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Corrections Schools in South Carolina

South Carolina contains four schools that offer corrections programs. Forrest Junior College, the highest-ranking corrections school in SC, has a total student population of 94 and is the 1452nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 4 corrections schools in South Carolina, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, South University comes out as the most expensive ($22,810/yr), with Coker College as the lowest recorded at only $11,515/yr.

Corrections students from South Carolina schools who go on to become correctional counselors, corrections officers, jailers, probation officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 455,350 people working as correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,610. Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Carolina alone, there are 920 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average yearly salary of $28,830. Correctional officers and jailers in this state earn $31,770/yr and there are 7,610 employed.

Also, within the corrections schools in South Carolina, the average student population is 2,446 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from corrections, there are 2873 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,037 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,801, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Corrections Programs in South Carolina

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Corrections Specialization
  
• Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Corrections Specialization
  

South Carolina Interesting Facts

• Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville.
• The salamander was given the honor of official state amphibian.
• The walls of the American fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor, were made of spongy Palmetto logs. This was helpful in protecting the fort because the British cannonballs bounced off the logs.
• The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast.
• South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state.

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