ury - COnnecting REpositories · Dr. Jairy Hunter Vice-Chairman Baptist College Charleston, SC Dr. Marshall Grigsby Benedict College Colurnbia, SC Dr. Frances Bonner Limestone College

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HIGHER EDUCATIONTUITION GRANTS COMMITTEE

ANNUAT REPORT

1gg5-1996

Printed Under The Directlon Ol TheState Budget And Gontrol Board

S. C. STATE LIBRARY

ll{AY | | te98

STATE DOCUMENTS

TO: Hls Excellency, Governor Rlchard I{.. Rlley, Chaitman, StateBudget and Control Board, and the Members of the SouthCarollna General Assembly

The lllgher Educatlon TultLon Grants Connittee resPectfullysubnLts for consideratlon lts annual report. Included ln thlsreport ls general data concerning the development of the programand speclfic data coverlng the 1985-86 acadenlc year.

Respectfully yours'Dr. Joe LesesneHlgher Education TuLtl-on Grants ConnLttee

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tultlon Grants - Phllosophy and Purpose . .Committee Members and StaffStatutory AuthorLty for the Agency.History of the Agency . .Programs Adninistered by the Agency .Public Service Activities .Resources . .1985-86 Highltghts.

Appendices:

Appendix A - Undergraduate Full Tine StudentEnrolhnents 9

Appendix B - Full Time Freshnan Enrollnents 10Appendix C - South Carolina Resident Enrollments. 11Appendix D - Full Tine College Enrollments

by Public and Private Sector. . . L2AppendLx E - Tuition Grant Applicatlons Recelved

and Grants Awarded by Colleges. 13Appendix F - Tuition Grants Awards by Class,

Number, College, and Dollar Anounts for1985-86

Appendix G - Grants Awarded by Fanily IncomeRanges..

Appendlx II - Tuitlon Grants by County . .Appendix I - County Map . .Appendix J - 1984-85 Tuition Grants Awarded by

Class, Number, College and Amount .Appendlx K - Awards, State Funds and Total Funds

Hlstory . .Appendix L - Average Grants and Average Tultion

Charges L974-75 to 1985-86.

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TUITION GRANTS - PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE

ttWhereas, the General Assembly flnds that as a result of therising school population and the continuously rislng cost of pro-viding proper facllltles for the hlgher education of young people,there exists in this State an urgent need to use all avallableeducatlonal resources wisely. A lack of hlgher educational facl-lities is inlmlcal to the welfare and prosperlty of all resLdentsof the State and to the continued financial growth of the State;and

Whereasr the General Assenbly also fLnds that withln the Statethere exists several accredlted lndependent lnstitutLons of hlgherlearning whose facilities could be used effectLvely in the publiclnterest by providing addltional space for students thereby e11-nlnating the need for substantial increases in capltal outlayfunds;

Whereas, it is vital to the growth of the State that allqualified residents be offered the opportunlty for furtherlng thelreducation.

To achieve this in the most economical manner, students wll_l_-ing to bear the najor cost of their education expenses should beassisted where flnanclal need exlsts ln an effort to make thelreducational goals more readlly attainable."

-- The Preamble to the TuLtlon Grants Law

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1985-86SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION

TUITION GMNTS COMMITTEE

Dr. Joe LesesneChai-rmanWofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

Dr. George FieldsSecretarySpartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC

Dr. Bruce EzellErskine CollegeDue hlest, SC

The Honorable Rernbert DennisSenateMoncks Corner, SC

The HonorabLe LLz PattersonSenate (Alternate)Spartanburg, SC

The Honorable Edwin LakeHouse of RepresentativesSpartanburg, SC

Dr. Jairy HunterVice-ChairmanBaptist CollegeCharleston, SC

Dr. Marshall GrigsbyBenedict CollegeColurnbia, SC

Dr. Frances BonnerLimestone CollegeGaffney, SC

Dr. Luns RichardsonMorris CollegeSumter, SC

Dr. Leonard DawsonVoorhees CollegeDenmark, SC

NAMES AND TITLES OF STAFF MEMBERS

Edward M. Shannon, III DirectorPat Shannon . Assistant Di-rector

Gena Miles, . Key Entry Operator

Lynn Knox . . Adrninistrative Support SpecialistSaranSimon.. .. AdrninistrativeSupportSpecialistTeri Col1ey . . Adrninistrative Support SpecialistDean Long . . Computer Programmer

Tuition Grants AgencyP. O. Box 11638

411 Keenan BuildingColumbia, South Carolina 292IL

Telephone z 734-L2OO

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HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS AGENCY

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

S. C. TUITIONGMNTS COMMITTEE

AGENCY DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

KEY ENTRY OPERATORACCOUNTING CLERK

STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE AGENCY

The General Assembly of the State of South Carolina duringthe 1970 session passed Act 1191 creating the Higher EducatlonTuition Grants Committee. This Committee rcas created as a Stateagency charged with the responsibility for overseelng the opera-tion of the Tuition Grants Program.

