Colleges in Sumter South Carolina

County: Sumter

Incorporated: 1845

Elevation: 169 feet

Land Area: 26.6 square miles

Population Density: 1453 people per square mile

Population: 38,625

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (48.7%), Black (46.3%), Hispanic (2.4%), Two or more races (1.4%), Other race (1.1%), American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (10.0%), English (8.2%), German (7.1%), Irish (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Scottish (2.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (37.6 miles , pop. 116,278)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (92.4 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (509.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Millwood, SC (1.3 miles ), Mulberry, SC (1.5 miles ), South Sumter, SC (1.7 miles ), East Sumter, SC (1.9 miles ), Cane Savannah, SC (2.2 miles ), Lakewood, SC (2.3 miles ), Cherryvale, SC (2.4 miles ), Oswego, SC (2.7 miles) .

Sumter Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

House age below state average.

High school or higher: 78.00%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.10%

Colleges/Universities in Sumter:

CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,429, Location: 506 N GUIGNARD DR, Public, Website: www.sum.tec.sc.us

MORRIS COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 927, Location: 100 WEST COLLEGE ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.morris.edu

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SUMTER

FT enrollment: 782, Location: 200 MILLER RD, Public, Website: WWW.USCSUMTER.EDU

SUMTER BEAUTY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 42, Location: 921 CAROLINA AVE, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Sumter:

BENEDICT COLLEGE

about 37 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, Full-time enrollment: 2,880

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 37 miles, FLORENCE, SC, FT enrollment: 2,619

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA

about 38 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 19,682

MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 39 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 5,958

FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY

about 42 miles, FLORENCE, SC, FT enrollment: 2,922

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 42 miles, ORANGEBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 3,971

TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 68 miles, CHARLESTON, SC, FT enrollment: 5,925