The University of South Carolina Sumter is a public, coeducational, research university offering associate and baccalaureate degrees in various fields. Located in Sumter, S.C., the university offers academic programs in business administration, arts and interdisciplinary studies. It also offers distance education courses through DVDs in combination with textbooks and supplemental instructional material. Its J. C. Anderson Library has a wide collection of books, magazines and journals, and offers an online database that enables students to search books based on title, author, subject, ISBN and other numbers. The university has athletic teams for various sports, including baseball, softball and soccer. The University of South Carolina Sumter also provides financial aid to eligible students in form of scholarships, grants and loans.