COLLEGES AND UNVERSITIES
Clarendon County is located near several four-year institutions. Together, these institutions provide graduates who are eager to enter the local workforce.
The University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina’s main campus is in Columbia, less than an hour from Clarendon County. USC Columbia offers more than 350 undergraduate and graduate courses of study. Programs range from liberal arts and sciences to business, law, medicine, and other professional studies, many of which have been widely recognized for their academic excellence.
University of South Carolina—Sumter
One of eight campuses of the University of South Carolina, USC Sumter is less than 30 minutes west of Clarendon County. USC Sumter grants associate’s degrees in both arts and science and provides for the completion of selected bachelor’s degrees on campus through cooperative agreements with other institutions. Graduate education is coordinated at USC Sumter through the University's Graduate Regional Studies program.
Medical University of South Carolina
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the oldest medical school in the South. The school educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents, and also operates a 750-bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized children's hospital.
South Carolina State University
Located in Orangeburg, less than an hour from Clarendon County, S.C. State University is among the national leaders in producing African-American students with baccaulaureate degrees in biology, education, business, engineering technology, computer science/mathematics, and English language/literature. The school is one of three universities in the state to offer a doctoral program in educational administration and one of two schools in the state to offer an accredited master's degree program in speech-language pathology.
Charleston Southern University
Less than an hour south of Clarendon County in North Charleston, Charleston Southern University is a fully accredited four-year independent liberal arts university. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the university's mission is promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment to all faiths. Students can choose from more than 30 undergraduate majors and several graduate programs.
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston is a state-supported comprehensive institution providing a high-quality education in the arts and sciences, education, and business. The college offers both undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as an extensive credit and non-credit continuing education program.
The Citadel—The Military College of South Carolina
The Citadel offers 19 undergraduate degree programs, while the College of Graduate and Professional Studies offers evening and summer coeducational undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Coastal Carolina University
Less than an hour and a half from Clarendon County in the Myrtle Beach area, Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degrees in 40 fields of study. Graduate offerings include an MBA program.
Webster University
Webster University, also located in the Myrtle Beach area, offers five graduate degree programs including an MBA, and master’s degrees in management, computer resources and information management, and human resources development.
Francis Marion University
Francis Marion University, located in nearby Florence County, is one of South Carolina's 12 state-supported universities. The university offers a broad range of undergraduate degrees and a growing number of graduate programs.