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In the 1960s, the citizens of Union formed the Union County Commission for Higher Education to attract a college to their area. The University of South Carolina sought to expand its reach throughout the state and agreed to build an extension campus in Union. Classes began at the campus in 1965 with an initial enrollment of 51 students.
The campus is located on 453 acres (183 ha) in the Aiken area, 18 miles (29 km) from Augusta, Georgia, and 60 miles from Columbia, South Carolina. [4]As of 2020 portions of the campus are in the Aiken city limits, though the majority is outside of the Aiken city limits in an unincorporated area.
Simultaneously, the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce identified a goal of establishing a college in the county. Chamber members presented their idea to the administration of the university, and within approximately one year the University of South Carolina Lancaster Extension Center opened with 51 students.
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House Speaker Solomon Blatt pleaded with the University of South Carolina to build two-year colleges across the state so as to prevent any possible expansion by Clemson. [3] As a result, USC planned a campus for the area, and it was decided that the campus be placed in Allendale because it was the hometown of Lieutenant Governor Robert Evander ...
The university's first president, Reverend Jonathan Maxcy. The university was founded as South Carolina College on December 19, 1801, by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly initiated by Governor John Drayton in an effort to promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry.
Palmetto College is part of the University of South Carolina System. The college is made up of the five regional campuses: USC Lancaster, USC Salkehatchie, USC Sumter, and USC Union, and Palmetto College Columbia. Students who have 60 college credit hours can be admitted to Palmetto College and receive a bachelor's degree.
The Darla Moore School of Business is the official business school of the University of South Carolina.Founded in 1919, the Moore School is located in Columbia, South Carolina and currently enrolls over 5,500 undergraduate and 800 graduate students in degree-seeking programs, including bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees.