Visiting Wofford College with our son! Great Liberal Arts College here in Spartanburg, SC!…read more Beautiful campus going to your more today! Easy 5 Stars !!

NFL Carolina Panthers practice-check ticket master for free tickets. Huge parking lot with helpful…read moreattendants. No seats-you can sit on the lawn or bring a chair. Minimal shade-sunscreen, hat, umbrella recommended. Concessions with beverages, chips, burgers,

Today was awards day for the first grade only. This is a very modern and large elementary school in…read moreschool district #2 of Spartanburg County, in Chesnee, S.C. There are five separate first grade classes here. My middle grandson is a straight A student and he earned the following awards this morning. He received third nine weeks honor roll, third nine weeks perfect attendance, fourth nine weeks Principal's Honor Roll, and fourth nine weeks perfect attendance. He's one of those kids who likes school and achievements come easy for him. My wife and I are so very proud of him and we wouldn't miss seeing him get rewarded publicly for all the tea in China! Kudos to the Principal and teachers at Chesnee Elementary School. They have a great educational program going on here!

This school gave me the opportunity to have more freedom and prepare me for high school. Dr…read more Mccormick was the nicest teacher I've ever had and Mrs. Patterson was the most caring teacher I've ever had.

I went to the Day school for 2 years. It took a toll on my mental health. We would have HOURS of…read morehomework almost everyday. The teachers are amazing. But most the kids who go here are just rich kids who get whatever they want. Most people would say that it's a very tight net community but truly you will be left out if you are slightly different from others. Also I felt like staff didn't even try and get to know me and would just assume things about me. I am switching to online next year due to how much anxiety this school has caused me. I do not recommend this school to any parents if your child feels like they struggle to fit in with others.

This is an amazing school! The teachers are enthusiastic and the classes are amazing! I used to…read moreattend this school when I was in 1-3 grade, and of the six schools I've been to so far in my learning career, I have to say this is the best school I've been to. I cannot put into words how fun and energetic the environment of the school is. There are many fun pep rallies and activities that keep the school learning and having fun while they're doing it. I highly suggest visiting them if you're looking to find a school to go attend. The grades go from Kindergarden to High School, so it works for any grade you or your child are in.

This is one beautiful university campus! My daughter, myself, two of my grandchildren and a family…read morefriend attended the science fair for third grade students across the Spartanburg School System District Two this afternoon. There were literally hundreds of different science projects on display in their athletic arena. I saw a tremendous amount of family support. My oldest grandson received a nice looking certificate of achievement. This was my first time on campus here and it's dotted with beautiful buildings.

As a proud alumni of this prestigious university. I have many fond memories and friends that I…read moremade while attending this university. From freshman year until crossing the stage at graduation. It has been a life altering experience. This university offers the rigors of the larger institution and also smaller class sizes to maximize learning and gives a personal touch. I would highly advise those searching for college to strongly consider USC Upstate.

Our son graduated from SCA, an amazing school excelling in academics & athletics. SCA offers K4…read morethrough 12th grade with every single graduate going on to college, every one with several scholarships offered. SCA is very affordable and will prepare your child to have a Christian worldview. They offer tours at your convenience.

Wonderful Mid sized Christian University. The campus is clean and beautiful. D1 sports are a…read morehuge Plus! The food, housing and classes are all great! It is nice to see students going to Bible studay during their free time on weekdays and Church on Sunday. Yes there are some students and staff that may not be Christian but maybe they will be Baptised before they leave. As one reviewer wrote it would be nice if ALL staff and Professors were Christian and have more open Prayer. I hope the College continues with Baptist views as that is what sets this university apart form the thousands of liberal party schools out there.

