Erskine Theological Seminary is an institution of graduate theological and pastoral education. The Seminary is based in Due West, South Carolina, United States, and also offers classes at four extension sites in the region: Augusta, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina. It is in the conservative Presbyterian tradition, and primarily prepares candidates for ordained Christian ministry. The Seminary, which was founded in 1837, is now the graduate arm of Erskine College, a liberal arts college established in 1839, affiliated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The Seminary was founded in 1837 and was originally named "The Clark and Erskine Seminary." When Erskine College was founded two years later in 1839, the Seminary was incorporated into it. The Seminary became a distinct establishment from Erskine College again in 1858. The two continued as separate institutions until they were once again united under a single president and board in 1925, an arrangement that continues to the present. The name "Erskine" was taken from Ralph and Ebenezer Erskine.