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University of South Carolina Lancaster

University of South Carolina Lancaster
P.O. Box 889
Lancaster, SC 29721

Official telephone: (803) 313-7000
Fax number: (803) 313-7106
Website: usclancaster.sc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,832
Full-time undergraduates: 830
Part-time undergraduates: 1,002
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 19
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 150 acres
City or town school is located in: Lancaster, SC
Population of city/town: 8,667
Nearest major city: Charlotte, NC
Distance of nearest major city: 45 miles
Population of nearest major city: 751,087
Online campus map: usclancaster.sc.edu/
facilities/campusmap.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 99%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 80
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Discus, USCAN, government documents.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Native American studies center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): published weekly
Number of honor societies: 2
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ
Minority student organizations:
Black Awareness group
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
College Democrats, Delta Links, EQUAL at USCL, Intramurals/Informal Recreation, Lancaster Players, Peer Advisors at Lancaster, Psi Beta, Rotaract, Student Nurses Association; history, math, chemistry, psychology, and outdoor recreation clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rick Walters,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Lancers

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNJCAA
Men's golfyesNJCAA
Men's socceryesNJCAA
Women's socceryesNJCAA

Athletic facilities:
soccer field, gymnasium, indoor track, fitness area, swimming pool, showers/sauna/steam rooms, tennis complex; racquetball and handball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Charlotte, NC (45 miles)
Nearest other airport: Columbia, SC (55 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Camden, SC (35 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year school most often selected by recent graduates is University of South Carolina.

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