Our daughter chose this university for three reasons: it is a "Christian" school, it had the…read moremajor/minor she wanted, and for its location. I'll start with the positive. The location is beautiful. And we were thankful that the two degrees she was seeking were both offered at one university. Unfortunately, we were completely disappointed with the lack of Christian elements. We simply didn't find the Christian components we had hoped for. Even during the orientation week, meetings with parents didn't involve an opening prayer, and the focus wasn't directed towards a daily walk and relationship with Jesus. Our Christian life shouldn't be reserved for just Sundays; our hope that Jesus would be honored in what was happening on campus simply didn't materialize. Maybe this is just the state of our world, but as an example, we were very unhappy to find out that at the time of registration, the university had a lesbian in charge of housing. Additionally, one of our daughter's professors was a lesbian. While they were both kind, we disapprove of that lifestyle based on the teaching of Scripture. By hiring these women to play significant leadership roles, the university seems to be condoning that lifestyle. How is this an appropriate choice when choosing leaders for a Christian university? Our daughter also shared with us that in a different class, the professor asked the students about where they thought they would end up after they passed; not one person other than our daughter said "Heaven" because of salvation through Christ! Sadly, our daughter had great difficulty finding quality Christian friends. We also had issues with the billing procedures of the university. The bill we received to start her sophomore year omitted her housing charges. After taking a significant loan out to pay for what we thought we owed for the school year, we were advised of this mistake and had to pay the amount out-of-pocket. It was $6,000 in total! Though it was their error, there was no compensation on our behalf. Additionally, though she should have been given priority regarding her housing location due to her disabilities, due to this error, her room wasn't assigned to her until shortly before she arrived for her sophomore year rather than early in the summer months. The disabilities department was disappointing as well. Rather than go to bat for her, she had to advocate for herself in many instances. In one specific situation, a professor expected her to attend class regularly while our daughter believed she could do the class virtually. When those wires got crossed, the disabilities department would not play the role of advocate for our daughter and she received a failing grade; she had to retake the class the following semester. We were also disappointed in learning that on long weekends, the campus pretty much shuts down, including the dining options. Unlike many students who live nearby, our girl was stuck alone on campus (we live many states away) without the provision of food. One time she was alone during the aftermath of a hurricane with a ghost town of a campus and without power. We could share more, but needless to say, she had a terrible experience. She is no longer enrolled in GWU and is much happier doing her studies online with another college. If you are seeking a university that will saturate your son or daughter with God's Word and provide a rich Christian education that challenges their relationship with Jesus, we would encourage you to look elsewhere. Should you choose to enroll your son or daughter at GWU, we hope your experience is better than ours.

I go to school here and everyone is always so kind and helpful when help is needed. I have never…read morehad any bad experience here. I would definitely recommend checking it out.

The ugly truth is that College Scorecard.gov online reports that only 12% of SMC graduates are…read more"making progress" repaying their loans. 12 out of every 100. SMC reports that 93% of BA graduates are "employed or in grad school within 6 months of graduation." This seems very misleading. Employment could easily mean the same part-time job students had prior to graduating. Many SMC students are already working while in school. SMC is likely not make any guarantees at all about full-time, well-compensated employment. It seems impossible, therefore, to tell just how many SMC graduates are underemployed, if they can even locate a full-time job at all. Two top employers of SMC students in the past few years (per LinkedIn) appear to be Walmart and the US Army, neither of which require a college degree. Please do not fall for the allure of college athletics at SMC either, as there is high turnover among college coaches. Every May or June, SMC seems to hire 5 or more new coaches due to yearly resignations. It's possible your child may have multiple different coaches no matter the sport if they remain at SMC for 4 years. More than 60 faculty/staff/coaches have resigned in the past 7 years. Area safety is also a concern. Google "shootings, West Spartanburg" (where SMC is located) and you'll read page after page of new stories. 3 campus lockdowns during the past 2 school years and a campus safety officer shooting death last year on campus on January 1st (the 2nd in a 10-year span of time). SMC has still not reported the campus security officer shooter's name or released officer camera footage from cameras the school sought for officers following the 2015 shooting death on campus. Roughly 56% of SMC students are students of color last year. The current president and a cabinet of 10 senior leaders who "serve at the pleasure of the president" appear to be 100% Caucasian. How can this be in 2025? Folks outside of South Carolina may have their own guesses that differ from those on site. Who profits from only 12% of graduates "making progress" repaying their loans with two years of starting repayment? Overwhelmingly, the presidential cabinet members, many of whom live in nice houses at a significant distance from campus, of course, and especially the college president (who earns more $$ than Spartanburg County Sheriff, Spartanburg City Manager, and the Chief of Police per year -- see Propublica). SMC's mantra seems very much to be "be nice to the students and pass them so long as they turn in any of their work (because tuition money is needed for us to get paid, y'all)." The college invests its money heavily in social positions on campus rather than highly accomplished professors. Professors' credentials appear purposefully omitted from SMC's website. One theory is that some of them are not as qualified as those teaching at the much cheaper Spartanburg Community College or private high schools. Altogether, don't fall for the gift of (sales) gab or the professional development pitch. Now that Limestone University has closed, SMC appears to have the lowest debt repayment "making progress" percentage for students among all colleges or universities in South Carolina north of Columbia (check for yourself at CollegeScorecard.gov). Altogether, SMC seems one letter shy and a shuffle from SCAM. Published data suggests this college experience may leave you sunk in student loan debt for a lifetime.