Company Profile
Company Overview
The College of Social Work is a premier setting to advance the health and social well-being of vulnerable populations through transdisciplinary, community-engaged teaching, research, and service. Its academic offerings include undergraduate and graduate programs. The University of South Carolina spans an eight campus, fully-accredited system, and is designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “very high research activity” institution with “community engagement” distinction.
The University of South Carolina has been designated as one of only 73 public and 35 private academic institutions with “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also lists UofSC as having strong community engagement. The University has over 31,000 students on the main campus (and over 43,000 students system-wide), 350 degree programs, and a nationally-ranked library system that includes one of the nation’s largest public film archives. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has a population of over 650,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
Company History
From its inception, the College of Social Work has operated as a program of highest quality. This is evidenced by the award of unconditional accreditation by the Commission of Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education in 1969, and in every subsequent review. As the College continues to grow and develop in order to meet new needs and emerging challenges, it will maintain this historic commitment to quality in every endeavor.