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Educational Attainment

Over 85% of our county population has attained a high school degree or higher, distinguishing our community from others in the surrounding area. Below is a chart of Chester’s 2017 Educational Attainment from age 25+.

NameSchool TypeCountyFall 2016 Student Population
University of South Carolina4-year, PublicRichland County, SC34,099
Midlands Technical College* (Richland Co. Campuses)2-year, PublicRichland County, SC11,536
Winthrop University4-year, PublicYork County, SC6,109
York Technical College2-year, PublicYork County, SC4,604
Benedict College4-year, Private not-for-profitRichland County, SC2,281
Columbia College4-year, Private not-for-profitRichland County, SC1,588
Columbia International University4-year, Private not-for-profitRichland County, SC966
Allen University4-year, Private not-for-profitRichland County, SC600
Remington College-Columbia< 2-year, Private not-for-profitRichland County, SC254
Midlands Technical College* (Fairfield Co. Campus)2-year, PublicFairfield County, SC242
York Technical College (Chester Co. Campus)2-year, PublicChester County, SC200
Clinton College4-year, primarily associate's, Private not-for-profitYork County, SC200
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TOTAL45,843
TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION TOTAL16,836
STUDENT POPULATION IN FOUR-COUNTY REGION 62,679
NameSchool TypeCountyFall 2016 Student Population
University of North Carolina at Charlotte4-year, PublicMecklenburg County, NC28,721
Central Piedmont Community College2-year, PublicMecklenburg County, NC19,487
Midlands Technical College (Non-Richland Co. Campuses)2-year, PublicLexington, SC11,958
Gaston College2-year, PublicGaston County, NC5,633
Central Carolina Technical College2-year, PublicSumter County, SC3,579
Wingate University4-year, Private not-for-profitUnion County, NC3,193
South Carolina State University4-year, PublicOrangeburg County, SC2,905
Cleveland Community College2-year, PublicCleveland County, NC2,832
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College2-year, PublicOrangeburg County, SC2,640
Queens University of Charlotte4-year, Private not-for-profitMecklenburg County, NC2,330
Johnson & Wales University4-year, primarily associate's, Private not-for-profitMecklenburg County, NC2,101
Claflin University4-year, Private not-for-profitOrangeburg County, SC1,978
University of South Carolina-Lancaster2-year, PublicLancaster County, SC1,845
Davidson College4-year, Private not-for-profitMecklenburg County, NC1,796
Belmont Abbey College4-year, Private not-for-profitGaston County, NC1,523
Johnson C Smith University4-year, Private not-for-profitMecklenburg County, NC1,428
Newberry College4-year, Private not-for-profitNewberry County, SC1,070
University of South Carolina - Union2-year, PublicUnion County, SC839
University of South Carolina - Sumter2-year, PublicSumter County, SC804
Morris College4-year, Private not-for-profitSumter County, SC754
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TOTAL47,799
TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION TOTAL49,617
STUDENT POPULATION WITHIN 30-MINUTE DRIVE OF FOUR-COUNTY REGION97,416
TOTAL 2016 STUDENT POPULATION160,095