Top South Carolina Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 27 top community colleges located throughout South Carolina (22 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 100,402 students.
- For South Carolina community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $6,284 per year for in-state students and $10,399 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $12,551 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in South Carolina is 62% (view national acceptance rates).
- South Carolina community colleges have a diversity score of 0.54, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 38% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 28:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(SC) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
3%
Black
27%
White
62%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
4%
Top South Carolina Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- Aiken Technical CollegePublic2276 Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville, SC 29829
(803)508-7263 2,351 students - Brown Mackie College-GreenvillePrivate, for profitTwo Liberty Square, 75 Beattie Place Ste 100
Greenville, SC 29601
(864)239-5300 708 students - 506 N Guignard Dr
Sumter, SC 29150
(803)778-1961 3,963 students - Centura College-ColumbiaPrivate, for profit7500 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803)754-7544 70 students - 1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd
Denmark, SC 29042
(803)793-5100 1,678 students - 2715 W. Lucas Street
Florence, SC 29501
(843)661-8324 6,215 students - 738 S Pleasantburg Dr
Greenville, SC 29607
(864)250-8000 12,592 students - 2050 Highway 501 East
Conway, SC 29526
(843)347-3186 7,335 students - 1260 Lexington Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170
(803)738-8324 11,424 students - Miller-Motte Technical College-CharlestonPrivate, for profit8085 Rivers Ave., Ste E
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843)574-0101 635 students - 1201 Chesterfield Hwy.
Cheraw, SC 29520
(843)921-6900 1,090 students - 3250 Saint Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118
(803)536-0311 3,060 students - 620 North Emerald Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864)941-8324 5,694 students - 107 Community College Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864)592-4600 5,495 students - 1000 Powell Mill Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864)587-4000 793 students - 921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
(800)768-8252 2,529 students - 7000 Rivers Avenue
Charleston, SC 29423
(843)574-6111 16,136 students - 1 University Boulevard
Okatie, SC 29909
(843)208-8000 1,794 students - 476 Hubbard Drive
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803)313-7000 1,738 students - 465 James Brandt Blvd
Allendale, SC 29810
(800)922-5500 1,076 students - 309 East Academy St
Union, SC 29379
(864)429-8728 679 students - 601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Kingstree, SC 29556
(843)355-4110 717 students
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