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Average cost of college education in Richland County rises for students in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 0.4% in Richland County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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64.5% of college applicants to Richland County's 11 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Richland County's 11 universities admitted an estimated 64.5% of applicants for fall 2022, a decrease from the previous year.
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Student body in Richland County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 10 universities in Richland County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Richland County's institutions spent $21,286,709 on basketball teams in 2023
Richland County's basketball collegiate teams received $21,286,709 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Richland County awards $18,180,037 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Richland County's five universities paid $18,180,037 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Richland County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Richland County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Richland County's men's football teams receive $45,244,798 in 2023
Men's football teams from Richland County received $45,244,798 during the 2023 season, up 15.1% from the previous year.
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How much did Richland County spend on women’s basketball teams in 2023?
Women’s basketball teams from Richland County received $12,030,797 during the 2023 season, up 13.4% from the previous year.
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South Carolina: Richland County’s men’s basketball teams budget decreases 28.2% in 2023
Men’s basketball teams from Richland County received $9,255,912 during the 2023 season, down 28.2% from the previous year.
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Richland County's universities spent $45,244,798 on football teams in 2023
Richland County's five colleges spent $45,244,798 on their football teams in 2023, a 15.1% increase over the previous year.
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2022: 4.9% of Richland County students played sports on collegiate teams
Richland County universities had 4.9% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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177 coaches at institutions in Richland County earned $67,389 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at University of South Carolina-Columbia, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Richland County, was $350,986, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Sauls, president of Homeless No More organization, receives Jefferson Award
Lila Anna Sauls, president of the nonprofit organization Homeless No More, was recently awarded the Jefferson Award.
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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Columbia College
Tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Columbia College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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96 percent of applicants to Columbia College were admitted for fall 2018
At Columbia College, 50 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 80 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 521 degrees from Columbia College
About 41.1 percent of the 521 degrees and certificates handed out by Columbia College in 2017-18 were to students in homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.