South Carolina State University What is the accreditation status of South Carolina State University? South Carolina State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Carolina State University. SC State has been accredited since 1941 and has received reaffirmation each of the successive ten-year periods, with the latest in 2010. The next decennial reaffirmation is scheduled for 2020.