Limestone College

Limestone College is an accredited, independent, coeducational four-year liberal arts institution chartered by the State of South Carolina. Limestone College is a Christian non-denominational college. Its programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Master of Business Administration degree.

The mission of Limestone College is to educate students from diverse backgrounds in the liberal arts and selected professional disciplines. By providing degree programs throughout South Carolina and by way of the Internet, Limestone College offers opportunities for personal and professional growth to individuals who may find access to higher education difficult. In a nurturing, supportive environment based on Christian ideals and ethical principles, students are challenged to become critical thinkers and effective communicators prepared for responsible citizenship, successful careers, and graduate study.

The College's faculty and staff, academic and co-curricular programs, financial resources, and support services are dedicated to an educational climate that upholds high academic standards and fosters respect for learning and beauty, creativity and hard work, tolerance, and personal integrity, vigorous activity and spiritual reflection.

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ilies and single students, College is both crucial to success and challenging to fund. The Financial Aid Office at Limestone College is committed to serving the financial needs of our students. Once a student is accepted to Limestone, we begin working to build a financial aid package customized to each student's needs.

Part of the reason you came to Limestone College was to prepare yourself for life beyond College. That is why our Center for Professional Development is committed to providing various services to assist you wherever you are on your career path. Whether you seek your first job or transitioning into a new field, we are here to help.

The Office of Student Success seeks to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to succeed in College and life. We offer several programs and services to enhance students' overall success at Limestone College and support them in their goal of achieving a college degree. We strive to encourage, guide and support our students through success coaching, engagement opportunities, instructional workshops, tutoring programs, and study halls. Our services are free for current Limestone students.

Limestone College is an accredited, independent, coeducational, four-year liberal arts institution, and a non-denominational Christian college. Limestone's main campus is located in Gaffney, nestled among the rolling hills in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. The county seat of Cherokee County, Gaffney, is within an hour's drive of the Greenville/Spartanburg and Charlotte metropolitan areas. Limestone also offers its Evening Program at six sites throughout South Carolina. Today, Limestone is genuinely a statewide college. Its Online Program makes the College indeed a worldwide institution.

Limestone College has always been a pioneer in providing higher education for those who otherwise might not have enjoyed that access. In 1845, when higher education was only a dream for young women, Limestone was founded as the first women's College in South Carolina and one in the United States. In the early 1900s, when young men from the local area sought higher education but could not afford to attend foreign universities, Limestone admitted them as daytime commuting students.

Limestone is committed to the liberal arts and sciences and educating men and women for leadership, service, and professional responsibility in the 21st century. Simultaneously, receiving a strong foundation in the liberal arts, Limestone students generally major in fields directly related to career preparation – Business Administration, Education, Computer Science, Social Work, Physical Education, and Criminal Justice.

Limestone is privileged to have a distinguished and dedicated faculty. Nearly 80 percent of the day faculty possess a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their academic disciplines. A small student-to-faculty ratio allows the College's students to get individualized attention generally not available at larger institutions. When much higher education institutions are increasingly relying on part-time faculty services, more than 80 percent of the Day Campus classes at Limestone are taught by full-time faculty and staff.

Limestone students are active in campus and community life through social, service, and athletic organizations. The Honors Program challenges those with the exceptional intellectual ability, the Christian Education and Leadership Program serves those interested in deepening their religious commitment, and the Program for Alternative Learning Styles fosters academic success for those with documented learning disabilities.

Limestone's first graduate degree program, leading to the Master's of Business Administration (MBA), was initiated in July of 2012. The MBA program is designed to prepare students for management positions in business and industry, government, and nonprofit institutions and provide further educational opportunities for those already so employed.