Beaufort County Community College has been recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges with a Torch Award for Student Support and Completion, honoring institutions that demonstrate leadership in supporting student persistence, engagement, and successful progression toward completion.
The Torch Awards recognize SACSCOC member institutions that show strength across multiple indicators related to student support and completion. The recognition reflects a sustained commitment to student-centered practices and measurable improvement. Beaufort County Community College’s award highlights performance across indicators tied to instructional support, retention, and long-term student success.
Measurable Indicators of Student Success
Beaufort County Community College demonstrated strength across the following student support and completion measures:
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- Full-time student retention rate
- Ten-year change in full-time retention
Together, these indicators highlight the college’s focus on providing accessible, high-quality academic support and fostering an environment that encourages students to persist and succeed.
“Our faculty and staff dedicate themselves to ensuring students have the support they need to succeed,” said Dr. David Loope, President of Beaufort County Community College. “Whether they are helping students academically, personally, or financially, they consistently show up for our community. This recognition from SACSCOC reflects the extraordinary work happening on our campus.”
Torch Awards do not represent institutional rankings. Rather, recognition reflects leadership and measurable progress across multiple indicators, acknowledging excellence within diverse institutional missions and contexts.
About the SACSCOC Torch Awards
The Torch Awards recognize colleges and universities that demonstrate meaningful, data-informed impact in the areas of affordability, student support and completion, and post-college success. Drawing on publicly reported data, the awards elevate institutional practices that support access, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
About Beaufort County Community College
Beaufort County Community College is a public, comprehensive community college that provides open-door access to university transfer, workforce development, and lifelong learning programs that support economic mobility and workforce needs in Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
About SACSCOC
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is an institutional accreditor for quality assurance in higher education. SACSCOC accredits institutions that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees, including those offered via distance and correspondence education, and direct assessment within these institutions. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among its members in the United States and international institutions approved by the SACSCOC Executive Council, Board of Trustees, and the Appeals Committee of the College Delegate Assembly.
The mission of SACSCOC is to assure educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions.