Camak's vision led to the establishment of an elementary and secondary school in a vacant house near Duncan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.

With the support of Walter S. Montgomery, president of Spartan Mill, the school steadily grew, eventually becoming a mission of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Even though the work and study schedules helped students to attend Textile Industrial Institute, the school needed additional income to operate.

The TII Board of Trustees recruited members from the South Carolina Methodist conferences, allowed the land for sale, and paid off the debts to create new funds for the project.

The Model Mill made weaves, dyed and bleached materials, improved the threads to make them more robust, and perfected the art of depth in precise dying.

Eliza Attleton Judd, wife of a local bank president, was interested in helping women access education and offered a solution to the school's housing problem by donating money to create a building for girls on campus.

[9][10] The president is appointed by the university's board of trustees, which has 24 members, five clergy and 19 laity, whose terms are staggered on a three-year basis.

It also means that the college's programs, faculty, and facilities have been rigorously evaluated and meet the high standards set by these accrediting bodies.

Spartanburg Methodist College offers various degree programs to cater to its students' varied interests and career goals.

The campus has seven residential halls (Willard, Hammond, Kingman, Parsons, Judd, Bridges, and Sparrow) that are co-ed or all-female.

The men's soccer team won the NJCAA national championship in 1994, marking a significant achievement in the program's history.