The South Carolina Council of the IEEE was formed in February 1972 and consists of four sections:

• Central Savannah River Section
• Coastal Carolina Section
• Columbia Section
• Piedmont Section

The total membership of the IEEE in South Carolina is over 1400 members.

The Council is a subordinate committee of the Sections and is formed to do those tasks that can be best done together by all Sections rather than each Section working singly.

Major Activities for the South Carolina Council include:

• Student Paper Contest in the spring each year.
• Award for Outstanding Engineering Educator (Lathrop Award)
• Award for Outstanding Engineer (Smith Award)
• Award for Outstanding Industry (Biedenbach Award)
• Represent IEEE at the South Carolina Council of Engineering & Surveying Societies