Division of Development and Alumni Relations

Support the Promise
of USC Union

The University of South Carolina Union plays a key role in the University's goal to expand access to higher education in the state. As part of the statewide campus system, USC Union's main campus in Union and branch campus in Laurens serves seven rural counties and is committed to providing outreach, broad access and needed programs to its communities. A regional two-year campus, USC Union offers an excellent academic experience for nearly 500 students. The majority of the students it serves are first-generation college students.

About USC Union

In the 1960s, the citizens of Union formed the Union County Commission for Higher Education to attract a college to their area. The University of South Carolina sought to expand its reach throughout the state and agreed to build an extension campus in Union. Classes began at the campus in 1965 with an initial enrollment of 51 students.

The campus currently includes four buildings in downtown Union with a branch campus in Laurens at the Laurens County Higher Education Center. USC Union offers a variety of courses in Laurens County in part of the new Laurens County Higher Education Center.

USC Union's primary purpose is to provide the first two years of a liberal arts university education to its traditional and nontraditional students and to confer the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science degrees.

The campus also provides graduate courses and degrees through the USC Extended Campus Program and the state's extensive telecommunications network.

The Opportunity Scholars Program at USC Union provides support for  students who are the first in their families to attend college and who  qualify for significant amounts of financial aid.  USC Union is also a hub for hundreds of area K-12 teachers who enroll each year in programs to complete their recertification requirements.

Priorities

USC Union opens up opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students in the Upstate to pursue higher education and improve their futures. 

Please consider supporting the promise of USC Union and the difference we make in our communities by providing support for student scholarships, faculty teaching, and facility and technology improvements.