Clinton College (South Carolina)

Clinton College
Former names
Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute, Clinton Junior College
Established 1894 (1894)
President Lester A. McCorn
Students 581
Location Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
34°54′49″N 81°02′37″W / 34.91361°N 81.04361°W / 34.91361; -81.04361Coordinates: 34°54′49″N 81°02′37″W / 34.91361°N 81.04361°W / 34.91361; -81.04361[1]
Colors Black and Gold and Burgundy
Sports Basketball (M/W)
Mascot Golden Bears
Website www.clintoncollege.edu

Clinton College is a historically black, private college in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

It was founded as the Clinton Institute in 1894 and named after Bishop Caleb Isom Clinton, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church's Palmetto Conference presiding bishop at the time. On June 22, 1909, it was incorporated as Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute. It is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.

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