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 West Columbia. 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 West Columbia is right for you.
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WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK STATSCounty: Lexington
Land Area: 6.07 square miles
Population Density: 2291 people per square mile
Population: 13,914
Population change since 2000: 6.50%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (72.6%), Black (19.8%), Hispanic (4.7%), Other race (2.0%), Two or more races (1.6%), Chinese (0.8%), American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): United States (13.2%), German (10.5%), English (9.3%), Irish (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Subsaharan African (2.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (4.4 miles , pop. 116,278)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (85.5 miles , pop. 540,828)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (529.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Cayce, SC (1.4 miles ), Springdale, SC (1.6 miles ), Oak Grove, SC (1.9 miles ), St. Andrews, SC (2.0 miles ), Columbia, SC (2.1 miles ), Seven Oaks, SC (2.3 miles ), Pine Ridge, SC (2.4 miles ), South Congaree, SC (2.5 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in West Columbia: Lexington Medical Center Heliport
Amtrak station near West Columbia: 3 miles: COLUMBIA (850 PULASKI ST.)
West Columbia Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average. Renting percentage above state average.
WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 78.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.20%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to West Columbia:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA about 4 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, Full-time enrollment: 19,682 MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 4 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 5,958 BENEDICT COLLEGE about 8 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 2,880 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY about 42 miles, ORANGEBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 3,971 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN about 47 miles, AIKEN, SC, FT enrollment: 2,636 PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 61 miles, GREENWOOD, SC, FT enrollment: 2,406 YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 64 miles, ROCK HILL, SC, FT enrollment: 2,221
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