Statutory Authority for the Commission

The General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, during the 1970 session, passed Act 1191 creating the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission.  This Commission was created as a State agency charged with the responsibility for overseeing the operation of the Tuition Grants Program.

History of the Commission

In 1970, the General Assembly passed a bill that created the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission, an agency that was charged with the responsibility of administering the Tuition Grants Program for state residents attending in-state independent college.  The Governor signed the bill on May 1, 1970.  

The original appropriation was $5,000 and no awards were made the first year.  In 1971-72, the first awards were made as the program aided 43 students.  In its second year of awards, 1972-73, a total of 134 students received grants.  Now, after over thirty-seven years in operation, the South Carolina Tuition Grants Program is awarding in excess of $32 million to about 12,000 students annually.  Since its inception in 1970, almost 290,000 Tuition Grant awards totaling almost $600 million have been made to South Carolinians attending the college of their choice.

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