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USC Sumter Adds Women's Volleyball

The University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce the addition of women's volleyball to their eight successful NJCAA Region 10 Division I Intercollegiate Athletics programs. The new program is currently recruiting and plan to begin their sea...

Jul 1, 2020, 11:18am EDT

USC Sumter Hosts Drive-Thru Graduation Celebration

SUMTER, SC - The University of South Carolina Sumter like many other college campuses was forced to cancel their commencement ceremony this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, faculty and staff from the campus came up with an alternative to ...

Jun 8, 2020, 10:20am EDT

USC Sumter Science Camp Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The University of South Carolina Sumter is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Mad About Science Summer Camp. This year the camp will be offered online and free of charge aside from the supplies students may need to purchase to participate in the...

Jun 4, 2020, 9:58am EDT

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USC Sumter Students Receive CARES Act Funds

The University of South Carolina Sumter recently distributed funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to eligible students. The act provides economic relief to students who incurred expenses related to the disruption of...

May 15, 2020, 10:15am EDT

USC Sumter Esports Team Wins Championship

The University of South Carolina Sumter is excited to announce their Esports team recently won the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE) Rocket League Fall Championship. The team is coached by Kris Weissmann and includes USC ...

Apr 23, 2020, 8:45am EDT

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USC Sumter Students Win Honors at International Business Conference

The University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce several students won awards at the 75th Annual Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) International Business Conference. Due to social distancing because of Covid-19, this year's confere...

Apr 6, 2020, 7:00am EDT

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Women's Soccer Program Added at USC Sumter

The University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce the addition of women's soccer to their seven successful NJCAA Region X Division I Intercollegiate Athletics programs. The new program launched this semester. Recruitment is ongoing as the se...

Mar 24, 2020, 5:43pm EDT

USC Sumter's Dr. Ray McManus Wins Jasper Literary Award

The University of South Carolina Sumter is pleased to announce English Professor Dr. Ray McManus was recently named the 2019 Artist of the Year in Literary Arts by the Jasper Project. The Jasper Project is a multidisciplinary arts facilitator servin...

Mar 12, 2020, 10:44am EDT

USC Sumter Collecting Items for Military Care Packages

The Student Veteran Organization at the University of South Carolina Sumter is holding a donation drive to collect items for military care packages that will be shipped to deployed military men and women who are overseas. The drive is organized by N...

Feb 20, 2020, 2:49pm EST

Swan Con: Sumter's Comic Arts Festival Dates Announced

The University of South Carolina Sumter, in conjunction with the Sumter County Cultural Commission, will be hosting Swan Con, Sumter's Comic Arts Festival, on March 6 at USC Sumter and March 7 at Patriot Hall. This annual two-day free event celebrat...

Feb 18, 2020, 2:06pm EST

About University of South Carolina Sumter

USC Sumter is located in the heart of the state, about 45 miles east of the capital of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the only campus is the system that began as a Clemson University campus and then later changed to a University of South Carolina campus. USC Sumter became a University campus in 1973 and today has an enrollment of about 1,600 per academic year. USC Sumter confers two-year associate's degrees and offers baccalaureate degree programs in business administration, elementary education, nursing, early childhood education, organizational leadership and interdisciplinary studies through Palmetto College. Learn more visit http www.uscsumter.edu.