HISTORY OF THE AGENCY

In 1970 the General Assembly passed a bill which createdthe Higher Education Tuition Grants Committee, an agency whlchwas charged with the responsibility of adrninisterlng tuitiongrants to independent college students. The Governor signed theb111 on May 1, 1970. The origlnal appropriation was $5,000. Noawards were made the first year. Tn L97L-72 the program aided43 students. Ia L972-73, a total of 134 students received awards.

The Tuition Grants Program has growa substantially slnce itsinception in 1970. In the 1985-86 award year, 7,635 awards weremade. This brings the total of tuition grants made to 911630since the beginning of the program.

PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE AGENCY

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Committeehas been charged by the General Assembly with the responsibilityof adrninistering the Tuition Grants Program. This program allowsSouth Carolina residents who attend participating independentcolleges in this state to receive financial assistance frorn thestate if they meet the eligibility requirements of the program.

A11 grant recipients must be fu11-time students, of goodmoral character and must demonstrate financial need and academicmerit. They may not take a course which leads to a degree intheology, divinityr or religious education.

Eligible students rnay apply their grants toward tuition andfees at a South Carolina independent college which is accreditedby the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools orcertified for teacher training. The amount of the grant may notexceed the studentrs financial need or the total of tuition andfees charged by the col1ege. A1so, the amount may not exceed theannual state subsidy for the students who attend the publiccolleges in the state.

In November of each year, the Tuition Grants Agency distri-butes application forms to all South Carolina secondary schoolsand to eligible colleges. The guidance offices at the secondaryschools and the financial aid offices at the colleges distributethese application forms to students throughout the state.

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The Tuitlon Grants Office received a total of 10,967 appli-catlons for grants for the 1985-86 acadenic year.

The Tuitlon Grants Program has opened the door of educa-tional opportunity to thousands of South Carolinians. A surveyof grant recipients has lndicated that if they had not receivedtultion grant assistance, many of the students would not havegone to college, and many would have enrolled in South Carolinapubllc colleges at a greater cost to the State.

PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES

During the past twelve months, staff members participatedin several financlal aid programs for parents, students, andhigh school counselors. These informative sessions rrere conduc-ted throughout the state in the schools.

RESOURCES

The state approprlation for 1985-86

Federal Matching Funds through the StateStudent Incentive Grants Program . .

$L4,629,L49

$821, 655

1.

2.

3.

4.

Total Grants Program Fundlng . . $1514501804

Total Adrnlnistrative costs for 1985-86 were approximately $188,500or 1.27" of the appropriatlon.

1985-86 HIGHLIGHTS

Students at eighteen (18) independent colleges in South Caro-lina were eliglble to partlcipate in the Tuition Grants Pro-gram during 1985-86. These colleges enrolled a total ofL4,977 full-tine undergraduate students. 11,328 (767") of.these students are from South Carolina.

Forty-eight percent (487,) of the recipients had total familyincomes of less than $17,000 per year. Seventy percent (707")of the recipients had farnily incornes of less than $25,000 peryear. The average 1984 income for all awardees was $18,188.Twenty-one percent (2L7") of the 1985-86 award dollars wentto South Carolina residents attending the four historicallyblack colleges that participate in the program. Thirty-ninepercent (397") of the total funds awarded went to black stu-dents.

The 1985-86 average tuition/fee charge rrras $4,464 per year,not including room, board or books. This nas an increase of$365 over the 1984-85 average.

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5. Seventy-seven percent (777") of the 1985-86 freshmen tuitiongrant reclpients ranked l-n the upper half of their hlgh schoolclass.

6. Females accounted for sixty-one percent (6LZ) of the 1985-86awardees.

7. Eighty-slx percent (867") of the recipients were dependentupon their parents/guardians for financial support. Fourteenpercent (L47") were totally independent and relied only ontheir own income or that of a spouse.

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APPENDICES

Appendix A - Undergraduate Full-Tirne StudentEnrollments .

