BLACK COLLEGE PRESIDENTS: Pioneering On The Frontiers Of Education

Ebony, Sept, 2001

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 1896

South Carolina State University opened in 1896 as an historically Black co-educational, public, land-grant institution. As a senior, comprehensive, teaching institution, STATE is committed to affordable and accessible quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs, to life-long learning opportunities for students in a caring nurturing educational environment, to graduates who are highly skilled, competent, economically and socially aware, and to graduates who are prepared to work and live productively in a dynamic global society.

STATE offers 63 baccalaureate programs in the areas of applied professional sciences, arts and humanities, business, education and engineering technology and sciences. Programs are also offered at the master's level in teaching, human services and agribusiness while the educational specialist and doctoral programs are available in educational administration. The programs are accredited by their respective governing bodies on a stale, regional and national level.

STATE maintains a legacy of excellence in education. The University has been home to generations of scholars and leaders in business, military, government, athletics, education, medicine, science, engineering technology and more.

STATE embraces education through its many degree programs and well-prepared faculty. Students are also afforded opportunities to supplement education through the various support programs and services. There are more than 75 student organizations at STATE, including elected student leaders special interest clubs for everything from radio to religion, sororities, fraternities and other service organizations. Through its partnership and scholarship programs, the University provides students with the opportunity to get a well-rounded, liberal arts education.

In the athletic arena, the University is a charter member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and sponsors a comprehensive intercollegiate athletic program, as well as a diversified intramural program, for both women and men, Female student-athletes compete in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. Male student-athletes compete in basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track and field.

The men's basketball team has captured three MEAC tournament titles in five years and its four overall to earn trips to the prestigious NCAA Division I Tournament. The football team has won the MEAC Championship, the Heritage Bowl and the National Black College Football Championship.

For over a century, STATE has prepared students to make meaningful contributions and today, is highly committed to the tenets of service, integrity and excellence. STATE continues its commitment to provide a quality education. In essence. South Carolina State University is turning challenges into opportunities for deserving students.

Want proof that STATE has what you need? Visit the campus. Orangeburg is located halfway between the South Carolina's legislative center, Columbia, and the region's most historic city, Charleston. For weekend fun. STATE students head to the beach, mountains or nearby lakes.