University of South Carolina Union

University of South Carolina
Union
Type	Public
Established	1965
Dean	Dr. John Catalano
Academic staff	28
Undergraduates	363
Location	Union, South Carolina, USA 34°43′1″N 81°37′14″W / 34.71694°N 81.62056°W / 34.71694; -81.62056Coordinates: 34°43′1″N 81°37′14″W / 34.71694°N 81.62056°W / 34.71694; -81.62056
Campus	Urban, 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Colors	Garnet and Grey
Nickname	Bantams
Website	http://uscunion.sc.edu/

The University of South Carolina Union is a public university with its main campus in Union, South Carolina and a branch campus in Laurens. It is one of the four regional USC campuses which make up Palmetto College. USC Union is currently a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited two-year school in the USC System. Between 500 and 600 students attend the University at one of its two campuses.

History

In the 1960s, the citizens of Union formed the Union County Commission for Higher Education to attract a college to their area. The University of South Carolina sought to expand its reach throughout the state and agreed to build an extension campus in Union. Classes began at the campus in 1965 with an initial enrollment of 51 students. The campus currently includes four buildings in downtown Union with a branch campus in Laurens at the Laurens County Higher Education Center.

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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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