Appendix B - Full-TineAppendixC-SouthCaroAppendix D - Full-Titne

Freshmen Enrollments

lina Resident Enrollments

College Enrollments by Public

9

10

11

and Private Sector

Appendix E - Tuition Grant Applications Received andGrants Awarded by Colleges. 13

Appendix F - Tuition Grant Awards by Class, Number,College, and Dollar Amounts for 1985-86 14

Appendix G - Grants Awarded by Farnily Income Ranges 15

Appendix H - Tuitlon Grants by County . . 16

Appendix I - County l"lap 17

Appendix J - 1984-85 Tuition G

Number, College and Amountrants Awarded by Class,

Appendix K - Awards, State Funds and Total FundsHistory . L9

Appendix L - Average Grants and Average Tuition Charges:1974-75 to 1985-86

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APPENDIX A

UNDERGMDUATE FULL-TIME STUDENT ENROLLMENTAT THE EIGHTEEN COLLEGES PARTICIPATING

IN TUITION GRANTS PROGRAM

COLLEGE 19 7 9-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-8s 198s-86

I\oI

AndersonBaptistBenedictCentral WesleyanClaflin . .Coker . .

ColumbiaConverseErskineFurmanLimestone . .MorrisNewberryNorth Greenville .PresbyterianSpartanburg .

Voorheestrrlof f ord

110115511584

355854247908737613

22L81116

65985747L9r7809692

L032

10351590r39436871825691873s644

2289L37 55937975619L7833602

1001

1011r_840]-257

3766382L092073s618

22L4148s

627705509918842s9897s

100916311333

3576312588666905s9

222LL47 5

s846625039L28L26L9

103 7

886t2t6L44L

349622296916695s05

22991378

57860346289173L572

1008

1014985

L47833963325997L7L9492

22671134

59760243s908740'528

1021

960965

L3573s373724596L669450

22631087

s86568485920701s98

L072TOTAL STUDENTS L6,72I 16,626 L6,479 16,159 L5,269 L5,L22 L4.977* Figures provided to South Carolina Tuition Grants Agency by the eolleges on the 1985-86

Fall Enrollment Reports.

APPENDIX B

FULL-TIME FRESHMEN ENROLLMENTS AT THE

EIGHTEEN COLLEGES PARTICIPATINGIN TUITION GMNTS PROGRAM

COLLEGE 19 79-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86AndersonBaptistBenedictCentralClaflinCokerColurnblaConverseErsklneFurrnanLimestoneMorrisNewberryNorth Greenvllle .

PresbyterianSpartanburg .Voorhees

Wesleyan

7996L6

74L

L26278

91331255r67703330269298382330468279406

693811544L29237

95330257L747324132432794s433048324L390

6s8868611140187

81295248L526L26r-9270236294324509304303

56L724628130230108262L79L43651

5756337L3

693467718

94238

87315209L2967935120920028329r476L77402

5935r4587131290

LO2232

IHI

1193022L4L207454]-71982L7262298423l-774L6

76296186LL46313522181953093374L2339389

449239228301300452334384Wofford

835 711 313 163 018 969TOTAL STUDENTS 869

* Figures providedFall Enrollnent

to South CarolinaReports.

Tuition Grants Agency by the colleges on the 1985-86

APPENDIX C

S. C. RESIDENT FULL.TIME ENROLLMENTS AT THEEIGHTEEN COLLEGES PARTICIPATING IN

TUITION GMNTS PROGRAM

COLLEGE 19 79-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 198s-86

ItsHI

AndersonBaptistBenedictCentral WesleyanClaflin . .

Coker . .ColunbiaConverseErskineFurmanLimestoneMorris

1018L2401411

2228r2206836302443935

103162L6904r2450778629749

952r272L24L

2326822L284530146496L

L26555964249L450801547683

938L4201084

234606L7284s326459998

r29759558347349L802532724

9321351TI47

22L58119078032339797L

L268550557464453780483752

8031109L232

239s4r2088333223s3973

11855435164L645269644s736

8929L2

]-26524Ls8318089241435394895255450339644869545L754

83888s

1180263687L6689233432694696553247L440469653501780

NewberryNorth Greenville .PresbyterianSpartanburgVoorheesI{offord . .TOTAL STUDENTS L2 785 200 11 602 11 433 11 328

* Figures provided to South Carolina Tuition Grants Agency by the colleges on the 1985-86Fa11 Enrollment Reports.

