Affordable Colleges in South Carolina

Most Affordable Private Four-Year College

• The most popular areas of study at Morris College are business, social sciences, biology and communications. This historically black Baptist college in Sumter is an affordable choice because it is the cheapest private college in South Carolina. As of fall 2010, a year's tuition at Morris costs just under $10,290. Morris also offers a Division of Education and a Division of Religion and Humanities, making it a diverse choice for liberal arts students.

  Morris College

  100 West College St.

  Sumter, SC 29150

  803-934-3200

  morris.edu

Most Affordable Public Four-Year College

• Though classes began at Beaufort College in 1802 and it served as a hospital in the Civil War, the school was chartered as a senior campus of the University of South Carolina in 1959. In 2002, USC Beaufort began offering a four-year degree program. Annual tuition at the historic USC campus runs around $7,600 to South Carolina residents, and about $16,200 for out-of-state tuition as of fall 2010. Beaufort has under 2,000 students, making it a more intimate state-school experience and the most popular majors are hospitality management, business, English and biology.

  University of South Carolina Beaufort

  One University Blvd.

  Bluffton, SC 29909

  843-208-8000

  uscb.edu

Most Affordable Two-Year Public College

• Denmark Technical College is a good choice for students pursuing a vocational trade or an associate's degree. Denmark offers a two-year program for child-care management, personal and culinary services and business and construction trades. An associate's degree will cost out-of-state students around $5,000 per year while in-state runs about $2,500 as of the fall 2009 term. In South Carolina, the most affordable tuition is at public two-year colleges like Denmark.

  Denmark Technical College

  1126 Solomon Blatt

  P.O. Box 327

  Denmark, SC 29042

  803-793-5176

  denmarktech.edu

Most Affordable Private Community College

• For out-of-state students desperate to study in South Carolina, Clinton Junior College offers the most competitive tuition at $3,900 as of fall 2010. Because Clinton is private, it costs the same for in-state residents and nonresidents. Situated in Rock Hill, S.C., and not far from Charlotte, North Carolina, Clinton is a great place to study liberal arts and sciences, bibles studies or early childhood education at associate's level.

  Clinton Junior College

  1029 Crawford Road

  Rock Hill, SC 29730

  803-327-7402

  clintonjuniorcollege.edu

Most Affordable Public Community College

• The least expensive public community college in South Carolina is Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg, with satellite campuses in Gaffney and Greer. At fall term 2010, in-state tuition was about $4,000 and just over $7,300 for out-of-state students. The most popular associate's programs at Spartanburg are business, computer and information sciences, engineering technologies and careers in health professions.

  Spartanburg Community College

  P.O. Box 4386

  Spartanburg, SC 29305

  864-592-4600

  sccsc.edu