Palmetto College is the online bachelor's completion program of the

University of South Carolina System The University of South Carolina System is a state university system collection of campuses established in 1957 to expand the educational opportunities of the citizens of South Carolina as well as extend the reach of the University of South Caro ...

. The college is made up of the four two-year degree-granting institutions of the USC system:

USC Lancaster The University of South Carolina Lancaster (USCL or USC Lancaster) is a public college in Lancaster, South Carolina. It is one of the four regional Palmetto Colleges in the University of South Carolina System. It is accredited by the Southern Ass ...

USC Salkehatchie The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie (USC Salkehatchie) is a public college with campuses in Allendale, South Carolina, Allendale and Walterboro, South Carolina. It is one of four regional University of South Carolina System campuses whic ...

USC Sumter The University of South Carolina Sumter (USC Sumter) is a public college in Sumter, South Carolina. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and one of the four regional USC campuses which make up Palmetto College. It only awards ass ...

and

USC Union The University of South Carolina Union (USC Union) is a satellite campus of the University of South Carolina (USC) in Union, South Carolina. It has a branch campus in Laurens, South Carolina. It is a part of the University of South Carolina Sys ...

. Students who have 60 college credit hours can be admitted to Palmetto College and receive a bachelor's degree. The bachelor's degrees are offered through one of the senior campuses of USC:

University of South Carolina Aiken The University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken, USCA, or South Carolina Aiken) is a public university in Aiken, South Carolina. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and offers undergraduate degree programs as well as master's ...

University of South Carolina Beaufort The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB or USC Beaufort) is a public university with three campuses located in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and enrolls about 1,900 student ...

, University of South Carolina Columbia or

University of South Carolina Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, near Spartanburg and with a Spartanburg postal address.Compare to: (shows the university is not in the Spartanburg city limits)

History

Palmetto College was funded by a $5M appropriation by the

South Carolina General Assembly The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and t ...

in 2012. In January 2013, Susan Elkins was named the first chancellor. Palmetto College officially started enrolling students on April 18, 2013.

References

External links

* http://palmettocollege.sc.edu/ University of South Carolina System Public universities and colleges in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-stub