Southern Methodist College

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Southern Methodist College
Type Private liberal arts college
Established1956
Accreditation Association of Christian Schools International
Religious affiliation
 Southern Methodist Church
Location
Orangeburg
,
South Carolina
,
United States
Website smcollege.edu
Southern Methodist College

Southern Methodist College (SMC) is a private four-year liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina. [1] [2] It is affiliated with the Southern Methodist Church. [3]

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History

Southern Methodist College was founded in 1956 as a private Methodist school in Greenville, South Carolina after the Southern Methodist Church saw a need to establish an institution to train its ministers. [1] In 1961, Southern Methodist College had sixty-one students enrolled. [4] The campus was moved to the city of Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the estate of Frederick A. Adden. [1]

Library

The library of Southern Methodist College "holds 21,743 titles, 60 serial subscriptions, and 171 audiovisual materials." [5]

Admissions

Southern Methodist College has an open admissions policy. [5] Its tuition rates for full-time students are US$6800. [5]

Academics

Southern Methodist College offers a one-year diploma in Biblical Studies, Associate of Arts degrees in General and Religious Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Christian Ministries, and a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Glass, William Robert (2001). Strangers in Zion: Fundamentalists in the South, 1900-1950. Mercer University Press. p. 271. ISBN   978-0-86554-756-8.
  2. ↑ Peterson's Colleges in the South. Peterson's. 2009. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-7689-2695-8.
  3. ↑ Kurian, George Thomas; Day, Sarah Claudine (14 March 2017). The Essential Handbook of Denominations and Ministries. Baker Books. ISBN   978-1-4934-0640-1. ...and the KJV as a trustworthy standard to preach from the pulpit.
  4. ↑ Helsley, Alexia Jones (25 February 2019). Lost Aiken County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 144-145. ISBN   978-1-4396-6626-5.
  5. 1 2 3 Peterson's Colleges in the South. Peterson's. 2009. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-7689-2695-8.
  6. ↑ "Academic Programs". Southern Methodist College. 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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