PC was founded in 1880 by the Rev. William Plumer Jacobs in the historic city of Clinton in the foothills of South Carolina. The college offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors and has established three graduate programs in occupational therapy, physician assistant, and pharmacy. PC student-athletes — the Blue Hose — participate in 19 sports at the Division I level.
(see more)PC was founded in 1880 by the Rev. William Plumer Jacobs in the historic city of Clinton in the foothills of South Carolina. The college offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors and has established three graduate programs in occupational therapy, physician assistant, and pharmacy. PC student-athletes — the Blue Hose — participate in 19 sports at the Division I level.
Presbyterian College welcomes new Student Government Association officers
Presbyterian College students recently elected new Student Government Association officers this spring. The newly-elected student leaders were sworn in this semester.
Leadership -
Mar 14
Students named as executive officers to Hispanic Appreciation Organization at Presbyterian College
Three Presbyterian College students have stepped into leadership roles in the student-led Hispanic Appreciation Organization on campus. The active group has held a number of events that highlight the culture, language, and contributions of Hispanic students on campus.
Club or Organization -
Mar 13
Presbyterian College students' research published in biology journal
Two Rock Hill, S.C., undergraduates at Presbyterian College had their work on cancer research published in microPublication Biology. Senior Charlotte McGuinness and sophomore Margaret Leonard have been working with PC biology professor Dr. Austin Shull on research comparing nicotine receptors on head and neck cancer patients between previous and current tobacco smokers.
Research / Grant -
Mar 13
Presbyterian College Fall 2023 President's List
Presbyterian College congratulates more than 80 students who were named to the Fall 2023 President's List.
President's List -
Jan 22
Students named to Spring 2023 President's List at Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College is proud to recognize the supreme academic achievement of students who made the Spring 2023 President's List.
President's List -
2023 Jun 15
Presbyterian College Fall 2023 Dean's List
Presbyterian College is proud to recognize the supreme academic achievement of students who made the Fall 2023 Dean's List.
Dean's List -
Jan 22
Presbyterian College announces Spring 2023 Dean's List
Presbyterian College is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Spring 2023 Dean's List. This prestigious honor recognizes students who have achieved between a 3.3 and a 3.9-grade point average for a semester and is a testament to students' dedication to academic excellence.
Dean's List -
2023 Jun 15
Omicron Delta Kappa Celebrates Circle Presidents
Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, celebrates students who are serving as circle (chapter) presidents. Students who serve as circle presidents are leaders amongst leaders. Members of ODK must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class and embrace the Society's ideals. They also must demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars of campus life celebrated by ODK: academics and research, athletics, service to campus and community, communications, and creative and performing arts. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.
Volunteer -
2023 Oct 20
Presbyterian College student champions mural project for City of Clinton
Presbyterian College junior Barrett Moody of Traveler's Rest, S.C., recently organized a fundraiser in support of a mural project in Clinton, S.C. The "Mimosas for the Mural" event in late September raised enough funds for the project to move foward.
Business/professional -
2023 Oct 17
Highlander Battalion commissions new second lieutenants during Presbyterian College's 140th commencement
The Highlander Battalion commissioned three second lieutenants from the ROTC program at Presbyterian College on May 12. The former cadets, who graduated from PC on May 13, will begin serving in the U.S. Military this summer.
Military -
2023 May 18
Presbyterian College students become educators during annual Teacher Induction Ceremony
Sixteen graduating education majors from Presbyterian College were offically welcoming into the teaching professions during the college's annual Teacher Induction Ceremony on May 12. The group recited the Oath For Graduating Educators after an inspirational address from Cinda Ginn, the Thornwell Charter School Teacher of the Year. During the ritual, the new teachers pledged to bring honor to the teaching profession, stated their dedication to the profession, and formally accepted their "obligation to improve the general condition of humanity, their responsibility to advance knowledge and cooperation, and their duty to promote the competence of their students."
Achievement (Other) -
2023 May 18
Aurelia Santoyo attends corporate diversity and inclusion forum in New York City
Presbyterian College sophomore Aurelia Santoyo a major diversity and inclusion forum hosted by Bank of America's Enterprise Diversity Talent Acquisition Team at the InterContinental New York Times Square in New York City this spring. The forum was also an opportunity for the company to recruit future employees from diverse cultural backgrounds. Students interviewed for the Summer 2024 Analyst Program for several divisions - including wealth management, sales and trading, and finance. Santoyo is the first PC student to be invited to the diversity and inclusion forum and was encouraged to apply by Vance Professor of Economics and Business Administration Dr. Suzie Smith '82 at the behest of PC alumnus Dr. Gonzalo Asis '14. Asis, a former PC tennis player, is currently BofA's vice president of equity derivatives research.
Achievement (Other) -
2023 May 17
Omicron Delta Kappa Celebrates New Members
Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 1,869 new initiates from 78 universities during April 2023. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.
Accepted -
2023 May 15
PC charters new honor society for first-generation students; inducts inaugural cohort
Presbyterian College's Eta Delta Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha inducted its first 37 members Sunday at the chartering service for the new honor society for first-generation college students. Founded in 2018 at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Penn., Tri-Alpha honors high-achieving first-generation college students. PC's Eta Delta Chapter is the fifth in South Carolina and one of only five nationally affiliated with a Presbyterian Church-related college or university.
Honor Society -
2023 Apr 10