Facility profile South Carolina

South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy

Also known as SCYCA

Closed Eastover, South Carolina

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Address: Eastover, SC
Type: Boot Camp
Operated: Closed 2026
Operator: South Carolina National Guard Bureau

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South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy was a boot camp in Eastover, South Carolina, operated by South Carolina National Guard Bureau. It closed in 2026.

News coverage

The Post and Courier Mar 13, 2026 Closure

Military-modeled SC Youth Challenge Academy closing after years of managerial misconduct, scrutiny

The South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy is closing due to years of managerial misconduct and scrutiny. The facility, which was designed to help at-risk teens, has been plagued by issues including violence and unsanitary conditions. Despite some positive outcomes, the program's leadership failures have led to its closure.

Research notes

Added 2026-09-30 by the news scan from: The Post and Courier, "Military-modeled SC Youth Challenge Academy closing after years of managerial misconduct, scrutiny", 2026-03-13 source

Reporting this program

This program closed in 2026, so the state agency that licensed it can no longer act against it. Other channels may still be able to: the boards that license the people who worked here, law enforcement, and the civil courts.

The South Carolina reporting channels list each one and what it can do. Time limits depend on the state, the kind of harm and the survivor's age, and many states have lengthened or removed them for child sexual abuse, so a program closing long ago does not by itself mean it is too late. Laws change, so the time limits we list were correct when we checked them but may have been updated since; a lawyer can tell you where things stand now.

News coverage

Military-modeled SC Youth Challenge Academy closing after years of managerial misconduct, scrutiny

Research notes