Got a 3.0 or greater high school or college GPA? Your tuition is covered at SMC when you enroll in on-campus classes.
SMC's Full Tuition Scholarship is an incredible value.
We apply your earned state and federal scholarships and grants to the cost of tuition, then we award you with an SMC scholarship to cover the rest. You only pay for housing/meals and fees if you choose to live on campus. Want to live at home? You'll only pay fees.
The Scholarship is available for first-time college students and students transferring to SMC from another college. It is only available for students taking on-campus classes.
(Got a 4.0+ GPA and planning to enroll in an on-campus degree program? Check out our Pioneer Promise Scholarship!)
Here's how the SMC Full Tuition Scholarship works:
The Full Tuition Scholarship is available for first-time college students and students transferring to SMC from another college. It is only available for students taking on-campus classes.
It's important to know that SMC, like most colleges, applies your South Carolina LIFE Scholarship and South Carolina Tuition Grant, plus any additional federal- or state-funded grants/scholarships, toward the cost of your tuition. We then add SMC funds to your federal and state grants to completely cover the cost of SMC tuition.
Here's a very general example of how we cover your tuition:
$18,000 (SMC's 2025-2026 tuition)
$3,700 (SMC's 2025-2026 fees)
- $5,000 (Your Pell grant for 2025-2026)
- $5,000 (Your SC Life Scholarship)
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$8,000 (tuition balance remaining after grants and scholarships are applied)
-$8,000 (SMC scholarship for students with a 3.0 high school or college GPA)
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$3,700 (The total amount of your tuition and fees bill)