General Information Facts & Statistics South Carolina State University
INSTITUTIONAL MISSION South Carolina State University, a senior comprehensive-teaching institution, is committed to providing affordable and accessible quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs. This public university with a student population between 4,000 and 5,000 is located in Orangeburg, an area that has a traditional rural, agricultural economy, which has expanded to include a business and industrial focus that is national and international in scope. South Carolina State University s 1890 land-grant legacy of service to the citizenry of the state is ensured through its collaborative efforts with local, rural, and statewide businesses, public education, colleges and industry. This symbiotic relationship provides a catalyst that spurs reciprocal economic and social growth for the university, state, nation and the international community-at-large. South Carolina State University, founded in 1896 as an historically Black co-educational institution, embraces diversity among its students, faculty, staff and programs. While maintaining its traditional focus, the University is fully committed to providing life-long learning opportunities for the citizens of the state and qualified students of varied talents and backgrounds in a caring and nurturing learning environment. South Carolina State University, through instruction, research and service activities, prepares highly skilled, competent, economically and socially aware graduates to meet life s challenges and demands that enable them to work and live productively in a dynamic, global society. The University offers sixty baccalaureate programs, in the areas of applied professional sciences, engineering technology, sciences, arts, humanities, education and business. A small number of programs are offered at the master s level in teaching, human services and agribusiness, and the educational specialist and doctorate programs are offered in educational administration. Faculty and students participate in research that stimulates intellectual growth, enhances and facilitates student learning and adds to the scientific knowledge base of the academy. Service activities, which are provided through programs related to agriculture, adult and continuing education, research, cultural arts, small business development and other special interest areas, are designed to enhance the quality of life and promote economic growth. These efforts, supported by various applications of technology, are achieved in a climate of mutual trust and respect through methods of scholarly inquiry and scientific research. The South Carolina State University Mission Statement was approved by its Board of Trustees on December 7, 1997 and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education in February 1998. 1
2002-2003 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Honorable Marshall C. Sanford, Jr., Governor (Chairman, Ex-Officio) Mr. Maurice G. Washington, Chairman (District 6) Mr. Neville O. Lorick, Vice Chairman Reverend Samuel B. Glover, Secretary (District 2) Dr. William C. Clinkscales Mr. Arnold Collins (District 1) Dr. John H. Corbitt (District 4) Mr. Brantley E. Evans, Jr. Mr. Glenn E. Jones (At Large) Mr. Charles C. Lewis, Sr. (District 3) Mr. James W. Sanders, Sr. (District 5) Mr. Charles H. Williams, II Mr. John Williams, Jr. Mr. John E. Wilson Mrs. Deborah Joseph Dr. James A. Boykin Dr. Walter J. McArthur Mr. Derrick Green Ms. Leah Ford Mr. Edward B. Polite (Governor s Designee) (National Alumni President) (Trustee Emeritus) (Faculty Senate President) (Staff Senate President) (Student Government President) (Educational Foundation Chairman) Source: Office of the President 2
