Mission:

The mission of Limestone College is to educate students from diverse backgrounds in the liberal arts and selected professional disciplines. By providing degree programs throughout South Carolina and by way of the Internet, Limestone College offers opportunities for personal and professional growth to individuals who may find access to higher education difficult. In a nurturing, supportive environment based on Christian ideals and ethical principles, students are challenged to become critical thinkers and effective communicators who are prepared for responsible citizenship, successful careers, and graduate study.

The College's faculty and staff, academic and co-curricular programs, financial resources, and support services are dedicated to an educational climate that upholds high academic standards and fosters respect for learning and beauty, creativity and hard work, tolerance and personal integrity, vigorous activity and spiritual reflection.

History:

When Limestone College was established in 1845, it was the first women's college in South Carolina and one of the first in the United States. Founders Dr. Thomas Curtis and son William Curtis, distinguished scholars from England, sought to provide educational opportunities to those who had not otherwise had them. In the late 1960s, Limestone became fully coeducational.

10 buildings on Limestone's front campus, the quarry, and the trinity Baptist Church on the hill beyond the quarry are on the national register of Historic PlacesLimestone's campus is a unique landscape of history and progress.

Ten buildings are included on the National Register of Historic Places.  Seven have already undergone major renovations, while the other two will receive makeovers in the next two years. Although these historic buildings offer a picture of Limestone's past, they also house the modern technology necessary to make Limestone a liberal arts college with a view of the future.

Limestone College is an accredited, independent, coeducational, four-year liberal arts institution chartered by the state of South Carolina. Limestone is a non-denominational Christian college. Our programs lead to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, Associate of Arts, or Associate of Science degree.

Today, Limestone College enrolls more than 825 traditional day students and 2,800 Extended Campus students at eight sites in South Carolina and on the Internet.   Limestone's total enrollment is more than 3,500 making it the largest private, regionally accredited institution in South Carolina.

Limestone is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and associate degrees.