A private college in South Carolina's beautiful Upstate area. SMC offers a high-quality, affordable education in a supportive atmosphere where you can thrive.
College life on campus, free tuition if you qualify, and the best career development program. ๐๐ SMC is a college that works for you! โ ๐ Apply today โถ๏ธ ๐ and let us work for you too!
โI am thrilled to welcome Heather as the next head womenโs basketball coach at SMC,โ says SMC athletic director Megan Aiello. โWith her experience and success as a NCAA Division I coach, she is the perfect person to move the program forward.โ
We're proud to announce that SMC's Board of Trustees has approved the offering of a four-year degree. Read the details here: This is a historic vote and another important milestone in SMC's long history of transforming to better serve our students.
If you've seen "Black Panther," you may recognize Cyrus Birch as an African warrior in the Jbari tribe led by M'baku. Cyrus, SMC alum and president of Roses in Concrete, will be returning to campus as keynote speaker for convocation on September 5.
โSports is my passion, but since I fell in love with math, Iโve realized combining them in some way would be ideal for me,โ says SMC student Chandler Thomas.
He recently completed a graduate-level theoretical math research project. You rock, Chandler!
Got any weekend plans? SMC's volleyball and women's soccer teams both have games this weekend! Come out to Bridges Arena on Saturday at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm or Nash field on Sunday at 3:00 pm. Hope to see you there!
SMC will host author and former ESPN host
@JasonRomano
for a talk on his book "Live to Forgive" and his career in sports and media on March 21 at 11 am. "Live to Forgive" focuses on Jason's path to forgiving his father and the importance of forgiveness for everyone.
This morning, SMC staff members stuffed snack bags for Jesse S. Bobo Elementary School students to take home over the winter break. We had a great time and a great assembly line going!
@SpartDistrict6
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Gibbs will be our new provost starting January 2! Dr. Gibbs has been a professor of religion and philosophy at SMC since 1999.
RT
@timmydbab11
: Excited to see that upcoming speaker at
@SMCSC
@KaitlinCurtice
was named one of the 10 Christian Women to Watch by Sojourners! She will be preaching April 18 in Chapel.
Love this article from
@GoUpstate
: Spartanburg named best college basketball city in S.C. See our Lady Pioneers compete in their District Championship today at 2pm in Bridges Arena on our campus. Free to attend! Next stop - National Tournament!
Congratulations to Shiloh Dillard and Taylor Lee on their presentations at the SC Upstate Research Symposium! Shiloh's research focused on children with disabilities and the No Child Left Behind Act, and Taylor researched the effects Crohn's Disease has on other body systems.
Thanks to a $500,000 gift, SMC is building a new student fitness center! It should be open when classes begin in the fall. Photos and more details in this
@GoUpstate
article:
It was an honor to celebrate all of the graduates at commencement today! Congratulations to our
#SMC2022
graduates! We are so proud of you! ๐๐๐ฅณ
โThe vote to approve President Cochranโs extension was unanimous,โ said James F. Thompson, chair of the Board of Trustees. โIn his first four years at SMC, he envisioned significant growth for the college and has led the way forward.โ
Welcome Home Pioneers! ๐ซถ This weekend we welcomed our new family members! ๐๐ฆ๐ก We canโt wait to kickstart this amazing school year! ๐๐
SMC's women's soccer team will play against Polk State College tomorrow, September 10 at 3:00 pm. The game will be held at Nash soccer field. It is free and open to the public. All of SMC's home games can be streamed live from the SMC Athletics YouTube page.
The new school year is finally here! ๐ฅ Watch the Fall Convocation on our YouTube channel as we welcome our students to the new school semester.
#SMC
#SpartanburgMethodistCollege
Weโve partnered with
@GenerationUSA_
to offer an IT Help Desk Technician program, free & 100% online! Learn tech skills to earn your CompTIA A+ certification & receive professional mentorship & support. Visit to apply.
Open house is tomorrow! Come to campus for a tour, info sessions, lunch and a baseball game. Didnโt register? No worries! There is still room for you. Tours start at 8:30 AM.
Congratulations to SMC history professor Cole Cheek for being awarded the SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award! Dr. Cheek received a $3,000 professional development grant and was honored at an awards dinner on April 12.
The countdown is on! As we count down to graduation next week, we want to celebrate our
#SMC2022
Graduates! ๐
Class of 2022: Reply here with your favorite
#SMC
memory and let us know your post-grad plans โฌ๏ธ
Meet Mackenzie O'Connor, our first deposited student for next year's freshman class!
"I picked SMC because I thought it was the perfect school for me. When my mom and I toured the campus in October 2019, we both fell in love with the campus and the people."
We're excited to announce that former tennis champion Robin Sรถderling is speaking at SMC on Friday! His talk is free and open to the public. Come out to Camak auditorium at 3pm on Dec. 1!
To our
#SMC
family โ we wish you a happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In observance of the holiday, our campus will be closed today, Monday, January 16, 2023. We will resume normal business hours Tuesday, January 17.
Happy Holidays from the faculty and staff here at Spartanburg Methodist College. ๐ We wish you a joyous holiday season, filled with blessings, peace, love, and laughter with family and friends! ๐๐ โจ
Meet our new summer intern Alisa Harbison! She is interning for SMCโs Marketing Office. Sheโs a Mass Communications major focusing on Public Relations. She graduated from SMC last week with an Associate in Arts. We are excited to have her on our team!
@queenalisa__
In Dr. Judy Mirickโs Intro to Astronomy class, SMC students are learning about the composition and makeup of the sun. โ๏ธ
Today, for the first time for many, they got to see a live picture of the sun with a high-powered telescope! Stargazing is encouraged here! ๐คฉโญ๏ธ
Offering a bachelor's degree will be another step forward in SMC's long history of evolving to meet the needs of South Carolina students.
@ZachFox
@GoUpstate
Check out these
#SMC
Pioneers making history by taking SMC's first-ever Cell Biology science course! Our
#Pioneers
continue to forge new paths in the classroom. ๐ฌ๐งช๐งฌ๐งซ
๐โจ Itโs beginning to look a lot like Christmas on campus, but somethingโs missingโthe cheerful laughter and energy of our amazing students! ๐ฅนYour presence is our favorite gift! ๐ See you all in January! ๐๐คฉ
We are sad to learn of the death of former U.S. Congresswoman Liz Patterson, whose long life of service included many years serving on the SMC Board of Trustees. She will be greatly missed.
Construction for our new student
#fitness
center is underway! Many thanks to our donors and Board of Trustees members for their support of this exciting project! Read the story on
@GoUpstate
SMC will host author and former ESPN host
@JasonRomano
for a talk on his book "Live to Forgive" and his career in sports and media on March 21 at 11 am. "Live to Forgive" focuses on Jason's path to forgiving his father and the importance of forgiveness for everyone.
Our Kappa Sigma Alpha 2017-18 service fraternity was honored during PalmettoPride's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Adopt-A-Highway program. KSA was awarded Region Group of the Year and County Group of the Year! Congrats KSA!
"Sitting in a boat and waiting for the fish to jump in is the best way to not catch fish." Check out President Scott Cochran's latest business column for the Spartanburg Herald Journal, "Lessons from Fishing with Pop."
@zScottCochran
@GoUpstate