Anderson University is a private, Southern Baptist university offering Bachelor's and Master's degrees on a semester-based calendar. It sits on a 271-acre smoke-free and alcohol-free campus. The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It offers 36 undergraduate majors and concentrations, some of the largest being Education, Business and Visual Arts. Anderson University also offers 21 undergraduate minors, 11 adult degree-completion programs and 6 graduate majors. It is an NCAA Division II school with 16 intercollegiate sports programs. Its 2010-2011 comprehensive full-time undergraduate costs were $27,750 for the year.
Forrest College is a proprietary two-year college located on a three-acre rural campus with an approximate enrollment of 100 total students. It offers certificates, diplomas and associate's degrees. Its student body is co-ed and wide-ranging in age, from teenagers through people in their seventies. Its 2010-2011 tuition was $245 per credit hour for U.S. residents.
Anderson is home to one of four campuses of Tri-County Technical College. It is a public two-year college with open admissions and enrollment of approximately 7,000 between its multiple campuses. TCTC offers on-campus and distance learning options and grants certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in over 70 areas of study. Established in 2007, the Anderson campus is 41.5 acres with facilities housed in one building. Its 2010-2011 full-time in-county tuition was $3,321 for the year.
Carolina College of Hair Design, Anderson is an independent certificate-granting college. They offer individual instruction, training directly with customers, and 100 percent of alumni have received their South Carolina cosmetology license. Only full-time programs are offered, totaling 1500 hours. Carolina College of Hair Design also has campuses in Greenville and Asheville, North Carolina.