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USC Sumter and CCTC to Co-Host Community Event: First-Generation Block Party
The University of South Carolina Sumter will join campuses across the United States to celebrate National First-Generation Day on November 8. The day honors students who are categorized first-generation or are the first in their families to attend coll...
Oct 30, 2025, 9:59am EDT
USC Sumter Hosts Fall Festival
The University of South Carolina Sumter, will be hosting a Fall Festival, October 30, 6 - 9 pm. This free event is open to the public and was created to offer the Sumter community a safe place to celebrate Halloween. The evening will include activitie...
Oct 24, 2025, 2:29pm EDT
USC Sumter Volleyball Clinches #1 Seed in NJCAA Region 10 Tournament
The USC Sumter Fire Ants Volleyball team has soared to new heights this season, clinching the #1 spot in NJCAA Region 10 with an undefeated 7-0 region record, thus far. Their dominance on the court has earned them the top seed in the upcoming NJCAA Reg...
Oct 20, 2025, 2:14pm EDT
USC Sumter Awarded $1.75 Million To Help Low Income, First Generation, and Students with Disabilities Succeed in College
The U.S. Department of Education announced that the University of South Carolina Sumter will receive a federal Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $1,742,575 to help more students succeed in and graduate from college. This is the eighth time that U...
Sep 24, 2025, 9:47am EDT
USC Sumter Generates $88.8M in Economic Impact as USC's Statewide Contributions Grow, New Study Finds
The University of South Carolina Sumter generates $88.8 million in statewide economic impact, a new study found. The university is responsible, directly or indirectly, for 668 jobs and $33.9 million in labor income across South Carolina, according to...
May 13, 2025, 11:37am EDT
University of South Carolina Sumter Earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly School Designation
The University of South Carolina Sumter announced today that it has earned the 2025-2026 Silver Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and respo...
May 6, 2025, 10:58am EDT
Opera at USC to Bring Free Performance to USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter is excited to announce an upcoming performance from the Opera at USC on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. C. Leslie Carpenter Auditorium in the Nettles Building on the USC Sumter campus. The opera will be Gi...
Mar 25, 2025, 2:43pm EDT
Suspense Podcast to Perform Live at USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter announced the guests who will be featured in their Visiting Writer Series. This spring's presentation will feature two live performances of the podcast "Palimpsest". The events will take place on Wednesday, Marc...
Mar 21, 2025, 1:23pm EDT
Call Me MISTER Recruitment Showcase Seeks to Increase the Number of SC Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds
The University of South Carolina Sumter will host the Call Me MiSTER Recruitment Showcase on Friday, March 7 at USC Sumter. The event will welcome over 300 high school attendees from Sumter, Kershaw, Clarendon, Lee, and Williamsburg school districts wh...
Mar 4, 2025, 1:48pm EST
From Fire Ant to Fulbright
Denzyl Josh Lastimoso, 2021 USC Sumter alumni, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study Master of Research in Cardiovascular Sciences at Newcastle University, UK. Lastimoso was born in the Philippines, but his family immigrated to the Un...
Jan 21, 2025, 11:31am EST