Colleges in Central South Carolina

County: Pickens

Elevation: 910 feet

Land Area: 2.41 square miles

Population Density: 1705 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 16.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (77.8%), Black (15.2%), Hispanic (4.3%), Other race (2.1%), Two or more races (1.1%), Chinese (0.7%)

Ancestries (City): United States (12.0%), Irish (10.1%), German (9.4%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Italian (3.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (23.9 miles , pop. 56,002)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (114.3 miles , pop. 416,474)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (555.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Norris, SC (1.8 miles ), Clemson, SC (1.8 miles ), Pendleton, SC (2.2 miles ), Six Mile, SC (2.4 miles ), Liberty, SC (2.6 miles ), Utica, SC (3.0 miles ), Seneca, SC (3.2 miles ), Arial, SC (3.4 miles )

Amtrak station near Central: 4 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133)

Central Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

Renting percentage significantly above state average.

Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

House age significantly below state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 79.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.20%

Graduate or professional degree: 14.50%

Colleges/Universities in Central:

SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 1,751, Location: 907 WESLEYAN DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.swu.edu., Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Central:

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

about 10 miles, CLEMSON, SC, Full-time enrollment: 15,962

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 14 miles, PENDLETON, SC, FT enrollment: 2,343

FURMAN UNIVERSITY

about 25 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 2,915

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY

about 26 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 3,577

GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 26 miles, GREENVILLE, SC, FT enrollment: 6,157

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

about 43 miles, CULLOWHEE, NC, FT enrollment: 5,843

SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 47 miles, SPARTANBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 2,086