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Erskine College And Seminary

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Erskine provides an outstanding Christian liberal arts education to all students to prepare them for responsible living, service, and ministry in both church and society. Christian commitment blends with academic excellence in a way which is neither artificial nor contrived. The college has a strong belief in academic freedom, provides incentive for critical thinking and investigation, and attempts to model a true picture of servant leadership.

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School Overview:

	Erskine College And Seminary
County	Abbeville County, SC
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	585 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	9 students
Full-Time Graduate	41 students
Part-Time Graduate	86 students

Total Enrollment	890 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	654 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	98%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	28%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$1,675
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	56%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$7,426
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	94%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$11,232
% Students Receiving Loans	40%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$7,609

School Notes:

Through its curriculum, Erskine offers a broadly based education combining work in diverse disciplines, proficiency in basic skills, fields of major concentration and elective courses. The College offers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees. Erskine College has offered both degrees since the 1930s. The Bachelor of Arts degree is offered for programs in the liberal arts and sciences. The Bachelor of Science degree is offered in certain applied studies or career-oriented programs and in specific programs in the natural sciences to prepare students for graduate schools.
Erskine College is located in Due West, a town of 1,200 residents located in historic Abbeville County, South Carolina, an area rich in colonial, Revolutionary War, and Civil War History. The town and the college, with a number of antebellum buildings, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An annual spring festival brings a large number of tourists to share in the cultural and historic heritage of the county.
Erskine’s spacious 85-acre campus provides classic and modern facilities. The signature towers of the Erskine Building are complemented by a state-of-the-art science facility. Centrally located on the campus is the Bowie Arts Center, a modern 14,000-square foot museum and gallery. The Galloway Activities Center contains two gyms, racquetball courts, weight room, and athletic training facility. The Literary Societies, as old as college, are located on campus. Students eat at an award-winning cafeteria and campus cafés.
The college maintains sound and varied recreational and athletic programs. The college encourages sport activities among all students in a belief that participation in sport at the intercollegiate, intramural, or recreational level aids in the overall personal development of the individual.
Erskine College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and School to award bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. The teacher education programs of the college are approved by the State Board of Education using the Standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). Erskine is on the approved list of the American Association of University Women(AAUW).
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In the News:

Erskine College hires public relations executive (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on December 10, 2010 at 07:33:00 pm
Erskine College and Seminary has hired Cliff Smith, a veteran communicator, to lead its marketing and public relations efforts.
College notes (The State)
posted on October 23, 2010 at 09:48:30 pm
Erskine College and Seminary’s Board of Trustees recently met for the first time since installing David A. Norman as new president of the Due West school, which endured a rocky period earlier this year when some board members revolted over what they saw as a change in the school’s mission.
Erskine trustees drop lawsuit against church (Live 5 News Charleston)
posted on October 1, 2010 at 06:39:46 am
Erskine College and Seminary trustees and its alumni association have agreed to withdraw a lawsuit filed against the...
SC college drops lawsuit against church (The Augusta Chronicle)
posted on September 18, 2010 at 08:35:59 pm
DUE WEST, S.C. (AP) - Erskine College and Seminary trustees and its alumni association have agreed to withdraw a lawsuit filed against the Presbyterian Church over control of the South Carolina college.
Lawsuit against synod dropped (The Index-Journal)
posted on September 18, 2010 at 06:17:11 am
DUE WEST -- A lawsuit filed earlier this year by three members of the Erskine College and Seminary Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association against the general synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church has been dropped.