SC State seeks $136M for security, convocation center, dorms and ROTC upgrades

Jan 20, 2026

South Carolina State University told the Ways and Means panel it is requesting about $136 million in capital and operating support, including $8 million for a new police facility and perimeter security, $5 million for a student infirmary, dorm construction and a proposed ROTC building.

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South Carolina State University President (introduced in the hearing as) Colonel Conyers told the Ways and Means committee the university's priorities include campus safety, student housing, facility renewal and the ROTC program and that the total request for those top priorities is about $136,000,000.

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