Community Spotlight
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Through
our website we will constantly be highlighting wonderful programs and
people behind the Community Indicators. Do you have a person or a
program you would like to nominate? If so, click here to fill out the nomination form. Spartanburg College 
Town Initiative: City of Spartanburg P.O. Box 1749 Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-596-2000 Spartanburg County is fortunate to have six distinct institutions of higher education within its boundaries: Converse College, Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg Technical College, the University of South Carolina Upstate, and Wofford College. "The Colleges of Spartanburg," a consortium with the City of Spartanburg, is committed to developing our City into a distinct "college town." Our vision is to develop a positive national image and reputation for "The Colleges of Spartanburg" and for Spartanburg as a college town. The City has the highest per capita college student population of any major city in the State. The Consortium is committed to advancing the reality and the identity of the City of Spartanburg as a vibrant "college town;" to create opportunities for students’ and institutions’ to connect with the City; to enhance students' academic, social and service opportunities through institutional collaborations; to seek resource savings and programmatic enrichment opportunities among colleges through collaboration; and to further the missions of member institutions individually. This exciting collaboration provides many opportunities for improving the quality and the culture of our City.
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