USCB Bluffton Campus, University of South Carolina Beaufort
USCB's main campus at One University Boulevard, opened in 2004 with on-campus housing, a library and most of the university's programs.
Students and families like the small campus, the apartment-style dorms with private bedrooms and shared kitchens, and staff who come across as genuine at orientation.
- 1 University Blvd, Bluffton, SC 29909
- (843) 208-8000
Hours
Offices Mon-Fri8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Opened
- 2004
- Housing
- Palmetto Village
- Role
- Main campus
USCB Bluffton
USCB Bluffton is the main campus of the University of South Carolina Beaufort, at One University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909, west of Old Town. The campus opened in 2004. The university has three campuses, Bluffton, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, and enrolls a little over 2,000 students.
What's on campus
The Bluffton campus has the Science & Technology building, the library, the Hargray administrative building (bursar, financial aid, registrar), athletics and a recreation center. The Campus Center has dining, a convenience store and student lounges. Palmetto Village, nine residence buildings of furnished apartments, is on-campus housing, with buildings set aside for freshmen.
Programs
Most of USCB's academic programs are taught in Bluffton, including biology, business administration, communication studies, education, English, nursing, psychology, public health and sociology. The Beaufort campus teaches history, marine biology and visual art; the Hilton Head Island campus is home to the Hospitality Management degree program (details below). For the trade-focused alternative, see TCL's New River campus.
The Hilton Head and Beaufort campuses
USCB's Hilton Head Island campus is at 1 Sand Shark Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928. It is the home of the Hospitality Management degree program and a working 40,000-square-foot event and conference center, so students train in a real hospitality operation. The Beaufort campus is the university's historic campus at 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Bluffton remains the campus with housing, the library and most classes. Island families weighing local schooling at every level can start with Hilton Head schools.
Visiting and living nearby
The campus is about 20 miles from Hilton Head Island. Campus offices are open weekdays. Moving to the area for school or work? Start with Bluffton facts.
More Colleges and Services
The Technical College of the Lowcountry's New River campus near Bluffton: address, hours, TCL's other campuses, and the Culinary Institute of the South.
Bluffton Branch Library at 120 Palmetto Way: hours, free county library cards, study rooms, Wi-Fi and the children's playroom.
Bluffton is in Beaufort County, SC, on the mainland west of Hilton Head. Population, size, what it is known for, Bluffton Parkway, and distances.
Every public and private school on Hilton Head Island, with grades, addresses and phones, plus the nearby colleges and how enrollment works.
What reviewers say
Students and families like the small campus, the apartment-style dorms with private bedrooms and shared kitchens, and staff who come across as genuine at orientation. Visitors mention Shark Bites, the campus diner, open to the public at lunch, cards only, where a burger with fries and a drink costs about $12.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
Where is the USC Beaufort Bluffton campus?
One University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909. The main phone is (843) 208-8000.
Is USCB Bluffton the main campus?
Yes. Bluffton is USCB's main campus, with Beaufort and Hilton Head Island as the other two.
Does USCB Bluffton have student housing?
Yes. Palmetto Village has nine residence buildings of furnished apartments with shared kitchens, and some buildings are for freshmen.
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