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Coastal Carolina University |
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Coastal Carolina University is a public mid-sized (4,000-6,500 students), comprehensive liberal arts institution offering
baccalaureate degrees in the traditional liberal arts and sciences, interdisciplinary studies, and professional schools,
along with Master's degrees in several specialized areas. Located in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the
nation, the campus primarily serves its immediate five-county area, while honoring its commitment to the citizens of Horry
County who founded the University and continue to provide funding to it. Recognizing its responsibility to ensure a student
population that is diverse both culturally and geographically, the institution also aggressively recruits statewide,
out-of-state, and internationally. |
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| County |
Horry County, SC |
| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
| Institution Control |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
5,753 students
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
644 students
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| Full-Time Graduate |
105 students
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| Part-Time Graduate |
1,111 students
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| Total Enrollment |
7,613 students
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| Total Dormitory Capacity |
2,250 students
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| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
88 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
23 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,986 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
48% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$4,363 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
20% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$4,555 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
52% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$12,604 |
- Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degrees in 39 major fields of study and 36
undergraduate minors. The University also offers master’s degree programs in business administration, education, and coastal
marine and wetland studies. Coastal’s many international partnerships make it possible for students to study in places such
as Australia, Costa Rica, England, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Germany, India, Japan, Russia and Spain.
- As a major intellectual and cultural center for the Waccamaw region, the University enriches the
quality of life through the performing and fine arts, community service, external programs, distance learning, continuing
education programs, and the encouragement of faculty development and research, especially in problem areas that are
indigenous.
- Coastal Carolina is located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coast resort
Myrtle Beach. The campus comprises 41 buildings on 260 acres including the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies in the
Atlantic Center on Highway 501. Waites Island, 1,062 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a
natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology. The university also offers courses at the
Coastal Carolina University Higher Education Center in Myrtle Beach and the Georgetown County Higher Education Center.
- Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business
Administration is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Spadoni
College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the South
Carolina State Board of Education. Coastal Carolina University is an accredited institutional member of the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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