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APPENDIX D

FULL-TIME COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENTS

BY PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS

(Note: Figures from State of S. C. Hlgher EducationalStatistical Abstract, 8th Edltlon)

51 ,99952,370 52,497

IHN)I

50,000

-55,000

50,000

45'000

-40,000

35,000

30,000

-25,000

20,000

15,000

-l0,000

PUBLIC COLLEGES

(EXCLUDING TEC)

INDEPENDENT COLLEGES

19 70l9 58 r980r966 L97 2 L97 4 L976 L97 I L982 1983 r984 r985

APPENDIX E

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND GRANTS AWARDED

FoR 1984-85 AND 1985-86

ApplicatlonsReceived

1984-85 1985-86

GrantsAwarded

1984-85 1985-86AndersonBaptistBenedictCentral WesleyanClaflinCokerColumbiaConverseErskineFurmanLimestoneMorrisNewberryNorth GreenvillePresbyterianSpartanburg MethodistVoorheesWofford0ther

TOTALS7 ,4L2 7 ,635

846L,0721, 400

243573L73762253369859423547536387362821435625

72

8191, 0371,27 4

29066925379L26333387943859350941040177046968782

5776408801843s91386112LI274708295326373242295508298493

5526478292L04481686342032766863073763672853L748032r529

10,758 t0,967

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APPENDIX F

SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION GRANTS AGENCY

1985-86 TUITION GMNTS

FreshmanNo. Amount

SophomoresNo. Amount

JuniorsNo. Amount No.

SenlorsAmount

TotalsNo. Amount

IF5I

College

AndersonBaptistBenedictCent.ral hlesleyanCIaflinCokerColunbiaConverseErskineFurmanLimestoneMorrlsNewberryNorth GreenvlllePresbyterianSpartanburg MethVoorheesWofford

TOTAL

2972222L7

53L23

51]-94

497L

L676499

114163L07286

83I49

$459,888463,940349,35095,161

190, 160104, 650465,987117,001L7 2,900449,L37101,468155, 690277 ,7r524r,3L5264,845437 ,283131, 490

$386, 433336, 871452,2L580, 821

216,L657 4 ,435

434,525132, 900208,40547 6,5r2131,366187, 530190,80817 5,7 65150,280285,020L40,470

$ 6,8003O2,525315, 640119, 849145, oo0

92 'L7o332,403L26,296r35,7 45477 ,616r40,239r32,4352L3,520

2,550202,7 25

5, 100r24,555

0248,770242,670105, 545L42,8L083,680

28L,554108, 032L62,44O4r9,498L55,278L06,345zLr,6L4

0L67,754

096,690

$ 853,121l_,352,1061, 359 , 875

40t,37 6694,L35354,935

r,5r4,469484,229679,490

L,822,763528, 351582, 000893,657419, 630785,604727,403493,2O5

Average

$1, 5462,090L,6401, 911L,5492,LL32,3892,3952,4622,657L,7 2L1, 5482,435L,4722,47 81, 5151, 536

250]-62273

42136

34L82

5584

L7877

11878

r2060

19088

L37

5

140189

609242

1345454

L78838787

2

814

80r23

L23150

55974L

L244567

163837288

069

070

L20

5526478292L04481685342032766863073763672853L748032L529333.042 313.520 286,263 266,969 1.199. 793 2.268

2,509 2,264

$4,gLL,022

r,495

$4,37 4,O4L

L,367

$3,161,431 $2,799,649

$1,984

$L5,L46,L42

7 ,635

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APPENDIX H

1985-86 TUITION GMNTS BREAKDOWN

Nunber of Recipients Percentage (Z) of RecipientsCounty

Abbevl1leAikenA1lenda1eAndersonBambergBarnwellBeaufortBerkeleyCalhounCharlestonCherokeeChesterChesterfieldClarendonColletonDarlingtonD111onDorehesterEdgefieldFalrfieldFlorenceGeorgetownGreenvilleGreenwoodHamptonHorryJasperKershawLancasterLaurensLeeLexingtonMeCornickMarlonMarlboroNewberryOconee0rangeburgPlckensRichlandSaludaSpartanburgSumterUnlonllilliansburgYorkOther

TOTAL

888527

4549344

110260

49510106

477L9588

19650

2002463

179105828105

38111

391167I

L7463

329L25572

104r27247225s4636

732267

95158L28

13

1. 151.11

.355. 95r.22

.58r.443. 40

.646.681. 39

.62

.93r.241. 152.57

.652.62

.31

.832.341. 38

10. 841. 38

.501. 45

.51L.52

.932.28

.824.3r

.16

.72

.941. 361. 663.232.957. 15

.479.593. 50L.242.071. 68

.L7

10027,635

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APPENDIX I

1985-86 TUITION GRANTS PER COUNTY

NO RTH

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APPENDIX J

SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION GMNTS AGENCY

1984-85 TUITION GMNTS

FreshmanNo. Amount

SophomoresNo. Amount

JunlorsNo. Amount

SeniorsNo. AmountCollege

AndersonBaptLstBenedictCentral WesleyanClafllnCokerColumbiaConverseErsklneFurmanLimestoneMorrlsNewberryNorth GreenvlllePresbyterianSpartanburg MethVoorheesWofford

