Colleges in Orangeburg South Carolina

County: Orangeburg

Elevation: 245 feet

Land Area: 8.29 square miles

Population Density: 1594 people per square mile

Population: 13,224

Population change since 2000: 3.60%

Races (City): Black (67.5%), White Non-Hispanic (29.4%), Hispanic (1.3%), Other race (0.8%), Asian Indian (0.6%), Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (5.7%), German (4.7%), English (4.7%), Irish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (37.0 miles , pop. 116,278)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (118.3 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (549.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Wilkinson Heights, SC (1.3 miles ), Brookdale, SC (1.4 miles ), Edisto, SC (1.6 miles ), Cordova, SC (2.3 miles) , Rowesville, SC (2.9 miles ), Cameron, SC (3.1 miles ), Cope, SC (3.4 miles) , St. Matthews, SC (3.5 miles )

Orangeburg Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 76.50%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.80%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.70%

Colleges/Universities in Orangeburg:

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 3,971, Location: 300 COLLEGE ST NE, Public, Website: WWW.SCSU.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree

ORANGEBURG CALHOUN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,282, Location: 3250 ST MATTHEWS RD, Public, Website: www.octech.org

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 1,121, Location: 400 MAGNOLIA STREET, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.claflin.edu

SOUTHERN METHODIST COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 44, Location: 541 BROUGHTON ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.smcollege.edu

KENNETH SHULERS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY

FT enrollment: 24, Location: 1580 MIDDLETON ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Orangeburg:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA

about 36 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, Full-time enrollment: 19,682

MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 38 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 5,958

BENEDICT COLLEGE

about 39 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 2,880

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN

about 49 miles, AIKEN, SC, FT enrollment: 2,636

TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 58 miles, CHARLESTON, SC, FT enrollment: 5,925

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

about 63 miles, CHARLESTON, SC, FT enrollment: 2,191

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 67 miles, AUGUSTA, GA, FT enrollment: 3,778