South Carolina State University

Services

Basic

placement service, health service

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 85% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 40% of housing units are Singles.
• 35% of housing units are Doubles.
• 20% of housing units are Triples.
• 5% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 13 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Collegian (quarterly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Columbia (45)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Columbia (45)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Orangeburg (2)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 20% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 3% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 20% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 22% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited