P” is for Presbyterian College

“P” is for Presbyterian College. A liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Clinton, South Carolina, Presbyterian College was founded in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs.  Originally known as Clinton College, the institution became the Presbyterian College of South Carolina in 1890. In 1923 the school gained full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 1965 the college began admitting women as residential students. From its inception the college had welcomed women, but only as commuting students. Presbyterian College’s community spirit was exemplified in the school’s honor code and its dedication to service. In the twenty-first century, Presbyterian College maintains its close connection to the Presbyterian Church (USA). The institution prided itself on providing a liberal arts education “within a community of faith, learning, and intellectual freedom.”