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The Academic Common Market is a tuition-savings program for college students who want to pursue degrees that are not offered by SC public institutions or are at least 51 percent different in curricular content than programs offered in South Carolina. When there’s a match, everyone wins. Students save the cost of out-of-state tuition, colleges fill unusual degree programs with motivated students, and states may avoid the cost of creating specialized programs.

Students can enroll in out-of-state institutions and pay the institution’s in-state tuition rates for more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate programs. The ACM is not competitive, or merit based, but applicants must meet state residency and college admission requirements. 

More Information: https://che.sc.gov/academic-common-market