This 1977 annual report describes the status of the following in the state of South Carolina: changes in commission membership; federally funded programs; the South Carolina Postsecondary Education Planning Commission (the 1202 Commission); program approvals; review of graduate programs; medical and health education; two-year postsecondary education; student financial assistance programs; Higher Education Management information system; the computer advisory committee; and state appropriations for colleges and universities. A summary of fiscal year 1975-76 expenditures of the Commission on Higher Education and a list of commission publications are also presented. (LBH)