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===Colleges and universities=== [[File:Furman library.jpg|thumb|James B. Duke Library at [[Furman University]]]] Greenville has several colleges and universities located within the city limits: [[Bob Jones University]], [[Greenville Technical College]], and an [[ECPI University]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenville, SC {{!}} ECPI University |url=https://www.ecpi.edu/locations/greenville-sc |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=www.ecpi.edu}}</ref> Additionally [[Furman University]] and [[North Greenville University]] are located in the greater Greenville area. Furman began as Furman Academy and Theological Institution in 1825 named after [[Richard Furman]]. The theological school of Furman broke away in 1858 and became [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] now in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Our History| url=http://www.furman.edu/About/About/OurHistory/Pages/default.aspx| website=furman.edu| publisher=Furman| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[North Greenville University]] was established in 1893 and is affiliated with the [[South Carolina Baptist Convention]].<ref>{{cite web| title=The History of NGU| url=https://ngu.edu/about/facts-figures/historyuniversity/| website=ngu.edu| publisher=North Greenville University| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[Bob Jones University]] was established in 1927 by [[Bob Jones Sr.]] as a private non-denominational [[Protestant]] university.<ref>{{cite web| title=History of BJU| url=http://www.bju.edu/about/history.php| website=bju.edu| publisher=Bob Jones University| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[Greenville Technical College]] was established in 1962 as a [[technical college]]. The Evangelical Institute was founded in 1967 just north of the city at [[Paris Mountain State Park|Paris Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} EI School of Biblical Training |url=https://www.eibibleschool.org/about_us/history |access-date=September 2, 2022 |website=www.eibibleschool.org}}</ref> [[Clemson University]]'s Main campus is located {{convert|30|mi}} away, however, the university has several programs physically located in Downtown Greenville, as well as a specialty campus in Greenville called [[Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research]] that focuses on automotive research.<ref>{{cite web| title=Quick Facts| url=http://cuicar.com/about/quick-facts/| website=cuicar.com| publisher=CU-ICAR| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> The [[University of South Carolina]] School of Medicine Greenville is a four-year medical school operating on a [[Prisma Health]] campus.<ref>{{cite web| title=School of Medicine Greenville: A New School of Thought| url=https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine_greenville/index.php| publisher=University of South Carolina| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> The University Center of Greenville, located in the former shopping mall [[McAlister Square]], offers over 70 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs from 9 South Carolina universities. The schools that offer degrees in the center are: [[Anderson University (South Carolina)|Anderson University]], [[Bob Jones University]], [[Clemson University]], [[Converse University|Converse College]], [[Furman University]], [[Greenville Technical College]], [[Lander University]], [[South Carolina State University|South Carolina State]], and [[University of South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Why UCG? |url=https://greenville.org/why-ucg/ |website=University Center Greenville |publisher=City of Greenville, SC |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
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