South Carolina State Parks holds partnerships with the following organizations and institutes of higher learning:

• Archaeological Institute of the Pee Dee
• Archaeology Society of South Carolina (ASSC)
• Clemson University
• Coastal Carolina University 
• College of Charleston
• Council of South Carolina Professional Archaeologists (COSCAPA)
• Francis Marion University
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust Program- Archaeology
• South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA)
• South Carolina State University
• The Charleston Museum
• United States Forest Service (USFS), Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences
• University of South Carolina Public Heritage Lab
• University of South Florida
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville