South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
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 …
Bet you didn’t know… Yesterday (Thursday, May 13) was the official end of the 2021 session of the General Assembly, but they will be back. Unfinished business includes redistricting, allocating the federal COVID-19 relief funds, and the state budget, which includes a couple of items that are important to colleges and universities but fly under …
Double Pell! SCICU’s top priority in D.C. is to double the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program for the most economically disadvantaged students. Both sides of the political aisle support the Pell Grants Program, and the maximum grant amount currently stands at $6,495. Doubling the Pell Grant to $13,000 would further empower students to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU on April 14 joined the federal lawsuit, Bishop of Charleston, a Corporation Sole, dba Diocese of Charleston v. Adams, to strike down post-Civil War “Blaine Amendment” language from the South Carolina Constitution. The suit was filed by attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, public-interest litigation center that fights to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU 2021 Legislative Champion Rep. Gary Simrill and more than 90 SCICU students celebrated the successful 2021 student letter-writing campaign during the April 13 Virtual Statehouse Day gathering. “Gary Simrill has successfully tackled the major issues facing South Carolina by working with both sides of the aisle,” said SCICU President and CEO …
