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.

Converse College opened on Oct. 1, 1890, with 168 female students and 16 faculty members. It's cool…read morethat the Converse College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. My sorority sister and I both won leadership scholarships to Converse back when it was known as "Converse College." Her parents were kind enough to drive us up to Converse to tour the campus. It really is a pretty campus, albeit small. We spent at least one night in a dated but clean dorm type room. We enjoyed a short walk to a pizza/beer place for some dinner. On the way, we noticed that all we were seeing were females. Hmmmmm. Come to find out, this was a female only college at the time. We both went, "What?!?!?!" Talking to some locals, we did learn a male only college was a short distance away, maybe a couple of miles. Still, this was a hard pass for both of us. Now, Converse is co-ed and has been since 2021.

I really enjoyed the location and it was in a really good area. I was sceptical at first but it…read morereally exseded my expectations.

Spreading love within our community with free food during this time of bad weather storm. Thank you…read morefor being there for all in need!!!

I inquired about taking some classes and the Admissions team was very helpful and kind. I have had…read morea smooth transition so far and each question has been answered and resolved with utmost clarity. I look forward to being here and taking courses in the near future.

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.

Awesome bookstore! Great selection of Wofford College paraphernalia!! Very clean and stared very…read morecourteous! Thanks Wofford College Bookstore you get 5 Stars !

Meh...not much selection. I know they have only 1500 kids there, but they are pretty good at what…read morethey do. Was better off looking else ware for stuff online.