Chemical bond. A chemical bond is a lasting attraction between atoms that enables the formation of chemical compounds. The bond may result from the electrostatic force of attraction between atoms with opposite charges, or through the sharing of electrons as in the covalent bonds.
The University of South Carolina has an enrollment of approximately 49,220 students, with 33,575 on the main Columbia campus as of fall 2015. USC also has several thousand future students in feeder programs at surrounding technical colleges.
During its meeting in Orlando this week, the Board of Governors expressed its displeasure with the University of South Florida's graduation rates. And if USF doesn't get its act together, the group that oversees the state's higher education system might not approve future tuition increases. The percentage of first-time-in-college students that graduate in four years from USF is 34 percent. About 50 percent graduate in six years.