Presbyterian College

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PC is a 4-year private university located at 503 South Broad Street in Clinton, South Carolina. It's a Distant campus in a Town-based setting with 1,379 enrolled students and a student faculty ratio of 11 to 1. Campus housing is present on campus, and online programs are available.

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About Presbyterian College

Presbyterian College (PC) is a private liberal arts college located in Clinton, South Carolina. The college was established in 1880 by the Rev. William Plumer Jacobs who was the pastor of First Presbyterian Church and founder of the Thornwell Orphanage. It was initially named Clinton College. The first class taught at the college included 3 women although the college was officially recognized as male institute. In 1907, the college established Neville Hall which is the most prominent building on campus. In 1965, the college became a fully-coeducation institute. Four years later, the college started admitting African-American students.

The college states that its mission is to prepare the students within the framework of Christian faith to participate actively in the local and world community. The college campus covers 240 acres. The campus includes part of the Thornwell-Presbyterian College Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district in the campus included six buildings which are Jacobs Hall, the President’s House, Laurens Hall, Neville Hall, the campus bell tower and Doyle Hall. The latter was demolished in 2014 as part of the renovations for Georgia Hall. Additionally, the campus offers 12 residential buildings including Grotnes Hall, Georgia Hall, Reynolds Hall, Bailey Hall, Spradley Hall and Barron Hall.

Presbyterian athletic teams, who are nicknamed Blue Hose, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Big South Conference. The official colors of the college are Garnet and Blue.

The college is divided into 19 academic departments offering 42 undergraduate programs and 9 pre-professional programs. There are also some graduate programs offered at the college. PC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. There are several scholarship programs offered to students enrolled at the college including ROTC Scholarships and CHAMPS/Jerman Dissa Scholarship.

School Facts

Years Estd.1880
NicknameBlue Hose
MottoDum Vivimus Servimus
Motto Eng.While We Live, We Serve
ColorsGarnet & Blue
LocationSouth Carolina
Religious AffiliationPresbyterian Church (USA)

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PC Tuition and Fees

We've provided you the following to learn more about this college. The tuition and demographic data on this page comes from recently published National Center for Education Statistics data while the recommendations and editorial content are based on our research.

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#297 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition
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#810 Nationally for Colleges with the most expensive cost of living.

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PC is a prestigious 4-year institution in South Carolina. The following are the rankings for the school relative to other universities across the country.

#297 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition

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#810 Nationally for Colleges with the most Expensive cost of living

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#1408 Nationally for Largest Number of students enrolled

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The Acceptance rate for PC is 62 Percent. Last year, there were 2072 applicants and 20 percent of those who were accepted actually attended (Enrollment Rate). To apply, it's required to have the following: High school GPA, High School transcripts, SAT/ACT test scores.