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Crystal lakes and beautiful mountain scapes are the predominant features surrounding the quaint city of Clemson, SC. A college town first and foremost, Clemson is home to Clemson University. Founded in 1898, the University is a legacy of Thomas Green Clemson, who willed his Fort Hill plantation home, its surrounding farmlands and forest and other property to the state of Scouth Carolina to establish a technical and scientific institution for Southh Carolina. Clemson opened it doors to 446 students as a military college in 1863.

Today, Clemson is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extentive, a category comprising less than 4 percent of all universities in America. More than 17,000 students select from undergraduate and gradute degree programs in more than 70 fields of study offered by five colleges:

• Agriculture, Forestry and life Sciences,
  
• Architecture, Arts and Humanities
  
• Business and Behavrioral Science
  
• Engineering and Science
  
• Health, Euction and Human Development

The City of Clemson offers a quieter pace for those who enjoy the peace of a small town setting. However, for the more energetic, Clemson has a lively downtown and is 25 minutes from Greenville. In fact, Clemson is the approximate half way point between Atlanta and Charlotte, both under 2 hours away.

The Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are a perfect backdrop for Clemson and provide opportunities for most outdoor sports and activities.