USC Beaufort confers associate in arts and associate in science degrees. Through cooperative agreements with the USC campuses at Aiken and Columbia, it also offers a variety of courses leading to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies and the BSN completion program for Registered Nurses. USC Lancaster Established in 1959, USC Lancaster was originally housed in an old residence in downtown Lancaster. Steady growth soon made it apparent that a larger facility was needed. With excellent community support, a tract of land was acquired in North Lancaster and in 1965 the campus moved to its present site.
Campus life reflects a small college atmosphere.
Small classes provide close contact between faculty and students, and individualized instruction is an important part of each day. Located just an hour from Columbia and Charlotte, USC Lancaster is easily accessible for students from several counties in South Carolina and North Carolina. The Lancaster Campus offers at least the first two years of most of the baccalaureate degree programs. The campus also offers two-year associate degree programs in Technical Nursing, Criminal Justice, Secretarial Science and Commercial Science. USC Lancaster seeks to attract outstanding secondary school graduates through academic scholarships and an honors program.