Complex sentence: The Lowcountry Graduate Center was established in 2001 to expand opportunities for graduate education to working professionals in the Charleston region, and thereby spur economic growth in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: The Lowcountry Graduate Center was established in 2001 to expand opportunities for graduate education to working professionals in the Charleston region. The and thus spur economic growth in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.