School Notes Overview:
- Coastal Carolina University is a public mid-sized 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 serves its immediate five-county area, 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.
School Overview:
Coastal Carolina University
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| County | Horry County, SC | |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | |
| Carnegie Classification | Other | |
| Institution Level | 4 or more years | |
| Institution Control | Public | |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 7,849 students | |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 668 students | |
| Full-Time Graduate | 135 students | |
| Part-Time Graduate | 432 students | |
| Total Enrollment | 9,084 students | |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 3,664 students | |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 86% | |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 38% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $4,522 | |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 7% | |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,566 | |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 5% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,132 | |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 71% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $12,151 | |
School Notes:
- Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degrees in 55 major fields of study and 44 undergraduate minors. The University also offers master’s degree programs in accountancy, business administration, education, coastal marine and wetland studies, and writing. CCU’s many international partnerships make it possible for students to study in places such as Australia, Costa Rica, England, Ecuador, France, Galapagos Islands, Germany, Greece, Japan 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 University is located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coast resort Myrtle Beach. The campus comprises 72 buildings on 630 acres including the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies in the Atlantic Center on Highway 501. Waites Island, 1,105 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 Myrtle Beach Education Center on 79th Avenue in Myrtle Beach and the Waccamaw Higher Education Center in Litchfield. 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). The Department of Computer Science is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Department of Theatre is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).
- Profile last updated: 01/18/2012.
In the News:
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Coastal Carolina celebrates Banned Book Week (ABC News 4 Charleston)
posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:21:40 am
Coastal Carolina University is celebrating people's freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week. -
Coastal Carolina celebrates Banned Book Week (Washington Examiner)
posted on September 26, 2011 at 09:19:19 am
The Associated Press The Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. Coastal Carolina University is celebrating people's freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week. Assistant philosophy professor Preston McKever-Floyd holds a discussion Monday on the ethics of banning books. On Thursday, Coastal Carolina students take part in the Banned Books Read-Out. That's an event where they read sections from some of ... -
CCU's Faculty Chamber Recital set for Sept. 29 (Florence Morning News)
posted on September 23, 2011 at 05:49:01 pm
CONWAY -- Faculty members of the Coastal Carolina University Department of Music will perform a chamber recital at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Recital Hall of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. -
Construction Begins at Gilbane Development Company's Newest Student Housing Project at Coastal Carolina (PRWeb)
posted on September 22, 2011 at 07:40:38 am
Rising Student Population at South Carolina’s Coastal Carolina University Positions Gilbane for Success at The Cove (PRWeb September 22, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8814687.htm -
Construction Begins at Gilbane Development Company's Newest Student Housing Project at Coastal Carolina (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
posted on September 22, 2011 at 07:24:36 am
Rising Student Population at South Carolina’s Coastal Carolina University Positions Gilbane for Success at The CoveConway, S.C. (PRWEB) September 22, 2011 Gilbane Development Company announced today that construction has started on a 396-bed student housing community at Coastal Carolina University (CCU), where robust growth in the undergraduate population has caused a shortage of student housing ...
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