Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

16,953 students are using VA education benefits at 99 schools in South Carolina. Of those schools, 41 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 28 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 11 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
University of South Carolina-Columbia Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	Public	2,112
Clemson University Yellow Ribbon	Clemson	Public	1,306
Midlands Technical College-Columbia	Columbia	Public	1,242
Trident Technical College-Charleston	Charleston	Public	1,003
Coastal Carolina University Yellow Ribbon	Conway	Public	759
College of Charleston Yellow Ribbon	Charleston	Public	751
The Citadel Military College of South Carolina Yellow Ribbon	Charleston	Public	721
Greenville Technical College Yellow Ribbon	Greenville	Public	546
Horry Georgetown Technical College Yellow Ribbon	Conway	Public	510
Charleston Southern University Yellow Ribbon	Charleston	Private nonprofit	456
Winthrop University Yellow Ribbon	Rock Hill	Public	453
University of South Carolina Upstate Yellow Ribbon	Spartanburg	Public	390
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	Public	378
University of South Carolina-Aiken Yellow Ribbon	Aiken	Public	370
Lander University Yellow Ribbon	Greenwood	Public	324
Tri-County Technical College	Pendleton	Public	311
Central Carolina Technical College	Sumter	Public	287
University of South Carolina-Beaufort Yellow Ribbon	Beaufort	Public	273
York Technical College	Rock Hill	Public	219
Aiken Technical College	Graniteville	Public	213
Technical College of the Lowcountry Yellow Ribbon	Beaufort	Public	209
Francis Marion University Yellow Ribbon	Florence	Public	204
Florence-Darlington Technical College-Florence	Florence	Public	203
South University-Columbia Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	For-profit	181
Spartanburg Community College	Spartanburg	Public	181
Anderson University Yellow Ribbon	Anderson	Private nonprofit	155
Piedmont Technical College Yellow Ribbon	Greenwood	Public	151
Columbia College-Columbia Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	Private nonprofit	150
ECPI University-North Charleston Yellow Ribbon	North Charleston	For-profit	145
Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	Public	142
Claflin University Yellow Ribbon	Orangeburg	Private nonprofit	132
ECPI University-Columbia Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	For-profit	132
Columbia International University Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	Private nonprofit	121
Benedict College	Columbia	Private nonprofit	112
Fortis College-Columbia	Columbia	For-profit	96
Training Concepts	Columbia	For-profit	96
University of South Carolina-Sumter	Sumter	Public	87
Southeastern College-Columbia Yellow Ribbon	Columbia	For-profit	82
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College	Orangeburg	Public	81
Southeastern College Yellow Ribbon	North Charleston	For-profit	81
ECPI University-Greenville Yellow Ribbon	Greenville	For-profit	80
Newberry College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Newberry	Private nonprofit	80
Bob Jones University	Greenville	Private nonprofit	75
North Greenville University Yellow Ribbon	Tigerville	Private nonprofit	67
Coker University Yellow Ribbon	Hartsville	Private nonprofit	64
Furman University Yellow Ribbon	Greenville	Private nonprofit	61
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy-Columbia	Columbia	Public	61
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia	Columbia	For-profit	52
Allen University	Columbia	Private nonprofit	51
Arclabs Welding School	North Charleston	For-profit	46
University of South Carolina-Lancaster	Lancaster	Public	46
Arclabs-Columbia	Columbia	For-profit	45
Southern Wesleyan University Yellow Ribbon	Central	Private nonprofit	43
Converse University Yellow Ribbon	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit	41
Morris College	Sumter	Private nonprofit	41
Charleston School of Law Yellow Ribbon	Charleston	For-profit	38
Spartanburg Methodist College	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit	34
Wofford College Yellow Ribbon	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit	34
Presbyterian College Yellow Ribbon	Clinton	Private nonprofit	32
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	Myrtle Beach	Private nonprofit	31
Arclabs-Piedmont	Piedmont	For-profit	29
Northeastern Technical College Flagged	Cheraw	Public	28
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston	North Charleston	For-profit	28
Erskine College Yellow Ribbon	Due West	Private nonprofit	25
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic Yellow Ribbon	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit	25
Commercial Driving Academy	Duncan	For-profit	24
American College of the Building Arts	Charleston	Private nonprofit	23
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie	Allendale	Public	23
Denmark Technical College Flagged	Denmark	Public	22
Voorhees University	Denmark	Private nonprofit	20
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill	Rock Hill	For-profit	19
University of South Carolina-Union	Union	Public	18
Your Professional Image School of Barbering	Columbia	For-profit	18
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Shaw AFB Yellow Ribbon	Shaw AFB	Private nonprofit	15
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta Flagged	North Augusta	For-profit	15
Professional Golfers Career College Yellow Ribbon	Bluffton	For-profit	15
Roadmaster Drivers School-Columbia	Columbia	For-profit	15
Top of the Line Barber College Flagged	Charleston	For-profit	15
Advanced Aesthetics Academy	Okatie	For-profit	14
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Beaufort Yellow Ribbon	Beaufort	Private nonprofit	14
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Flagged	Greenville	For-profit	13
Williamsburg Technical College	Kingstree	Public	13
Usaeroflight LLC	Greenville	Flight school	12
Erskine Theological Seminary-Due West Yellow Ribbon	Due West	Private nonprofit	11
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Flagged	Florence	For-profit	11
Charleston Woodworking School-Ashley River Rd	Charleston	For-profit	10
Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit	10
Clinton College Flagged	Rock Hill	Private nonprofit	9
Ragin Barber Institute	Sumter	For-profit	9
Neecies College of Barbering	Camden	For-profit	8
Williams Barber Training School	Mauldin	For-profit	8
Bella Beauty School	Columbia	For-profit	7
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia Flagged	West Columbia	For-profit	7
Norris Mechanical LLC	Anderson	For-profit	7
Carolina School of Massage & Wellness Center	Greenville	For-profit	6
Carolina Construction School LLC	Lancaster	For-profit	5
Charleston Cosmetology Institute Flagged	North Charleston	For-profit	5
City of Charleston Fire Department Recruit Academy	Charleston	Public	5
Strand College of Hair Design Flagged	Myrtle Beach	For-profit	5

Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.

We take nothing from schools. No referral fees, no sponsored listings, no lead generation. Everything on this page comes from VA’s own published data.

Work out what your benefit covers here with the calculator, and see what to do about the gap.

Studying toward a job rather than a credential? Employers who actively want military experience post on HireAVeteran.org, and many of them pay tuition.

If you’re staying in South Carolina

Check whether the public universities here charge you the resident rate. Most are required to, regardless of how long ago you separated, and at a public school that is usually the largest single saving available to you — larger than most scholarships.

Then ask each school what it will award for your military training, in writing, before you enroll. The answer varies by a full year between schools.

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