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Ridgeland, South Carolina

Population: 2,518
Located in Jasper County

Home is where the heart is, and Ridgeland is known as "The Heart of the Lowcountry."

Ridgeland is a true "ambassador community" for South Carolina. The people really strive to make a lasting first impression with genuine enthusiasm. They aren't trying to keep the quality of life they enjoy a secret, like many others do. They benefit from some of the lowest costs of living in the country combined with all the conveniences of neighboring larger cities. Plus the intangible benefits of a small, southern town are numerous. Neighbors are more than the people who live next door. Smiling faces want you to join their churches, clubs, and other organizations. Nature walks, hunting, fishing, world class golf at nearby courses, free tennis courts, famous beaches only 30 miles away, cultural events presented by the Cultural Council of Jasper County, a local museum, festivals, parks, restaurants - everything you always wanted and all in a small town atmosphere.

Ridgeland is centrally located to all the famous sites people want to see and all the wonderful things people want to do while visiting in the Lowcountry.

How would you like to live near three of the most desirable vacation spots on the east coast? Sounds to good to be true? Not in Ridgeland. We are 30 miles from Hilton Head Island with its fabulous beaches and its fantastic golf courses. It also is only thirty miles to the "Garden of Good and Evil" in Savannah. See all the sights mentioned in "The Book" as it is called here, experience a town unlike any other in the world and then return to the leisurely flow of life in Ridgeland. Beaufort, SC, home of the world famous Parris Island Marine Corps Depot is also only 30 miles away. This wonderfully preserved town will take you back in history with carriage tours passing by stately mansions and under moss laden oaks.

Education
Quality education has never before been so close at hand for residents of Ridgeland. Ridgeland is in the Jasper County School District, a single district that serves the entire county. Students who attend public school enjoy low teacher to student ratios, small classes, computer labs in all schools, and gifted, early education, and special needs programs.

The school district has implemented a "reengineering" effort in all schools to rededicate themselves to the mission and beliefs of the district. Ridgeland has one high school (Jasper County High School), one middle school (Ridgeland Middle), two elementary schools (Ridgeland Elementary and West Hardeeville Elementary), one vocational school (The Academy for Career Excellence). A private school is also available in Ridgeland - ages K through 12.

The Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence (ACE) is a vocational and academic school offering programs in cosmetology, networking, culinary arts, automotive collision, automotive technology, building construction and medical careers. The school is conveniently located at the intersection of highway 170 and U.S. 462 in Ridgeland, SC. In 2007, the Palmetto Gold award was presented to the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence. As stated in the Education Accountability Act of 1998, this award recognizes high levels of academic achievement in South Carolina public schools.

Higher education is available in nearby Beaufort at the Technical College of the Lowcountry and the University of South Carolina, Beaufort Campus. Savannah, GA, which is a half-hour drive from Ridgeland, has two 4-year colleges. The University of South Carolina also plans to build a 4-year college in Southern Jasper County on Highway 278.

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