South Carolina
Bob Jones University (Greenville)
Bob Jones University is a non-denominational, Christian liberal arts university with a strong emphasis on the Fine Arts. Contact: Gary Deedrick, P.O Box 34533, 864-242-5100, fax: 800.232.9258, edunbar@bju.edu  Deadline: rolling. Tuition: $12,000. Degrees: 1,2, piano pedagogy, string pedagogy. 125 music majors, 60 faculty, 5,500 total students. 6 bands, 2 orch., 4 ch. groups, 8 chor. www.bju.edu

Converse College, Petrie School of Music (Spartanburg) Founded in 1889, Converse College is an independent, residential, liberal arts college for women, offering 40 undergraduate academic majors and coeducational graduate programs in education, music, and the liberal arts. Converse is home to the Petrie School of Music, the nation’s only comprehensive professional school within a liberal arts college for women. Contact: Erin Jennings, 580 E. Main St., 864-596-9043, fax: 864.596.9225, erin.jennings@converse.edu  Deadline: rolling. Tuition: $23,344, grad: $320 per cr. hr. Degrees: 1-5,8, piano pedagogy, music business. 135 music majors, 36 faculty, 1,200 total students. 1 band, 1 orch., 3 chor. www.converse.edu 

University of South Carolina (Columbia) The School of Music has established a national reputation for artistic and scholarly excellence. Additionally, more than 1,500 university students who pursue degrees outside of music participate in School of Music ensembles and classes every year. Contact: Jennifer Jablonski,  813 Assembly St., 803-777-6614, fax: 803.777.6508, jjablonski@mozart.sc.edu  www.music.sc.edu

Winthrop University (Rock Hill) Winthrop enrolls an achievement-oriented, culturally diverse, and socially responsible student body in a medium-sized comprehensive learning environment. All eligible degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, education, business, and the visual and performing arts hold national accreditation. Contact: Donald Rogers, 129 Conservatory of Music, 803-323-2255, fax: 803.323.2343, rogersd@withrop.edu  Deadline: 5/1, tuition: $10,210 res., $19,034 non-res. Grad. deadline: 6/1, tuition: $9,839 res., $18,280 non-res. Degrees: 1,2,6, B.A. in music, M.A. in arts administration. 3 bands, 1 jazz band, 1 orch., 10 ch. groups, 5 chor. www.withrop.edu

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