“Public USC regional campus in the Piedmont offering associate and bachelor's degrees.”
The University of South Carolina Lancaster is a public college in Lancaster, South Carolina, and one of four regional campuses that make up Palmetto College in the USC System. It offers associate and bachelor's degrees on a 150-acre urban campus in the Piedmont.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Optional — You can submit scores if they help your case, but they're not required.
Official SourceRolling Admissions
USC Lancaster uses rolling admissions; students apply by term.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$7,558
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$18,238
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Two-year associate's degrees serving as a transfer pathway into USC Columbia or other four-year USC system campuses, plus targeted associate's degrees in business and criminal justice.
USC Columbia's Bachelor of Science in Nursing delivered on-site at USC Lancaster, allowing students to earn a top-ranked USC nursing degree without relocating.
Online USC bachelor's degrees built for working adults and place-bound students, completed through Palmetto College after associate-level coursework.
An award-winning research, teaching, and exhibition center on Catawba and Southeastern Native American heritage — among the few of its kind in the Southeast and an academic anchor for USC Lancaster.
Associate business degree program with pathways to USC bachelor's degrees.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing offered on the Lancaster campus.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $18,238
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
