What Does It Cost To Go To College In South Carolina?
Tuition and Mandatory Costs for 2008-2009 Academic Year
A recent change in state law may affect the amount SCTPP pays to state supported
schools for the 2008-09 term and forward.
Effective July 1, 2008, S.75 (Rat #0296, Act #0246 of 2008) Section 59-4-120 states:
“An annual increase in tuition for an institution cannot exceed seven
percent per year from fiscal year 2006-07, and to the extent that it does,
the institution shall grant a waiver of the difference to the designated beneficiary.”
The following chart indicates the fall 2008 & spring 2009 actual yearly tuition charged
by the state university and the cap mandated by the legislatures. If the actual tuition is
below the cap, then SCTPP will pay the tuition in full. If the actual tuition is above the
cap, then SCTPP will pay the cap and the university will have to grant a waiver of the
difference. The university should not bill the student for the difference. Please contact
Kristi Elrod at 803-737-6880 if you have any questions or problems.
Undergraduate
In-State Cap Mandated
Full-Time Tuition by the Legislatures
4 Year University (Yearly Actual) (Yearly Cap)
The Citadel 8,478 8,247.86
Clemson University 10,312 10,762.06
Coastal Carolina University 8,650 8,586.75
College of Charleston 8,400 8,282.21
Francis Marion University 7,657 7,524.28
Lander University 8,390 8,188.32
Medical University of SC – Nursing Professions 17,418 17,269.67
Medical University of SC – Health Professions 18,186 18,028.74
SC State University 7,806 8,332.58
University of South Carolina – Aiken 7,732 7,922.71
University of South Carolina – Beaufort 7,130 6,748.04
University of South Carolina – Columbia 8,938 9,053.87
University of South Carolina – Upstate 8,587 8,494.01
Winthrop University 11,060 10,876.55
In-State Cap Mandated
Full-Time Tuition by the Legislatures
2 Year University Undergraduate (Yearly Actual) (Yearly Cap)
Aiken Technical College 3,506 3,775.88
Central Carolina Technical College 3,020 3,205.72
Denmark Technical College 2,278 2,608.08
Florence-Darlington Technical College 3,190 3,519.42
Greenville Technical College 3,390 3,652.23
Horry-Georgetown Technical College 3,194 3,535.45
Midlands Technical College 3,240 3,549.19
Northeastern Technical College 3,270 3,027.12
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College 2,832 3,242.36
Piedmont Technical College 3,076 3,384.32
Spartanburg Community College 3,314 3,542.32
Technical College Lowcountry 3,320 3,491.95
Tri-County Technical College 3,036 3,269.83
Trident Technical College 3,330 3,565.22
Williamsburg Technical College 2,830.80 3,240.07
York Technical College 3,244 3,599.57
University of South Carolina – Lancaster 5,424 2,691.66
University of South Carolina – Salkehatchie 5,344 5,474.91
University of South Carolina – Sumter 5,384 5,761.14