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Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Spartanburg Community College is a public two-year institution in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 6,653 students in fall 2024. It is part of South Carolina Technical College System.

Spartanburg Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Other, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,545 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,653
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,545
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 13
Engineering Technologies 6
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Education 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
729
Certificates under 1 year
732
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
84

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,653
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,653
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,788
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
23%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
South Carolina Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
G. Michael Mikota
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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