Activities of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education during the 1986-1987 fiscal year are reported, with attention to: academic programs, student financial aid programs, the state higher education desegregation plan, licensing of nonpublic institutions, the Computer Advisory Committee, college facilities, state appropriations for specific colleges and universities, Commission expenditures by function, and capital funds provided by the state government for specific public colleges and universities. The major functions of the Commission are also briefly described. New degree and nondegree programs that were approved from July 1986 through June 1987 are identified by institution. The members of consultant teams that evaluated education programs and programs in engineering and engineering technologies are listed, and overviews of the consultants' findings are provided. Associate degree programs that were terminated and new programs that were approved are also identified. Information is provided on: types of student financial aid, goals of the state desegregation plan and the 1986-1987 budget for the plan, and enrollment of black undergraduates at public institutions. (SW)