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==Education== ===Colleges and universities=== Columbia is home to the main campus of the [[University of South Carolina]], which was chartered in 1801 as South Carolina College and in 1906 as the University of South Carolina.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lesesne|first1=Henry H|title=A History of the University of South Carolina, 1940-2000|date=2002|publisher=University of South Carolina}}</ref> The university has 350 degree programs and enrolls 31,964 students throughout fifteen degree-granting colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Top Five International Business Schools|journal=Journal of Commerce|date=April 1997|issue=Special Report|page=6A}}</ref> It is an urban university, located in downtown Columbia. It is home to the [[Darla Moore School of Business]], which has had the No. 1 undergraduate international business degree for 20 consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/moore/about_the_moore_school/rankings/index.php|title=Top-tier Business School Rankings - Darla Moore School of Business {{!}} University of South Carolina|website=sc.edu|access-date=2019-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626104717/http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/moore/about_the_moore_school/rankings/index.php|archive-date=June 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Columbia is also home to: * [[Allen University]] – Founded in 1870 by the [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]]. Allen University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award baccalaureate degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenuniversity.edu/about-us/accreditation/|title=Accreditation - Allen University|access-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914135305/http://www.allenuniversity.edu/about-us/accreditation/|archive-date=September 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Benedict College]] – Founded in 1870, Benedict is an independent coeducational college. Benedict is one of the fastest growing of the 39 [[United Negro College Fund]] schools. In addition to an increase in enrollment, Benedict has also seen an increase in average SAT scores, Honors College enrollee rates, capital giving dollars, and the number of research grants awarded. * [[Columbia College (Columbia, South Carolina)|Columbia College]] – Founded in 1854, Columbia College is a private, four-year, liberal arts college for women with a coeducational Evening College and Graduate School. The college has been ranked since 1994 by [[U.S. News & World Report]] as one of the top ten regional liberal arts colleges in the South. * [[Columbia International University]] – Biblically based, private Christian institution committed to "preparing men and women to know Christ and to make Him known". * Fortis College<ref>{{cite web |title=Fortis College – Columbia |url=http://www.fortis.edu/columbia.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903062339/http://www.fortis.edu/columbia.php |archive-date=September 3, 2010 |access-date=September 14, 2014}}</ref> – Fortis College is part of the Educational Affiliates Inc, and offers many different career-based degrees. * [[ECPI University]] – Specialized in student-centered technology, business, criminal justice, and health science for 47 years – A leading private university offering master's, bachelor's, associate degree and diploma programs. Continuing Education certification programs are also available. ECPI University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees and diploma programs. ECPI University Columbia campus also has programmatic accreditation for Medical Assisting with the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. * [[Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary]] – This institution, founded in 1830, is a seminary of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]. One of the oldest Lutheran seminaries in North America, Southern is a fully accredited graduate school of theology preparing women and men for the ordained and lay ministries of the church. The wooded {{convert|17|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus is situated atop Seminary Ridge in Columbia, the highest point in the Midlands area, near the geographic center of the city. * [[Midlands Technical College]] – Midlands Technical College is part of the [[South Carolina Technical College System]]. It is a two-year, comprehensive, public, community college, offering a wide variety of programs in career education, four-year college-transfer options, and continuing education. Small classes, individualized instruction, and student support services are provided. Most of the college's teaching faculty holds master's or doctoral degrees. * South Carolina School of Leadership – Established in 2006, South Carolina School of Leadership (SCSL) is a post-secondary "[[gap year]]" school with an intense focus on Christian discipleship and leadership development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scsl.com|title=South Carolina School of Leadership|access-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122000306/https://www.scsl.com/|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> SCSL uses curriculum from [[Southeastern University]]. Columbia is also the site of several extension campuses, including those for [[Erskine Theological Seminary]], [[South University]], and the [[University of Phoenix]]. ===Public school districts=== Most of the city of Columbia is within [[Richland County School District One]]. Portions in [[Fort Jackson (South Carolina)|Fort Jackson]] are served by the [[Department of Defense Education Activity]] (DoDEA) for elementary grades, with [[Richland County School District Two]] serving that area for secondary grades. Small portions are within Richland County School District Two for grades K-12, and [[Lexington & Richland County School District Five]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45079_richland/DC20SD_C45079.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Richland County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-02-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45079_richland/DC20SD_C45079_SD2MS.txt Text list] - "Fort Jackson Schools" refers to the DoDEA schools on base.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45063_lexington/DC20SD_C45063.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Lexington County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-02-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45063_lexington/DC20SD_C45063_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> ===Private schools=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * Ben Lippen School (PK–12) * Bethel Learning Centers (PK–1) * [[Cardinal Newman High School (Forest Acres, South Carolina)|Cardinal Newman]] (7–12) * Cutler Jewish Day School (PK–5) * Covenant Classical Christian School (K–12) * Glenforest School (3–12) * Grace Christian School (PK–12) * [[Hammond School (South Carolina)|Hammond School]] (PK–12) * Harmony School (PK–5) * [[Heathwood Hall]] (PK–12) * Heritage Christian Academy (PK–9) * Montessori School of Columbia (PK–6) * New Heights School (PK–6) * Northside Christian Academy (PK–12) * Sandhills School (1–12) * Saint John Neumann Catholic School (PK–6) * Saint Joseph Catholic School (PK–6) * Saint Martin de Porres Catholic School (PK–6) * Saint Peter's Catholic School (PK–6) * Timmerman School (PK–8) * V.V. Reid Elementary (PK–3) {{div col end}} ===Supplementary schools=== South Carolina Japanese Language Supplementary School (サウスカロライナ日本語補習校 ''Sausu Karoraina Nihongo Hoshūkō'')/Matsuba Gakuen (松葉学園) is a [[hoshuko|weekend school for Japanese children]], operating with Japanese government funds, held on the USC Campus in Columbia.<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220206050249/http://www.matsubagakuen.org/2013SchoolDesignationEn.html School Designation English]}}." Matsuba Gakuen. Retrieved on April 1, 2015. "Location: c/o Japanese Program Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 USA"</ref> "Matsuba" means "Pine Needle". In April 1985 the school was established. In 1989 its students were ages 3–16.<ref name=EllisBJABCs>{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=B.J.|title=The ABCs of Japanese|newspaper=[[The State (Columbia, South Carolina)|The State]]|place=Columbia, South Carolina|date=1989-01-08|pages=1-E, 4-E}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94329299/ Clipping of first] ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107134705/ Text part A] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107134762/ Text part B]) and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94329358/ of second page] ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107134850/ Text part A], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107134916/ Text part B], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107134950/ Text part C]) at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
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