SAVANNAH LAKES VILLAGE REAL ESTATE
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Lake living with a campus, a stadium and a lecture hall all within reach.
Education within reach
Savannah Lakes Village sits within about two hours of 24 colleges and universities in South Carolina and Georgia. Lander University in Greenwood is about 36 minutes away, Augusta University and its medical college are about an hour away, the University of South Carolina and Greenville’s colleges are about 1½ hours away, and Clemson and the University of Georgia are all reachable for a game day, a lecture, a grandchild’s graduation or continuing education.
Closer to home, the SC Governor’s School for Agriculture at John de la Howe in McCormick County is the nation’s only public residential high school devoted to agricultural education.
Right here in McCormick County
The nation’s only public residential high school devoted to agricultural education. Students in grades 10–12 live on a 1,310-acre campus of forest and farmland in the Sumter National Forest, taking honors-level core classes alongside four agricultural pathways and hands-on work on a farm with Polled Herefords, managed forestry plots, pecan groves and a greenhouse.
6 schools
Estimated driving time from downtown McCormick.
Greenwood, SC
Associate degrees, certificates and workforce training.
34 min · about 23 miles
Greenwood, SC
The closest four-year university to the village.
36 min · about 24 miles
Due West, SC
A historic liberal arts college founded in 1839.
1 hr · about 37 miles
Augusta, GA
Home of the Medical College of Georgia.
About 1 hr · about 38 miles
12 schools
Estimated driving time from downtown McCormick.
Columbia, SC
The state’s flagship university in the capital city.
About 1½ hr · about 79 miles
6 schools
Estimated driving time from downtown McCormick.
Athens, GA
Georgia’s flagship university.
1 hr 43 min · about 75 miles
Clemson, SC
South Carolina’s land-grant university.
1 hr 46 min · about 72 miles
Drive times and distances are routing estimates from downtown McCormick, calculated September 26, 2026, and vary with traffic and route. Logos are trademarks of their respective institutions and are shown only to identify each school. Campus photos are credited on each card. Schools are listed for information only; inclusion does not imply a partnership or endorsement. Visit each institution’s website for programs, admissions and events.
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