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| Motto : Ex Libertate Veritas ("From Liberty, Truth") |
| President |
Dr. Ronald R. Ingle |
| School type |
Public |
| Religious affiliation |
None |
| Founded |
1954 |
| Location |
Conway , South Carolina |
| Enrollment |
6,020 undergraduate
1,001 graduate |
| Faculty |
244 full-time
424 total |
| Endowment |
$12.2 million |
| Campus surroundings |
City/Resort |
| Campus size |
272 acres |
| Sports teams |
Chanticleers |
| Mascot |
Chauncey the Chanticleer |
| Homepage |
www.coastal.edu |
'''(CCU)''' is an independent, state-supported university in
Conway, South Carolina , located nine miles west of
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina . The main campus is made up of 41 buildings, situated on 272 acres. This includes the Coastal Science Center, located on the new East Campus, which has been developed to accommodate the University's rapid growth. Also a part of the University is the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, located at Waites Island, a 1,062 acre barrier island that serves as a natural laboratory. CCU is one of 30 U.S.
Sea Grant Colleges that are a part of the National Sea Grant College Program.
Courses are also offered through higher education centers in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and also in
Georgetown County, South Carolina .
The University offers undergraduate
Degrees in 40 major fields and 37 undergraduate minors. The University also offers
Master's Degree programs in education, business administration (
MBA ), and coastal marine and wetlands studies.
Today the school enrolls 7,613 students. There are approximately 233 full-time faculty members, with 79 percent of those holding doctoral or terminal degrees. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 19:1. The gender distribution is 42% male and 58% female. 60% of the University's students come from within South Carolina. 38% of its students are out-of-state residents, from 45 states. The remaining 2% are international students, from 37 different countries.
The average
SAT score for first-time freshmen is 1,046, and the average high school GPA is 3.30.
- Department of Management, Marketing and Law
- Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
- Professional Golf Management Program
The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS).
In addition, several of the University's other programs have been accredited. They include:
- The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration - accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
- The Spadoni College of Education - accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) as well as the South Carolina State Board of Education.
- 1954 - On July 23, a group of local citizens meets to discuss the creation of a local college. On September 20, Coastal Carolina Junior College is formed as a branch of the College Of Charleston .
- 1961 - The University's present site is selected, with much of the land donated by the Burroughs Timber Company and International Paper.
- 1962 - Ground is broken and the Edward M. Singleton Building is completed later in the year, becoming the first campus building.
- 1966 - The Atheneum, the University symbol, is completed.
- 1975 - The school, now known as the University of South Carolina-Coastal Carolina College, awards its first four-year degree.
- 1981 - The $3.1 million Wheelwright Auditorium is dedicated.
- 1987 - The first residence halls open on campus.
- 1993 - On May 14, 1993, during a ceremony, the late Governor Carroll Campbell signs a bill passing legislation which establishes Coastal Carolina University as an independent, state-supported institution. On July 1, 1993, Dr. Ronald R. Ingle is named the University's first president. The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration is completed and dedicated as well.
- 1994 - The Eldred E. Prince Building is completed and dedicated.
- 1998 - The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration gains accreditation from AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
- 1999 - The Archbishop Desmond Tutu visits the campus as part of the Celebration of Inquiry. It is announced that the University will begin fielding a football program in 2003.
- 2001 - The Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the largest building on campus, is opened and dedicated.
- 2003 - The school receives a $2 million gift from Loris, South Carolina native and Hooters Of America, Inc Chairman, Robert "Bob" Brooks. The newly constructed football stadium is named in his honor. On September 6, the Chanticleer football team wins its inaugural game vs. Newberry College in front of a crowd of more than 8,000 at Brooks Stadium.
- 2004 - On September 20, the University begins to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
- 2006 - Construction is scheduled to begin on the new Coastal Arena , which will be located on the University's campus.
- The Chanticleer - The student newspaper of CCU.
- Archarios - A student produced literary art magazine.
- Tempo - CCU's features magazine that comes out each semester.
Coastal Carolina's athletic programs compete in
NCAA Division I as a member of the
Big South Conference (the football team competes in
NCAA Division I-AA ). In athletic competition, the
Mascot is the
Chanticleer . A Chanticleer is the fiesty rooster named in
Chaucer 's
Canterbury Tales and is a derivative of the
University Of South Carolina Gamecocks .
The colors of the University's athletic programs are teal and bronze.
Men's varsity sports include:
Baseball ,
Basketball ,
Cross Country ,
Football ,
Golf ,
Soccer ,
Tennis and
Track And Field .
Women's varsity sports include:
Basketball ,
Cross Country ,
Golf ,
Soccer ,
Softball ,
Tennis ,
Track And Field and
Volleyball .
Coastal's athletic facilities include:
- Brooks Stadium - the 6,408 seat football stadium, which is located on-campus. It was designed to be expandable to seat nearly 20,000. A new fieldhouse is expected to be constructed at the stadium in the near future.
- Charles Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field - Home of the very-successful Chanticleer baseball program. The stadium underwent cosmetic renovations in 2005 and an expansion project is planned for the near future.
- [http://www.goccusports.com/?facility=21 is constructed, it will replace the small and outgrown Kimbel Arena . Kimbel Arena will remain for the volleyball program and be used for club programs.)
- Quail Creek at Coastal Carolina University - Home of the men's and women's golf programs.
In addition, the Williams-Brice Center, which sits adjacent to Kimbel Arena, offers an indoor pool and various other fitness and recreation options for students.
The "Voice of the Chanticleers" is
Matt Hogue , who broadcasts all CCU sports including football, men's and women's basketball and baseball. Hogue is also the host of the "Chanticleer Call-in Show."
Layne Harris joins Hogue as an analyst during football broadcasts. Joe Cashion is the third member of the broadcast team, serving as a sideline reporter and host of the "Chanticleer Tailgate Show."
All Chanticleer Sports Network broadcasts can be heard locally in the Horry County/Grand Strand area on its flagship station, "
The Team " 93.7/93.9 FM (WJXY) and 1050 AM (WIQB).
The Spirit of the Chanticleer Marching Band was formed in 2003. The band is under the direction of Dr. James L. Tully, who holds a BM in Music Education and MM in Wind Band Conducting from West Virginia University, and a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from the University of Memphis. Kurry Seymour, Director of Percussion Studies and Assistant Director of Bands at CCU, holds a BM and MM in Percussion Performance from West Virginia University. The rest of the staff can be viewed by visiting http://www.coastal.edu/spirit/staff.html. The Spirit of the Chanticleer Marching Band is the most visible instrumental ensemble associated with the University Bands, and can frequently be seen performing exhibitions at regional high school marching band events.
