University of South Carolina Aiken

In the city of Aiken, South Carolina, there is a public institution known as the University of South Carolina Aiken (often referred to as USCA or South Carolina Aiken). It is a constituent institution of the University of South Carolina System and provides educational opportunities leading to bachelor's and master's degrees. Through the Extended Graduate Campus initiative at the University of South Carolina, additional graduate-level coursework and degree programmes are made available to students. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is one of the baccalaureate degrees that may be earned online via Palmetto College through the University of South Carolina Aiken, which confers degrees in more than 30 different main fields of study.

Aiken is the location of the campus, which encompasses 453 acres (183 hectares), and is situated 29 kilometres (18 miles) from Augusta, Georgia, and 96 kilometres (60 miles) from Columbia, South Carolina.

According to the 2019 edition of "America's Best Schools" published by U.S. News & World Report, the University of South Carolina at Aiken holds the number one spot when it comes to the best public regional colleges in the South. Twenty-one years in a row, to be exact, the institution has been rated among the top three public regional schools every year since the ranking category was first introduced by U.S. News & World Report seventeen years ago. In all, this accomplishment spans twenty-one years.

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education has granted accreditation to the School of Education's undergraduate programmes in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education (NCATE). NCATE has also granted accreditation to the school's graduate programme for the Master of Education degree in Educational Technology.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International has granted the School of Business its accreditation. Accreditation from the AACSB not only ensures quality in business administration and accounting education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, but also encourages excellence and ongoing progress toward these goals.

There are roughly 3,450 undergraduate students and 250 graduate students enrolled at USC Aiken, making it one of the universities within the USC system that is expanding at one of the quickest rates. In the autumn of 2018, the institution had enrolment levels that broke all previous records. Students benefit from a low faculty-to-student ratio of 15:1, and their classes typically have a size of 15 students.