TOTAL

TotalsNo. Amount Average

$1, 41 7

2,082L,4891, 859L,4822,0L62,07 42,L062,2L92,39LL,943L,4552,209L,4532,2001, 395L,4672,L96

IH@I

337 $479,465 236 $332,606L76 374,500 L67 349,625300 453,340 232 346,LL235 66,5L2 33 62,267

L02 153,680 96 139,98530 6L,320 32 66,840

zOL 413,050 L47 313,98065 L42,270 45 97,09486 L94,055 52 111,660

184 457,5O0 188 435,76264 L23,47r 77 L4g,29L97 139,120 95 L40,490

l_00 2L9,195 96 zLL,705139 20L,750 101 r47,62576 163,178 80 L79,632

3L7 436,62L 188 269,03365 94,260 100 148,360

156 340,483 LzL 268,737

4136178

599440

1314972

L76807794

268

2

84L26

$ 5,460289,08527 2,L3OL08,792141, 69083, 685

27 6,040L02,7 60158, 966427 ,L72L56,466113,6202r0,945

2,340151, 510

1, 305r27 ,9L0278,004

$0319, 130239,L32LO4,57096,85166,365

264,360L02,260143,36037 2,446L43,954

81, 0l-5182,165

0154, 650

1,56066, 505

t95,497

$ 817,531L,332,3401,310, 714

342,L4L532,206278,2L0

L,267 ,430444,37 4608, 041

1, 692, gg0

573,r8247 4,245824,010351, 715648,970708,519437,035

L,082,72]-

161170

576736

L325264

160745783

577640880l_843s91386112Ll274708295326373242295508298493

7L1

4990

2,530 2,096

$4,5L3,770 $3,770,794

L,47 2 L,324

$2,907, 880

7,4L2

$2,533,820

gl, g52

$L3,726,264

APPENDIX K

AI{TARDS, STATE FUNDS ' AND TOTAL FUNDS

L97r-72 r97 2-7 3 L973-7 4 L97 4-7 5

HISTORY

L97 5-7 6 L97 6-77 r977-78

STATE APPROPRIATIONTOTAL FUNDSNI]MBER OF GMNTS

$

$

$

$$$

$

$

$$

$

$

50, 00050, 000

43

L97 8-7 9

150, 000150, 000

L34

1979-80

4,000,0004,000, 000

3,27L

1980-81

6, 180, 0006, 398, 882

5,186

1981-82

7,255,4737,460,840

5,784

1982-83

7,332,686 $ 8,354,7497,833,339 $ 9,O85,707

7 ,5L6 7 ,758

1983-84 1984-85IF\oI STATE APPROPRIATION

TOTAL FUNDS

NI]MBER OF GRANTS

STATE APPROPRIATION $L4,629,I49ToTAL FUNDS $15,450,804NI]MBER OF GRANTS 7,635

$ 9,356,497 $ 9,907,590$10,133,140 $10, 788, 633

8,335 7,634

1985-86

$10,834, 659 $L2,084,659$11,700,785 $12,646,35O

8,47 g 8,001

$LL,929,L49 $r2,929,r49$L2,577, 824 $13, 749, 800

6,97 4 7 ,4L2

$12, 184, 6599r2,375,722

7,368

EffiffflmffitE

APPENDIX L

AVEMGE GRANTS AND AVEMGE TUITION CHANGES

r974-75 rO 1985-86

Average TuitionCharge-Prlvate

Average Z of TuitionTultion Covered by

Tuition Gap(Arnt. Not

Year Colleees Grant S.C.T.G. Covered)

L97 4-7 5

L97 5-7 6L97 6-77L977-78L978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-85r985-86

$1, 5551, 656L,8251,9532,L362,3772,6543,0073,3363,5994,0994,464

$1, 233L,289I,0421, 171L,2I51,413L,47O1, 580L,7321,803L,8521,984

797.7 87.

577.602577"

s97"55"/"

537"527.507"457.447.

$ 32268978378292r964

1, 184L,4271, 604L,7962,2472,480

NOTE: The tuition grant average has increased 612 between L974-75and 1985-86. The average tuition charge at the privatecolleges has increased L877 over the same time period.

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