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Higher Education For Veterans
All South Carolina colleges and universities offer post-secondary degree programs. All South Carolina campuses welcome veterans. Most have designated staff members who help veterans.
Need information on studies, financial aid, housing, and other matters? Write your school of interest’s director of Admissions. Get information also from:
S.C. Commission on Higher Education
Veterans Education and Training
1333 Main Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
803.737.2330
Fax 803.737.3610
Community Education
Want to earn a state high school diploma, prepare for the G.E.D, or otherwise meet your educational needs? Check out local school districts, technical colleges, vocational rehabilitation centers, and other institutions and agencies. Most offer Community Education programs.
Take training that improves your communication and computational skills so you can become eligible for certain jobs. Interested in community education? Contact your local school superintendent, local director of Community Education, or call the State Department of Education, Office of Community Education at 803.734.8071. Visit www.myscschools.com
Occupational Education Program
Want to profit from classroom and laboratory experience and become employable after training? Well it’s possible. Agriculture, office occupations, distribution and marketing, health occupations, home economics, and trades and industries offer high school/occupational training. Contact your local school superintendent, high school principal, Occupational Education director, or call the State Office of Occupational Education at 803.734.8410. Visit Career and Technology Education for details.
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Voc Rehab’s services helps individuals with disabilities fulfill their employment potential. Its services also help eligible veterans achieve employment without duplicating Veterans Affairs’ services. Rehabilitation counseling, diagnostic and evaluation services, physical restoration, artificial appliances, training, placement, and follow-up services better prepare individuals for employment. Contact the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department at www.scvrd.net or call 803.896.6500.
Technical Education Program
The South Carolina Technical and Comprehensive Education System and its 16 technical colleges comprise the state's largest post-high school educational system. Its colleges offer certificates and one- and two-year education and training programs in Business, Health, Industrial, and Engineering Technology. The technical colleges offer many short-term, day and evening programs that update and improve the skills of employed people and those seeking jobs. Many technical college courses transfer credit to senior colleges and universities. To learn more, visit the SC Technical College System, call 803.896.5280, or contact any technical college.
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