President Executive Vice President Vice Presidents Academic Affairs Student Services Finance & Management Institutional Advancement Legal Counsel ADMINISTRATORS AY2002-2003 The Honorable Ernest A. Finney, Jr., Interim Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., Interim Dr. James H. Arrington Dr. Carl Jones Dr. Wilbur Shuler Mrs. Marie Hamberg Artis, Interim Mrs. Belinda Davis-Branch, Atty-at-Law Executive Directors 1890 Research & Extension Dr. James Walker, Jr. Museum/Planetarium Mr. Frank Martin Associate Vice Presidents Academic Affairs Planning & Evaluation Assistant Vice Presidents Enrollment Management Finance & Management Deans School of Applied Professional Sciences School of Arts & Humanities School of Business School of Education School of Engineering Technology & Sciences Library & Information Services School of Graduate Studies Associate Deans School of Business School of Engineering Technology & Sciences Chairpersons Accounting Agribusiness and Economics Biological Sciences Business Administration Civil & Mechanical Engineering Technology Communications & Languages Educational Leadership & Counselor Education Family & Consumer Sciences Health & Physical Education Human Services Industrial & Electrical Engineering Technology Mathematics & Computer Sciences Military Science Nursing Physical Sciences Political Science & History Psychology & Sociology Social Work Speech Pathology & Audiology Teacher Education Visual & Performing Arts Dr. Earline Simms Dr. Rita Jackson Teal Mr. Gregory Branch Mr. Leon Sanders Dr. Leola Adams Dr. John Simpson Dr. Barbara Adams, Interim Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dr. James A. Anderson Mrs. Mary Smalls Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dr. Haile Gebre-Selassie, Acting Dr. James Payne, Acting Dr. Viceola Sykes, Acting Dr. Haile Gebre-Selassie, Acting Dr. Judith Salley Dr. David Jamison, Acting Dr. Stanley Ihekweazu Dr. Ghussan R. Greene, Acting Dr. Tony-Adams Aburime, Acting Dr. Valerie Colyard Dr. Kenneth Mosely Dr. David Staten, Acting Dr. R. Sandrapathy Dr. James Keller LTC William Ford Dr. Sylvia Whiting, Acting Dr. Johnnie Jenkins, Acting Dr. Learie Luke, Acting Dr. Douglas Miller, Acting Dr. Christine Boone Dr. Gwendolyn Wilson Dr. Jesse Kinard Dr. Richard Beckford 3
Directors (Academic Areas) Adult & Continuing Education Felton Laboratory School Honors, International & Student Exchange Program Institutional Research Institutional Self-Study Minority Teacher Recruitment Records & Registration Sponsored Programs Title III University Computing & Information Technology Mr. Lonnie Hosey (Acting) Mr. Henry Murdaugh (Interim) Dr. Harriet Roland Ms. Betty Boatwright Dr. Rita Jackson Teal Dr. Mary Cheeseboro Mrs. Annie Belton Mr. Elbert R. Malone Ms. Gloria D. Pyles Dr. James Myers Directors (Non-Academic Areas) Admission, Recruitment & Multicultural Affairs Ms. Lillian M. Adderson Alumni Relations Ms. Catherine Summers (Interim) Athletics Mr. Oliver Pough Career Planning & Placement Center Ms. Cynthia M. Zeigler (Interim) Counseling, Health, Psychometric Services Dr. Imogene Gouveia Facilities Management Mr. D. Malone Zimmerman Financial Aid Mrs. Margaret Black Food Services Mrs. Marilyn Scott (Interim) Orientation, Retention & Student Support Services Dr. Margaret Felder-Wilson Human Resources Management Ms. Anna Haigler Print Shop Mrs. Jeanette Bailey Procurement Mr. Willie Harrison News & Communications Mrs. Shondra Abraham Residential Life Ms. Cammy Grate Sports Information Mr. William Hamilton Student Life & Leadership Programs Ms. Howette Davis Veterans Affairs Mrs. Annie Belton 1890 Associate Administrator Mr. Delbert Foster 1890 Associate Administrator Mr. Charles Artis Other Campus Developer Campus Police Chief Compliance Coordinator Controller General Manager-WSSB-FM Radio Station Mr. John Bowman Mr. Woodrow Morgan, Jr. Mr. Robert Chatman Ms. Inez Raysor (Interim) Mr. Milton E. McKissick Source: Office of the President 4
