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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Chester. 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 Chester is right for you.
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CHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK STATSCounty: Chester
Elevation: 549 feet
Land Area: 3.17 square miles
Population Density: 1907 people per square mile
Population: 6,045
Races (City): Black (62.3%), White Non-Hispanic (36.1%), Hispanic (0.8%), Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): United States (10.2%), Irish (5.2%), English (2.3%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (38.1 miles , pop. 66,277)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (40.9 miles , pop. 540,828)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (495.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Eureka Mill, SC (1.1 miles ), Gayle Mill, SC (1.2 miles ), Lowrys, SC (2.7 miles ), Richburg, SC (3.3 miles ), McConnells, SC (3.3 miles ), Lockhart, SC (3.9 miles) , Carlisle, SC (4.1 miles ), Landsford, SC (4.1 miles )
Chester Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
CHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 66.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Chester:
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 17 miles, ROCK HILL, SC, Full-time enrollment: 2,221 WINTHROP UNIVERSITY about 20 miles, ROCK HILL, SC, FT enrollment: 4,976 GASTON COLLEGE about 44 miles, DALLAS, NC, FT enrollment: 2,473 CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 45 miles, CHARLOTTE, NC, FT enrollment: 7,967 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG about 47 miles, SPARTANBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 3,041 GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY about 47 miles, BOILING SPRINGS, NC, FT enrollment: 2,563 BENEDICT COLLEGE about 48 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 2,880
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