South Carolina Educational Communications Inc

ANCILLARY - DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS: South Carolina Educational Communications partners with Converse University, an accredited, liberal arts university, to offer 18 online graduate-level mathematics courses. These courses are intended for certified teachers who are seeking recertification and include graduate-level mathematical pedagogy and math content for the elementary, middle and secondary teacher. A limited number of these courses can also be used toward a graduate degree at Converse University. SCEC also offers an additional 15 online professional development mathematics courses for teacher advancement credit. During FY25, SCEC processed a total of 208 graduate level and 43 professional development course registrations.

RADIO PRODUCTION EXPENSES: SCEC produces and/or presents programs used by South Carolina Public Radio for broadcast locally on SC Public Radio's nine radio stations and nationally on NPR and its affiliate stations. These programs are funded in part by restricted grants from foundations, corporations and individuals as well as governmental entities. SCEC, along with the ETV Endowment of South Carolina and SC Public Radio, also contributes substantial in-kind gifts to ensure program completion and distribution. Since its founding in 1982, SCEC has managed more than $122 million in restricted program production grants. In FY25, six programs were in production. Programs included "Walter Edgar's Journal", "ColaJazz", "Rapp on Jazz", "Shortwave Kitsch", "Rooted Rhythm "Who What When".

SCEC supports the production of educational website content that documents our state's history.