Voorhees College
Founded: April 8, 1897
President:
Dr. Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr
Location:
P.O. Box 678
Denmark, SC 29042
Phone: 803-780-1234
Fax: 803-780-1015
Homepage: www.voorhees.edu
About Us
Voorhees College is a four-year, co-educational, career-oriented liberal arts college affiliated with the Episcopal Church and the United Negro College Fund. Voorhees College is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's degrees. Founded in 1897 by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright Menafee, Voorhees College’s mission always has been to offer all students a quality comprehensive general education, coupled with professional education, in a value-centered liberal arts tradition. In addition, Voorhees College was the first Historically Black College and University in South Carolina accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Majors
Voorhees College offers degrees in accounting, biology, business administration, criminal justice, computer science, sociology, English, health and recreation, mathematics, mass communication, and organizational management.
Voorhees offers a training program in cyber security education and has a special partnership with the National Nuclear Security Administration that lets students participate in summer internships in cyber security at various locations across the United States.
Additional Information
The Voorhees College Tigers are in the Association of Independent Institutions of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division I. The Tigers compete in baseball, softball, women's volleyball, men and women’s basketball, track and field, and cross country.
- 35 full-time faculty members with 33 percent holding doctorates and terminal degrees
- 15:1 Student / Faculty Ratio
- 701 Undergraduate Enrollment
- $16,478 on campus cost ($10,164 off campus)