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Education & Healthcare The quality of the area’s workforce pipeline is enhanced by
The largest employer in the area, Clemson University’s graduates of Southern Wesleyan University and Tri-County
teaching, research, and outreach efforts help drive Technical College. Additionally, Pickens County Career &
development and improve the quality of life in the Technology Center (PCCTC) develops and implements a
Clemson Area, the state, and beyond. The university student-centered instructional program to ensure a skilled
annually awards more than 6,000 degrees, more than workforce for local industries, colleges, and economic
2,000 of those in engineering, computing, applied development agencies.
science, and science. Healthcare is another large employment
presence, with AnMed Health employing
more than 4,000 healthcare practitioners
and support personnel, and Prisma Health
employing nearly 2,000 practitioners and
support staff in the Clemson Area and
nearly 29,000 system wide.
Financial Institutions
A wide variety of financial institutions
meet the banking and investment needs
of Clemson Area business and residents.
From wealth management and investment
advisors to credit unions and traditional Transportation & Infrastructure
banks, the area has a solid cadre of With access to excellent interstate highways, including Interstate
trusted banking professionals. Review 85 which connects the area to Atlanta, Charlotte, and beyond,
the list of local financial institutions at the Clemson Area’s people, goods, and services are easily and
ClemsonAreaChamber.org by clicking efficiently transported not only via interstate, but also via
Member Directory under the Member tab convenient rail services. An inland port less than an hour’s drive
Clemson University and selecting Finance & Insurance. from Clemson offers rail connection to the Port of Charleston.
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