3 partner colleges
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ROTC colleges in South Carolina
34 colleges in South Carolina offer ROTC: 8 host a unit, 26 join a nearby unit cross-town.
South Carolina has 13 ROTC host units (7 Army, 2 Navy and 4 Air Force) at 8 colleges. 26 more colleges join through cross-town agreements.
Host units and their partner colleges
Each unit is based at its host college. Cadets at partner colleges join that unit cross-town and earn the same commission.
2 partner colleges
2 partner colleges
- Newberry College19 mi
- Lander University25 mi
2 partner colleges
- Claflin University0.3 mi
- Voorhees University21 mi
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Bulldog Battalion (Citadel) · Charleston
Army ROTC program page →2 partner colleges
6 partner colleges
- Allen University1 mi
- Benedict College1.2 mi
- Columbia College3.4 mi
- Morris College39 mi
- Francis Marion University80 mi
- Coastal Carolina University116 mi
2 partner colleges
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
NROTC The Citadel · Charleston
Navy ROTC program page →No cross-town partner colleges on record.
3 partner colleges
- Allen University1 mi
- Benedict College1.2 mi
- Midlands Technical College6.1 mi
Charleston Southern University
Charleston Southern University Air Force ROTC Det 772 · Charleston
Air Force ROTC program page →3 partner colleges
3 partner colleges
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Detachment 765 The Citadel · Charleston
Air Force ROTC program page →No cross-town partner colleges on record.
University of South Carolina
Detachment 775 University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia
Air Force ROTC program page →9 partner colleges
- Benedict College1.2 mi
- Midlands Technical College6.1 mi
- Claflin University36 mi
- South Carolina State University36 mi
- University of South Carolina-Sumter38 mi
- University of South Carolina Aiken52 mi
- University of South Carolina-Union60 mi
- University of South Carolina Upstate88 mi
- University of South Carolina Beaufort117 mi
Colleges in South Carolina that train with a unit in another state
Cross-town agreements follow distance, not state lines. Cadets at these colleges join a unit across the border.
- University of South Carolina Aikentrains withAugusta UniversityGAArmy · 15 mi
- Winthrop Universitytrains withUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteNCArmy · 30 mi
- Winthrop Universitytrains withUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteNCAir Force · 30 mi
Every college in South Carolina with ROTC
Hosts a unit Cross-town partner None
| College | Army | Navy | Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen UniversityColumbia | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Air Force: none |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson | Army: cross-town at Clemson University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Clemson University |
| Benedict CollegeColumbia | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| Bob Jones UniversityGreenville | Army: cross-town at Furman University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston | Army: cross-town at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Charleston Southern University Air Force ROTC Det 772 |
| Claflin UniversityOrangeburg | Army: cross-town at South Carolina State University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| Clemson UniversityClemson | Army: hosts Tiger Battalion | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 770 Clemson University |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityConway | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| College of CharlestonCharleston | Army: cross-town at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Charleston Southern University |
| Columbia CollegeColumbia | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Converse UniversitySpartanburg | Army: cross-town at Wofford College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Francis Marion UniversityFlorence | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Furman UniversityGreenville | Army: hosts Furman University Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Lander UniversityGreenwood | Army: cross-town at Presbyterian College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Charleston Southern University |
| Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia | Army: none | Navy: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| Morris CollegeSumter | Army: cross-town at University of South Carolina | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Newberry CollegeNewberry | Army: cross-town at Presbyterian College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| North Greenville UniversityTigerville | Army: cross-town at Furman University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Presbyterian CollegeClinton | Army: hosts Presbyterian College Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg | Army: hosts Bulldog Battalion (SCSU) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral | Army: cross-town at Clemson University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Clemson University |
| The Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaCharleston | Army: hosts Bulldog Battalion (Citadel) | Navy: hosts NROTC The Citadel | Air Force: hosts Detachment 765 The Citadel |
| Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton | Army: cross-town at Clemson University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Clemson University |
| Trident Technical CollegeCharleston | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Charleston Southern University |
| University of South CarolinaColumbia | Army: hosts Gamecock Battalion | Navy: hosts NROTC University of South Carolina | Air Force: hosts Detachment 775 University of South Carolina-Columbia |
| University of South Carolina AikenAiken | Army: cross-town at Augusta University (GA) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg | Army: cross-town at Wofford College | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| University of South Carolina-SumterSumter | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| University of South Carolina-UnionUnion | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of South Carolina |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark | Army: cross-town at South Carolina State University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill | Army: cross-town at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC) |
| Wofford CollegeSpartanburg | Army: hosts Wofford College Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
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