Academic Quality

RANKING:
US News and World Report ranked USC Aiken among the best of the Southern Public Comprehensive Colleges for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Click here to read more.

Is USC Aiken accredited?
USC Aiken is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees and master's degree in selected disciplines.

Additional accreditations include:
School of Business Administration: - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International  (AACSB)

School of Education: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

School of Nursing: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Because we offer the first two years plus many engineering courses towards USC Columbia's School of Engineering degree programs, we share accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

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Faculty
Members of our faculty are some of the most qualified in the state of South Carolina. Their top priority is teaching the students. We have 122  full-time faculty members with 82% holding the highest degree in their academic area. In an effort to ensure that faculty and students develop good working relationships, our classes average 18 students in a class and our student/faculty ratio is 16:1. English 101 enrollment is capped at 20 so students can receive more individual assistance.   

What academic programs are available?
USC Aiken offers a wide variety of programs,  including bachelor degrees in more than 25 majors, a Master of Education Degree in Elementary Education or Educational Technology, and Master of Science Degree in Applied Clinical Psychology. To learn more about our majors and degree requirements, click here.

We also have a way for students to enhance their degree: The USC Aiken Honors Program.  Academically well-qualified and highly motivated students participate in special assignments in their regular classes through an approved Honors Contract. Completion of four Honors Contracts allows students to be recognized at graduation for being in the Honors Program.

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• US News and World Report ranked USC Aiken as one of the Top Public Comprehensive College (Bachelor's) in the South for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

• USC Aiken offers Advisement Services, Career Services and has a Counseling Center all FREE to students.

• More than 80% of USC Aiken students receive scholarships and

financial aid.
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• USC Aiken's University Police Department, staffed by commissioned police officers, is responsible for 24 hour a day protection of our campus.