University of South Carolina Lancaster

University of South Carolina
Lancaster
Type	Public
Established	1959
Dean	Walter P. Collins III
Academic staff	75
Students	1,800
Undergraduates	1,195
Location	Lancaster, SC, USA 34°44′33″N 80°46′57″W / 34.74250°N 80.78250°W / 34.74250; -80.78250Coordinates: 34°44′33″N 80°46′57″W / 34.74250°N 80.78250°W / 34.74250; -80.78250
Campus	Urban, 150 acres (61 ha)
Colors	Blue, Gold
Athletics	NJCAA
Nickname	Lancers
Website	usclancaster.sc.edu

The University of South Carolina Lancaster (often referred to as USCL or USC Lancaster) is a public university located in Lancaster. It is one of the four regional USC campuses. USCL is currently a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-accredited school offering two-year and four-year programs in the USC System. As of 2012 more than 1,800 students attended the University at its campus in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.

History

The University of South Carolina conducted a program in the 1950s to expand its reach across the state of South Carolina. Five extension campuses were established and one branch was set up in Lancaster because it was the center of a six-county region (Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, and York) in the Piedmont.

The University began holding classes in an old house in downtown Lancaster, but growth soon forced it to find a larger facility. With the support of the local community, the University moved to a tract of land on the northern limits of Lancaster. Seven buildings serve as the campus for the University.

Academics

USC Lancaster offers five associate degrees (Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, AS in Business, Associate in Nursing, AS in Criminal Justice) as well as three baccalaureate degrees (Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing).^[1]

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, and men's golf team that competed for the first time in 2006. 2008 was the inaugural season for the baseball team.

References

↑ http://usclancaster.sc.edu/admissions/degrees.htm

External links

University of South Carolina System

Flagship Campus	USC Columbia

Senior Campuses	USC Aiken USC Beaufort USC Upstate

Regional Campuses	USC Lancaster USC Salkehatchie USC Sumter USC Union

Governance	Board of Trustees Presidents

Colleges and universities in South Carolina

Public institutions	The Citadel Clemson Coastal Carolina College of Charleston Francis Marion Lander South Carolina State USC Aiken USC Beaufort USC Columbia USC Lancaster USC Salkehatchie USC Sumter USC Union USC Upstate Winthrop

Private institutions	Allen Anderson Benedict Bob Jones Charleston Southern Claflin Columbia Columbia International Coker Converse Erskine Furman Limestone Morris Newberry North Greenville Presbyterian Sherman Southern Wesleyan Spartanburg Methodist Voorhees Wofford

Technical Colleges	Aiken TC Central Carolina TC Denmark TC Florence-Darlington TC Greenville TC Horry-Georgetown TC Midlands TC Northeastern TC Orangeburg-Calhoun TC Piedmont TC Spartanburg CC TC of the Lowcountry Tri-County TC Trident TC Williamsburg TC York TC

Seminaries, graduate, and professional institutions	Charleston School of Law Erskine Theological Seminary Geneva Reformed Seminary Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Medical University of South Carolina USC School of Law

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