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South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

A CLOSER LOOK

AT PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Performance

JANUARY 2009

1333 Main Street, Suite 200

Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Tel: 803-737-2260 http://www.che.sc.gov

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South Carolina

Commission on Higher Education

January 14, 2009

Dear Governor Sanford and Members of the General Assembly:

As South Carolina’s only source of comprehensive comparative data on institutional performance on legislated institutional effectiveness measures, A Closer Look at Public Higher Education in South Carolina: Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Performance provides a unique view of the state’s public higher education system. The inclusion of historical data on institutional performance, also unique to this document, allows for the evaluation of current performance and change in the context of past performance. In addition to the data contained within this document, links are provided to the institutions’ mission statements, institutional effectiveness reports, Title II Teacher Education data reports, and Performance Funding ratings. These data and the linked documents are provided to help inform your deliberations as you consider higher education issues from the state perspective.

In taking this "Closer Look" at higher education, the Commission furthers its primary goal of supporting and coordinating efforts to meet the educational and workforce demands of the people of South Carolina. In compliance with Section 59-101-350 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, I respectfully submit the following report to the members of the General Assembly.

Sincerely,

Garrison Walters, Ph.D.

Executive Director

1333 Main St. Suite 200 Columbia, S.C. 29201 Tel: 803-737-2260 Fax: 803-737-2297 Web: WWW.CHE400.STATE.SC.US

Mr. Kenneth B. Wingate, Chair

Dr. Bettie Rose Horne, Vice Chair

Douglas R. Forbes, D.M.D.

Mr. Kenneth W. Jackson

Dr. Raghu Korrapati

Dr. Louis B. Lynn

Ms. Cynthia C. Mosteller

Mr. James R. Sanders

Mr. Y. W. Scarborough, III

Mr. Charles L. Talbert, III, CPA

Mr. Hood Temple

Mr. Neal J. Workman, Jr.

Dr. Mitchell Zais

Dr. Garrison Walters, Executive Director

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A CLOSER LOOK AT PUBLIC

HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Performance

A Publication of the

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Division of Academic Affairs & Licensing

Gail Morrison, Director

Garrison Walters

Executive Director

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

T. Michael Raley, Editor

1333 Main St., Suite 200

Columbia, SC 29201

803.737.2260 Phone

803.737.2297 Fax

http://www.che.sc.gov

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South Carolina

Commission on Higher Education

Kenneth B. Wingate, Chair

Governor’s Appointment at Large Douglas R. Forbes

Governor’s Appointment At Large

James R. Sanders

5th Congressional District Representative

Bettie Rose Horne

3rd Congressional District Representative

Y. W. Scarborough

1st Congressional District Representative

Kenneth W. Jackson

Governor’s Appointment Ex-Officio Institutional

Charles L. Talbert

4th Congressional District Representative

Raghu Korrapati

2nd Congressional District Representative

Hood Temple

6th Congressional District Representative

Louis B. Lynn

Governor’s Appointment Ex-Officio Institutional

J. Neal Workman

Governor’s Appointment Ex-Officio Institutional

Cynthia C. Mosteller

Governor’s Appointment at Large

Mitchell Zais

Governor’s Appointment Ex-Officio without vote

Private Sector President