Congressman Clyburn announces more than $520 million in funding for South Carolina colleges and universities
August 5, 2021Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina colleges and universities will receive more than $520 million in federal funding made available through the American Rescue Plan. This funding includes $45,992,033 for seven of South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The financial support is directed to help higher education institutions cope with the severe financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness, and other hardship.
Additionally, Orangeburg‐Calhoun Technical College received an additional $1,767,895 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. These funds were made available through the CARES Act legislation, which was signed into law in March of 2020.
“This federal funding is another example of the Biden Administration and Democrats delivering for the American people,” said Congressman Clyburn. “I am pleased to see that a substantial amount of funding was allocated to our HBCUs, which will enable them to make life changing investments in their students. Just last month, my alma mater, SC State University, announced they were using part of these funds to forgive $9.8 million in student debts for more than 2,500 students. It is my hope that other schools follow in their footsteps to provide much needed relief to students who have been crushed by this pandemic.”
Below is a list of funds allocated to educational institutions across South Carolina:
Institution Name | School Type | Total Award |
Academy for Careers and Technology | Public < 2 Years | $200,844 |
Aiken Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $6,378,473 |
Allen University* | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,907,805 |
American College of the Building Arts | Private Non‐Profit 4 Years or More | $69,408 |
Anderson University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $6,049,465 |
Benedict College* | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $12,042,189 |
Central Carolina Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $10,452,623 |
Charleston Southern University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $8,297,524 |
Citadel, The Military College of SC | Public 4 Years or More | $6,594,497 |
Claflin University* | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $9,978,640 |
Clemson University | Public 4 Years or More | $36,192,610 |
Clinton College | Private Non‐Profit 4 Years or More | $1,233,793 |
Coastal Carolina University | Public 4 Years or More | $27,094,204 |
Coker University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,093,879 |
College of Charleston | Public 4 Years or More | $20,931,554 |
Columbia College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,113,639 |
Columbia International University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $1,837,103 |
Converse College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,764,855 |
Denmark Technical College* | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $1,305,603 |
Erskine College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $1,580,479 |
Florence-Darlington Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $11,266,740 |
Francis Marion University | Public 4 Years or More | $10,693,390 |
Furman University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $4,251,934 |
Greenville Technical College | Public 4 Years or More | $24,250,046 |
Horry ‐ Georgetown Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $17,669,051 |
Lander University | Public 4 Years or More | $9,742,313 |
Limestone University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $6,353,438 |
Medical University of SC | Public 4 Years or More | $1,954,533 |
Midlands Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $26,309,317 |
Morris College* | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $4,102,377 |
Newberry College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $4,427,191 |
North Greenville University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $5,790,223 |
Northeastern Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $2,244,446 |
Orangeburg ‐ Calhoun Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $8,990,691 |
Piedmont Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $12,972,626 |
Presbyterian College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $2,667,255 |
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic | Private Non‐Profit 4 Years or More | $336,432 |
South Carolina State University* | Public 4 Years or More | $11,697,498 |
Southern Wesleyan University | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,034,535 |
Spartanburg Community College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $12,616,927 |
Spartanburg Methodist College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $3,649,305 |
Technical College of the Lowcountry ‐ Beaufort Campus | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $5,047,999 |
Tri‐County Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $14,029,810 |
Trident Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $24,126,356 |
University of South Carolina Upstate | Public 4 Years or More | $18,071,674 |
University of South Carolina ‐ Union | Public 4 Years or More | $1,641,313 |
University Of South Carolina-Aiken | Public 4 Years or More | $8,798,069 |
University Of South Carolina-Beaufort | Public 4 Years or More | $6,015,512 |
University Of South Carolina-Columbia | Public 4 Years or More | $55,131,200 |
University Of South Carolina-Lancaster | Public 4 Years or More | $2,220,917 |
University Of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Public 4 Years or More | $2,715,137 |
University Of South Carolina-Sumter | Public 4 Years or More | $2,286,916 |
Voorhees College* | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $2,957,921 |
Williamsburg Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $2,153,757 |
Winthrop University | Public 4 Years or More | $14,761,503 |
Wofford College | Private Non-Profit 4 Years or More | $2,818,477 |
York Technical College | Public 2 ‐ 3 Years | $10,045,148 |
Total | $521,961,164.00 |
*Denotes an HBCU
Students should contact their institutions for more information about how they can apply for an emergency grant.
To read more about emergency education funding under the American Rescue Plan, click here.