic year 2021-2022. The scholarships are made possible by a grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C., through the CIC/UPS Educational Endowment. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Today (July 21), the board of trustees of the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities voted unanimously to approve the request of Bob Jones University to become a member institution. The SCICU board includes the presidents of the 21 member institutions and up to 42 at-large members who are community and business …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — On July 1, 2021, Converse College acknowledged its long-held university status with an official name change to Converse University, in a major step towards targeted growth and competitive advantage in South Carolina’s higher education market. “For more than 130 years, Converse has held true to its mission: to empower its …
Joy and excitement returned to commencement exercises in spring 2021 as SCICU colleges and universities persevered through the 2020-21 academic year and held in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2021 graduates. Fair weather allowed most colleges and universities to hold their graduation ceremonies outside, many on athletic fields with graduating students seated socially distanced on …
