Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth largest city in the state. The 2008 population estimate was 67,339 residents.Rock Hill is home to three institutes of higher education.
Winthrop University was founded in 1886 as the Winthrop Training School in Columbia, South Carolina. It was initially an all-female school for those who desired to become teachers. The institution diversified its class ranks by extending its educational offerings to minorities in 1964 and to men in 1972. It attained university status in 1992. Winthrop has changed considerably since moving to its permanent Rock Hill home in 1895, growing from a single classroom to a comprehensive learning university of distinction. The university is home to over 6,000 students and was recently named one of the Top Ten Regional Public Universities in the South in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" 2006 edition. The Princeton Review has also rated Winthrop among its “Best Southeastern Colleges” in the review's 2006 edition. Winthrop is the host of the annual United States Disc Golf Championship.
York Technical College opened in 1964 as a Technical Education Center and began with 60 students enrolled in seven programs all housed in one building. The college has grown in the past four decades from the initial enrollment to over 4,000 credit students in more than 70 credit programs. The college campus has also grown from one building to 14. In 1974, York County Technical Education Center became York Technical College. In addition to offering academic programs, the College provides continuing education for approximately 7,000 area residents and more than 250 businesses.

     Clinton Junior College is an institution of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, founded in 1894 as the Clinton Institute. It initially served as a boarding high school, providing high quality education to hundreds of newly freed blacks. In the early years of the 20th century, the school became known as Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute, and was authorized to grant state teacher certificates. The college presently serves as a liberal arts junior college whose major goal is to prepare students to successfully complete a college major at a four-year institution. In 2000, Clinton Junior College is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).

     The symbols of the city are the four "Civitas" statues on Dave Lyle Boulevard. Each of them hold discs that symbolize the four different industries in the city. The four Civitas statues located at the GateWay Plaza on Dave Lyle Boulevard were put up in April 1991. The twenty foot tall bronze statues were created by NY artist Audrey Flack. A fifth Civitas statue was placed in the City Hall Rotunda a year later
     attractions: Comporium Communications - Other Comporium Groups- Comporium Museum (117 Elk Avenue) (1), Culture & Heritage Museums (4621 Mount Gallant Road) (2), Museum of York County (Mount Gallant Road) (3), Culture & Heritage Museums - Development Foundation (222 East Main Street) (4), Boiling Springs Athletic Booster Club (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3027 Cherry Road) (5), Fort Rock Bingo Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3043 Cherry Road) (6), Party World Hot Dog Stand (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1307 East Main Street) (7), RH York County Convention and Visitors Bureau (130 East Main Street) (8), Strikers Family Sportcenter (124 North Anderson Road