Best South Carolina Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 28 community colleges serving 87,653 students in South Carolina (21 public colleges and 7 private colleges).
For South Carolina community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,094 per year for in-state students and $9,919 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $11,507 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in South Carolina is 67% (view national acceptance rates).
South Carolina community colleges have a diversity score of 0.65, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 48% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 24:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(SC) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
5%
Black
27%
White
52%
Two or more races
3%
Non Resident
3%
Unknown
7%
Top South Carolina Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- Centura College-ColumbiaPrivate for-profit131 Berkshire Dr.
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 754-7544 60 students - Clinton CollegePrivate not-for-profit1029 Crawford Rd
Rock Hill, SC 29730
(803) 328-00000000 193 students - 506 S Pleasantburg Dr
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 250-8000 10,864 students - Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-CharlestonPrivate for-profit8085 Rivers Ave., Ste E
Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 574-0101 671 students - Spartanburg Methodist CollegePrivate not-for-profit1000 Powell Mill Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864) 587-00000000 869 students - 7000 Rivers Avenue
Charleston, SC 29423
(843) 574-6111 12,148 students - 1 University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
(843) 208-8000 2,116 students - 476 Hubbard Drive
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803) 313-7000 1,523 students - 465 James Brandt Blvd
Allendale, SC 29810
(800) 922-5500 927 students - 200 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-8727 1,110 students - Aiken Technical CollegePublic2276 Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville, SC 29829
(803) 508-7263 2,267 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 4,697 students - 1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd
Denmark, SC 29042
(803) 793-5100 489 students - 2715 W. Lucas Street
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 661-8324 4,182 students - 2050 Highway 501 East
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 347-3186 6,788 students - 1260 Lexington Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170
(803) 738-8324 9,892 students - 1201 Chesterfield Hwy.
Cheraw, SC 29520
(843) 921-6900 1,275 students - 3250 Saint Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118
(803) 536-0311 2,387 students - 620 North Emerald Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864) 941-8324 4,491 students - South University-ColumbiaPrivate for-profit9 Science Court
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 799-9082 983 students - 107 Community College Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 592-4500 4,534 students - 921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
(800) 768-8252 2,247 students - 7900 U.S. Hwy 76
Pendleton, SC 29670
(864) 646-8282 6,082 students - 309 East Academy St
Union, SC 29379
(864) 429-8728 1,093 students - 601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Kingstree, SC 29556
(843) 355-4110 737 students
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