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Highest first-year retention in South Carolina
54 colleges in South Carolina with this figure reported (500+ students).
41South Carolina State University · SC · Public59%42Fortis College-Columbia · SC · Private (for-profit)58%43University of South Carolina-Sumter · SC · Public58%44Aiken Technical College · SC · Public57%45Piedmont Technical College · SC · Public57%46Central Carolina Technical College · SC · Public54%47Columbia College · SC · Private (nonprofit)53%48Tri-County Technical College · SC · Public53%49Denmark Technical College · SC · Public52%50Midlands Technical College · SC · Public43%51University of South Carolina-Lancaster · SC · Public38%52University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie · SC · Public37%53Strayer University-South Carolina · SC · Private (for-profit)17%54South University-Columbia · SC · Private (for-profit)10%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.