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Columbia offers a wide range of recreation; exciting attractions and spectator sports; and top-notch meeting facilities.
Colleges & Universities
August in Columbia means thousands of students will pour into the area, filling the community with a thriving college scene that puts a smile on the faces of residents and visitors. The students are part of the reason Columbia is such a progressive area. The impact of these colleges and universities ripples throughout the community, changing the way Columbia looks and what Columbia is. Great Columbia Giveaway clue: 3 of the region's institutions of higher learning are historically black. 
More than half a billion dollars in infrastructure investment is on the books and ready to transform a river corridor, significant sites and community gateways into a destination you'll want to visit and won't want to miss. Plans for a multi-million dollar project planned by the University of South Carolina (USC), to include a new baseball stadium along the Congaree River, 47 acres of greenspace and a center for research that will rival any on the East Coast, caused one University trustee to say that it "will turn this mid-size city into a world-class destination."
Pictured above: University of South Carolina's Historic Horseshoe, Allen University's Historic Arnett Hall)
Allen University
- 1530 Harden Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 376-5700
- Region: Columbia City Center
Founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Allen University is the first institution of higher education in South Carolina founded by African Americans for the express purpose...More
Benedict College
- 1600 Harden Street
- Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone: (803) 253-5000
- Region: Columbia City Center
AboutBenedict College was founded in 1870 on an 80-acre plantation in Columbia, South Carolina by the American Baptist Home Mission Society. This new school was established for the recently...More
Columbia College
- 1301 Columbia College Drive
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (800) 277-1301
- Region: Columbia North
Columbia College is a private, liberal arts, women's college with a coeducational evening program and graduate programs in Divergent Learning and Organizational Change & Leadership. Founded in 1854,...More
Columbia International University
- 7435 Monticello Road
- Columbia, SC 29230-3122
- Phone: (803) 807-5058
- Region: Columbia North
Columbia International University educates people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Accredited undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs focus on academic...More
Limestone College
- 250 Greystone Blvd.
- Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone: (803) 252-8397
- Region: Columbia City Center
The first thing you'll notice when you visit Limestone College is that we are grounded in history. Founded in 1845, our campus is a unique combination of history and progress, with about half of our...More
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
- 4210 North Main Street
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 786-5150
- Region: Columbia North
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. One of the oldest Lutheran seminaries in North America, Southern is a fully accredited graduate...More
Midlands Technical College
- PO Box 2408
- Columbia, SC 29202
- Phone: (803) 738-8324
- Region: Lexington County
The present-day Midlands Technical College is the product of a rich and unique history. In 1964, three separate career-oriented institutions merged to form Midlands Technical College (MTC), a...More
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
- 5400 Broad River Rd.
- Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone: (803) 896-7777
- Region: Irmo- St. Andrews/Harbison
Founded 1979.
South Carolina Fire Academy
- 141 Monticello Trail
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 896-9850
- Region: Columbia North
South University
- 9 Science Court
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 799-9082
- Region: Columbia North
A comprehensive institution offering associate and bachelor's degrees in Business and Health Professions.
University of South Carolina
- 911 Sumter Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 777-7251
- Region: Columbia City Center
Chartered in 1801 as South Carolina College, the University has grown from one building on the historic Horseshoe to over 155 facilities on more than 358 acres. USC Columbia offers more than 350...More
Webster University
- 8911 Farrow Road
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 699-0900
- Region: Columbia North
The Columbia Metropolitan Campus of Webster University opened in the fall of 2000 to serve the citizens of the greater Columbia area. Located at 8911 Farrow Road, We offer five nine-week terms (two...More
