University of South Carolina 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 Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees. As of 2017, more than 1,900 students attended the college at its campus in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.

University of South Carolina
Lancaster
TypePublic
Established1959
DeanDr. Walter P. Collins III (April 2013-present)
Academic staff
75
Administrative staff
50
Students1,800
Undergraduates1,195
Address
476 Hubbard Drive
, , ,
United States

34°44′33″N 80°46′57″W
CampusUrban, 150 acres (61 ha)
Colors   Blue, Gold
AthleticsNJCAA
NicknameLancers
AffiliationsUniversity of South Carolina System
MascotLance the Lancer
Websiteusclancaster.sc.edu

USC Lancaster is governed by the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees. The campus has four local affiliate groups: the Lancaster County Commission for Higher Education, the Educational Foundation of USC Lancaster, the USC Lancaster Board of Visitors, and the Town Gown Advisory Council.

History

The University of South Carolina conducted a program in the 1950s to expand its reach across the state of South Carolina. 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. Four other extension campuses were established. The campus in Lancaster is the center of a six-county region (Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, and York) in the north central piedmont of South Carolina.

The college began holding classes in the Williams House in downtown Lancaster in September 1959, but by the mid-1960s growth forced it to find a larger facility. With the support of the local community, the college moved to a tract of land on the northern limits of the City of Lancaster. Ten buildings currently serve as the campus for the college including the downtown Lancaster Native American Studies Center established in October 2012 and an Indian Land Location established in August 2018.

Academics

USC Lancaster offers five associate degree programs (arts, sciences, technical nursing, business, and criminal justice) and three baccalaureate degree programs.[1]

Through Palmetto College and the entire USC system, an additional 14 online degree completion programs are offered including business, elementary education, public health, criminal justice, and hospitality.

Athletics

The University of South Carolina Lancaster sponsors four teams, known as the Lancers, to compete in Region X of the NJCAA. The Lancers field a women's soccer team, its inaugural season in 2007, men’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. 2008 was the inaugural season for the baseball team.

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