From where you are to where you want to be
Our academic programs are designed to help you make a difference. To step into your fullest potential. To challenge yourself, expand your perspective, and take action. Whether you’re beginning with an idea or are open to all possibilities, PC is where you can discover new ways to turn your passion into your superpower.
The Power of a Liberal Arts Degree
A liberal arts education doesn’t just prepare you for your first job—it prepares you for every challenge that follows.
In a world where careers shift and industries rapidly transform, our graduates possess something more valuable than narrow expertise: the ability to think critically across disciplines, communicate complex ideas with clarity, and adapt to change with intellectual agility. While others train for jobs that may vanish, you’ll graduate with the timeless skills to navigate uncertainty, lead with wisdom, and shape the future rather than merely react to it.
Find your program
Your purpose is our purpose at PC. With over 90 majors, minors, pre-professional, and graduate programs available, you have the ability to customize your degree to be exactly what you need for a fulfilling career.
International Opportunities
Learning isn’t limited to the classroom. With multiple international programs available, you can gain new perspectives and get hands-on experience that goes beyond our campus—all while making a meaningful impact along the way.
International Opportunities
Learning isn’t limited to the classroom. With multiple international programs available, you can gain new perspectives and get hands-on experience that goes beyond our campus—all while making a meaningful impact along the way.
Research opportuniTIES
Dive deeper into your fields of study and learn how to make connections across a wide range of topics. With research opportunities featuring guided mentorship, independent study, and collaboration with your peers, you’ll be empowered to pursue your fullest potential at grad school and beyond.
Student Life
Make your PC experience exactly what you want it to be with over 60 clubs and programs to explore in service, Greek life, athletics, and more!
Designed for your Success
Make your PC experience exactly what you want it to be with over 60 clubs and programs to explore in service, Greek life, athletics, and more!
Margaret
Leonard '26
“I feel like I’ve been changed as a person. I feel like I’ve grown in the way I can talk to people, and the way I can solve conflict, because we're such a personal campus, and everyone is connected, and everyone has this relationship with one another.”
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OT Students
Trip to Belize
I wanted to do something that would help students understand the clinic experience, so when I found this clinic in Belize that partnered with a school, I felt like it would be a good fit for a good, strong partnership
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Riley
Taylor
“I realized that religion and philosophy is really where my heart is, and that that’s my calling."
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Caroline
Philbeck '24
“I have always been interested in working in pediatrics. I enjoy the hospital setting, and I knew that if given the opportunity, I would love to experience OT in the NICU. I am very thankful for the chance to bring the emerging practice of Neonatal Hydrotherapy to Charleston.”
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