<p>I know nothing about the Beaufort campus, but I believe that the satalite campuses tend to be OK (I went to “Upstate”). When you graduate, they all say “University of South Carolina” on the diploma. If you make good grades you can always transfer later.</p>
<p>I really don’t know that English 101 (or any other basic class) is much different at an Ivey League school than it is at a community college. There may actually be an advantage at a smaller college in that the classes will tend to be smaller than at a major university.</p>
<p>The big disadvantage about going to a smaller campus is a reduced number of courses and/or majors available and the lack of a true “college experiance”.</p>