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATIONS South Carolina State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 3003-4097: Tel. Number 404-679-4501) to award the baccalaureate, master s, education specialist and doctoral degrees. Curricula are accredited by the following national accrediting bodies: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. American Dietetic Association, Inc. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Council of Rehabilitation Education Council on Social Work Education National Association of Schools of Music National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Source: 2001-2003 SCSU Undergraduate Catalog 5
South Carolina State University Fall 2002 Fact Sheet Summary Statistics Enrollment Statistics University Wide 4,568 Students enrolled during Fall 2002 Term The breakdown of these students by different attributes is as follows: University Count Percentage Student Level Undergraduate 3,553 77.78% Graduate 1015 22.22% Student Status Full-time Students 3476 76.10% Part-time Students 1092 23.91% Residency Housing Race Sex Full-time Undergraduate Part-time Undergraduate Full-time Graduate Part-time Graduate South Carolina Residents Non-SC Residents Undergraduates living on campus Black White Hispanic Asian American Indian Non-Resident Alien Unknown Female Male 3195 358 281 734 3548 1020 69.94% 7.84% 6.15% 16.07% 77.67% 22.33% 1879 52.89% 4078 452 10 11 6 4 7 2831 1737 89.27% 9.90% 0.22% 0.24% 0.13% 0.08% 0.15% 61.98% 38.02% Average Age All Students: 24.3 Undergraduates: 22.9 Graduates: 29.5 Average SAT Score First-time Freshmen: 846 Headcount Enrollment* Percentage of Enrollment University-Wide 4568 100.0% Applied Professional Sciences 921 20.2% Arts and Humanities 478 10.5% Business 602 13.2% Education 804 17.6% Engineering Technology & Sciences Undeclared Undergraduate: 261 Graduate: 530 Total 791 972 21.3% 17.3% Student/Faculty Ratio 15 to 1 Full-time Equivalent Enrollment (FTE) Enrollment Student FTE** Enrollment 6 Undergraduate Graduate University-Wide 3923.61 3440.23 483.38 Applied Professional Sciences 528.36 424.03 104.33 Arts and Humanities 1039.74 1015.99 23.75 Business 370.15 365.40 4.75 Education 680.10 434.05 246.05 Engineering Technology & 1305.26 1200.76 104.50 Sciences *Data is based on Curriculum Instruction Program Code (CIP) for Student Enrollment ** Data is based on Curriculum Instruction Program Code (CIP) for Course Enrollment Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100%
NUMBER OF DEGREES AWARDED DECEMBER 2002-AUGUST 2003 BY SCHOOL University-Wide Number Degrees Number of Undergraduate Degrees Awarded Number of Graduate Degrees Awarded Awarded University-Wide 808 631 177 Applied Professional 241 183 58 Sciences Arts and Humanities 95 95 N/A Business 66 64 2 Education 168 51 117 Engineering Technology & Sciences 238 238 N/A Graduate Studies (Data included in Schools) 177 Masters - 139 Specialist - 12 Doctoral - 26 NUMBER OF DEGREES AWARDED DECEMBER 2002-AUGUST 2003 BY DEPARTMENT Accounting 17 17 N/A Agribusiness & Economics 13 11 2 Biological Sciences 87 87 N/A Business Administration 36 36 N/A Civil & Mechanical Engineering Technology Communications & Languages 24 24 34 34 N/A N/A Educational Leadership & 65 N/A 65 Counselor Education Family & Consumer Sciences 92 73 19 Health & Physical Education 19 19 N/A Human Services 71 39 32 Industrial & Electrical 46 46 N/A Engineering Technology Math & Computer Science 77 77 N/A Nursing 28 28 N/A Physical Sciences 4 4 N/A Political Science & History 20 20 N/A Psychology & Sociology 25 25 N/A Social Work 36 36 N/A Speech Pathology & 14 7 7 Audiology Teacher Education 84 32 52 Visual & Performing Arts 16 16 N/A GRADUATION RATE Cohort Number of Number Graduating Within 6 Percent Graduating Within 6 Years Full-time Students Years or Within 150% of Normal Time Fall 1996 801 408 50.9% FACULTY Headcount Faculty 321 Full-time Faculty: 219 Part-time Faculty: 102 FTE Teaching Faculty: 256.33 Full-Time FTE Faculty: 214 Part-time FTE Faculty: 42.33 FINANCIAL INFORMATION Tuition In-State, Full-Time Student: $4,556 Out-of-State, Full-Time Student: $8,820 Total Revenue FY 2000-2001 Dollars In Millions (Excluding Auxiliary) $72.4 Million $71.8 Million Total Educational and General Expenditures and Transfers (Excluding Auxiliary) 7