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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education publishes a variety of documents and reports on higher education practices in the state for citizens, higher education facilities, and the General Assembly.

Recent Submissions

  • Licensing of nonpublic postsecondary institutions 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-16)
    State law requires that the SC Commission on Higher Education license nonpublic educational institutions that operate or solicit in South Carolina. Licensed institutions are required to meet minimum standards and provide ...
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy and procedures 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-19)
    This document contains information on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy and procedures for the Commission on Higher Education.
  • Frequently asked questions for students 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-02)
    This document contains frequently asked questions and their answers for students concerning the Commission on Higher Education.
  • Frequently asked questions for institutions 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-01)
    This document contains frequently asked questions and their answers by institutions concerning the Commission on Higher Education.
  • South Carolina Commission on Higher Education bylaws, rules, and procedures 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-02)
    This document contains the bylaws, rules, and procedures concerning the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.
  • Fact sheet : 2023 - 2024 Federal Pell Grant increase 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-01-09)
    This fact sheet contains information about the 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant increase.
  • FAFSA simplification : 2023 fact sheet 

    Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-08-17)
    This fact sheet contains information about FAFSA simplification.
  • BOLD career pathway loan 

    Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-08-16)
    To address South Carolina's nursing shortage, the state will make $10 million in reimbursement available to graduate-level nursing students with the BOLD (Better Outcomes, Less Debt) Nursing Faculty Program.
  • 2016 session legislative wrap-up – higher education 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2016-06-28)
    Provides summary information on the budget and on legislation relating to higher education that passed during the 2016 session.
  • A transfer guide for general education dual enrollment coursework taken in high school applicable to public colleges and universities in South Carolina 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Division of Academic Affairs and Licensing (South Carolina State Library, 2012-03-27)
    This guide is meant to assist high school students taking “dual enrollment” or “dual credit” courses to see options for how their work will transfer toward the degree to a South Carolina public institution of higher education ...
  • [Summary update to re-open SC] 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2020-08-12)
    This summary update to the Senate Select Committee to re-open South Carolina covers the financial impact on public higher education institutions in relation to COVID-19. HEERF updates, the status of plans for the fall ...
  • SC state scholarships & grants workshop 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-07-28)
    This presentation by the Commission on Higher Education is focused on state scholarships and grants.
  • South Carolina residency workshop 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-07-28)
    The presentation by the Commission on Higher Education will cover the current residency regulation and will address each section in some way. While every individual line of the regulation may not be addressed, every section ...
  • Guidelines for appeal [updated June 2023] 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-08)
    This gives the rules and appropriate forms for appealing the loss of a HOPE, LIFE, or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship. Updated June 2023.
  • Overview of South Carolina State Scholarships Appeal Process for 2022-2023 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-03-02)
    The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHE) Scholarship Appeal Process for South Carolina State Scholarships (Palmetto Fellows, LIFE and SC HOPE) was approved by the Commission in 2001 and is authorized under regulatory ...
  • SC National Guard: FY 2021-22 SC National Guard College Assistance Program 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-02-02)
    A postsecondary financial assistance program for S.C. National Guard members - the S.C. National Guard College Assistance Program (SCNG CAP) - was implemented in the academic year 2007-08 to better support the recruitment ...
  • SC need-based grant & college transition program: 2021-2022 academic year 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-01)
    The South Carolina General Assembly established the South Carolina Need-based Grant Program in 1996, to provide additional financial assistance to South Carolina’s neediest students. The SC Commission on Higher Education ...
  • South Carolina National Guard College Assistance Program 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-05-05)
    Information on the College Assistance Program (CAP) for members of the National Guard. Contains eligibility requirements, terms, and application information.
  • Proviso 117.139 of the 2022-23 General Appropriations Act 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-04-30)
    As part of the General Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2022-23, the General Assembly continued to work with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the public institutes of higher learning to develop ...
  • Interested in free money? 

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-12)
    Information on a Need-based grant for students attending eligible SC institutions who were in independent living, foster care, or received after-care services from DSS.

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