S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-150

The General Assembly finds that additional facilities and improvements will be required from time to time for certain technical education colleges and centers in the State which will be of benefit to those in attendance at such institutions and which are properly payable from the special student fee authorized by this article, and it has been determined to empower the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education acting for such institutions to provide such facilities and improvements through the procedures provided for in this article.