The College
is in company with the Colonial Colleges as one the
original and foundational institutions of higher education
in the United States. Its founders include three signers
of the United States Declaration of Independence and
three signers of the United States Constitution. The
College's historic campus, which is listed on the U.S.
Department of the Interior's National Register of Historic
Places, forms an integral part of Charleston's colonial-era
urban center. As one of the leading institutions of
higher education in the Southeastern United States,
the College of Charleston is celebrated nationally for
its focus on undergraduate education with strengths
in Marine Biology, Classics, Art History and Historic
Preservation.
The Graduate School of the College of Charleston, offers
a number of degree programs and coordinates support
for its nationally recognized faculty research efforts.
According to the Princeton Review, C of C is one of
the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education
and U.S. News and World Report regularly ranks C of
C among the best masters level universities in the South.
C of C presently enrolls approximately 10,000 undergraduates
and 2,000 graduate students.
Furman University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian,
liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina.
Founded in 1826, Furman enrolls approximately 2,600
undergraduate and 500 graduate students. Furman is the
oldest, largest and most selective private institution
in South Carolina. The university is primarily focused
on undergraduate education (only two departments, education
and chemistry, offer graduate degrees).
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina,
is a state-supported, comprehensive college located
in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1842, the
college is best known for its undergraduate Corps of
Cadets military program for men and women, which combines
academics, physical challenges and military discipline.
In addition to the cadet program, civilian programs
are offered through the Citadel's College of Graduate
and Professional Studies with its evening undergraduate
and graduate programs. The Citadel enrolls almost 2,000
undergraduate cadets in its residential military program
and 1,200 civilian students in the evening programs.
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