South Carolina offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your South Carolina research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Anderson. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Anderson is right for you.
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK STATSCounty: Anderson
Elevation: 771 feet
Land Area: 13.8 square miles
Population Density: 1953 people per square mile
Population: 27,027
Population change since 2000: 5.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (62.5%), Black (34.0%), Hispanic (1.5%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other race (0.7%), American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (12.0%), English (8.1%), Irish (8.1%), German (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%), French (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (27.3 miles , pop. 56,002)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (113.2 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (560.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Homeland Park, SC (1.9 miles ), Centerville, SC (1.9 miles ), Northlake, SC (2.0 miles ), Belton, SC (3.0 miles ), Starr, SC (3.1 miles) , Williamston, SC (3.5 miles ), Pendleton, SC (3.5 miles ), Fork, SC (3.6 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Anderson: Anderson Regional Airport (Runways: 4, Commercial Ops: 100, Air Taxi Ops: 4,500, Itinerant Ops: 28,600, Local Ops: 20,000, Military Ops: 400)
Amtrak station near Anderson: 17 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133)
Anderson Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Renting percentage above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 70.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.90%
Colleges/Universities in Anderson:
ANDERSON COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,201, Location: 316 BOULEVARD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.anderson-college.edu FORREST JUNIOR COLLEGE FT enrollment: 227, Location: 601 E RIVER ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.forrestcollege.com ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN Location: 800 N FANT ST, Private, not-for-profit ALPHA BEAUTY SCHOOL-ANDERSON Location: 2619 S MAIN ST, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Anderson:
TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 8 miles, PENDLETON, SC, Full-time enrollment: 2,343 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY about 24 miles, CLEMSON, SC, FT enrollment: 15,962 GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 28 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 6,157 BOB JONES UNIVERSITY about 30 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 3,577 FURMAN UNIVERSITY about 31 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 2,915 LANDER UNIVERSITY about 35 miles, Greenwood, SC, FT enrollment: 2,429 PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 41 miles, GREENWOOD, SC, FT enrollment: 2,406
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