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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)

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

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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

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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

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