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SCICU’s 2021 College Guide is here!

SCICU's 2021 College Guide makes the college search easy! If you're looking for the latest information on admissions, financial aid, scholarships, athletics, and more for South Carolina's leading independent colleges and universities, then the SCICU … [Full Story...]

Claflin senior business major named 2021 SCICU Student of the Year

Quentin Seegars, a senior business major at Claflin University, was announced as the 2021 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year at SCICU’s board meeting on Sept. 28. Honoring the combined legacies of leadership at SCICU and the S.C. Tuition … [Full Story...]

Washington update – Playing “Chicken”

You may have seen a movie in which two of the characters play a game of “chicken” with their cars: in this test of nerves, they drive straight at each other; the first to swerve out of the way is the chicken and loses. I’ve also heard the way to … [Full Story...]

Is “free” really free?

Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez - The “free” community, or two-year, college initiative has gotten a lot of attention since it was included in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. But are “free” tuition and fees at two-year … [Full Story...]

SCICU and member campuses participating in national #Double Pell campaign

SCICU and its 21 member colleges and universities are participating in a national #DoublePell campaign on Twitter. The major emphasis of the campaign is the NAICU-produced #DoublePell 30-second video and Pell Grant student recipient stories and … [Full Story...]

Wofford College Order of 1854 Heritage Society celebrates family tradition

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) -- Hayden Jones ’25 sees a lot of people who look like him when he walks across the Wofford College campus. That wasn’t the case for his grandfather, Doug Jones ’69, the first Black student to graduate from … [Full Story...]

Voorhees College president participates in “An Evening in Conversation with Episcopal HBCU Leaders”

DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) -- Voorhees College President Ronnie Hopkins and Saint Augustine’s University President Christine Johnson McPhail participated in a discussion highlighting the importance and history of their institutions, which … [Full Story...]

Spartanburg Methodist student leader spotlight – Candy Ortiz

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy SMC Facebook page) -- Meet Candy Ortiz! She is a senior studying business and psychology. She serves on the student government association (SGA) as a senior senator and is a peer tutor. What do you enjoy about being … [Full Story...]

SWU track athlete named Top 30 honoree for 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award

CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) -- The NCAA announced the Top 30 Honorees for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award on September 23 with Southern Wesleyan's Women's Track and Field sprinter Jami Wright being among the thirty recognized. "Jami is … [Full Story...]

‘You are trailblazers’ – PC graduates first-ever class in Physician Assistant program

CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) -- Presbyterian College’s first group of physician assistant students graduated in the program’s inaugural commencement exercise Friday, Sept. 24, in Belk Auditorium. The 32 brand new PCPA alumni who completed … [Full Story...]