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Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University University

Founded in 1954 Founded in 1954 Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University is Located University is Located at:  P.O. Box 261954, at:  P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528-Conway, SC 29528-6054 6054

Phone Number: Phone Number: (843) 347-3161(843) 347-3161

CCU is a 4 year CCU is a 4 year public liberal arts public liberal arts institution. institution.

Quick History Quick History 1954 - On the evening of July 23, 1954, a group of 1954 - On the evening of July 23, 1954, a group of

citizens meets in the Horry County Memorial Library to citizens meets in the Horry County Memorial Library to discuss a daring proposal - the creation of a local discuss a daring proposal - the creation of a local college. The group soon becomes a non-profit college. The group soon becomes a non-profit organization, the Coastal Educational Foundation, Inc. organization, the Coastal Educational Foundation, Inc. Coastal Carolina Junior College opens September 20, Coastal Carolina Junior College opens September 20, 1954, as a branch of the College of Charleston. Fifty-1954, as a branch of the College of Charleston. Fifty-three students are enrolled, taught by a handful of part-three students are enrolled, taught by a handful of part-time faculty, with classes meeting after hours in time faculty, with classes meeting after hours in Conway High School. Conway High School.

1958 - Coastal Carolina Junior College becomes 1958 - Coastal Carolina Junior College becomes independent when College of Charleston discontinues independent when College of Charleston discontinues its extension program. Horry County voters approve a its extension program. Horry County voters approve a referendum which raises taxes by three mills to provide referendum which raises taxes by three mills to provide funding for the college. funding for the college.

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1960 – The Horry County Higher 1960 – The Horry County Higher Education Commission is Education Commission is responsible for a contract that responsible for a contract that establishes Coastal Carolina establishes Coastal Carolina Regional Campus of the University Regional Campus of the University of South Carolina, effective fall of South Carolina, effective fall 1960. 1960.

1975 – USC Coastal Carolina College 1975 – USC Coastal Carolina College awards its first four-year degree. awards its first four-year degree.

Quick History Quick History 1991 – On July 23, 1991, the Coastal Educational 1991 – On July 23, 1991, the Coastal Educational

Foundation and the Horry County Higher Education Foundation and the Horry County Higher Education Commission vote to seek legislative approval to establish Commission vote to seek legislative approval to establish an independent Coastal Carolina University. USC System an independent Coastal Carolina University. USC System President John Palms recommends to the USC Board of President John Palms recommends to the USC Board of Trustees that Coastal Carolina pursue independence from Trustees that Coastal Carolina pursue independence from the University in name and administration. The trustees the University in name and administration. The trustees adopt President Palms’ recommendation in June 1992.  adopt President Palms’ recommendation in June 1992. 

1993 – The South Carolina Legislature passes legislation 1993 – The South Carolina Legislature passes legislation establishing Coastal Carolina University as an establishing Coastal Carolina University as an independent, public institution, effective July 1, 1993. independent, public institution, effective July 1, 1993. Governor Carroll Campbell signs the bill during a Governor Carroll Campbell signs the bill during a ceremony at Coastal Carolina on May 14, 1993. The ceremony at Coastal Carolina on May 14, 1993. The University’s first Board of Trustees meets for the first time University’s first Board of Trustees meets for the first time July 1, 1993. Ronald R. Ingle is named the University’s first July 1, 1993. Ronald R. Ingle is named the University’s first president. Coastal Carolina University begins offering its president. Coastal Carolina University begins offering its first graduate programs in education in the fall of 1993.  first graduate programs in education in the fall of 1993. 

The CCU Mission The CCU Mission Coastal Carolina University is a public Coastal Carolina University is a public

comprehensive liberal arts institution comprehensive liberal arts institution that seeks to develop students who are that seeks to develop students who are both knowledgeable in their chosen both knowledgeable in their chosen fields and prepared to be productive, fields and prepared to be productive, responsible, healthy citizens with a responsible, healthy citizens with a global perspective.  To deliver on this global perspective.  To deliver on this commitment, Coastal Carolina recruits commitment, Coastal Carolina recruits highly qualified and motivated students, highly qualified and motivated students, faculty, and staff from the region, state, faculty, and staff from the region, state, nation, and world to create a diverse and nation, and world to create a diverse and dynamic student-centered learning dynamic student-centered learning environment. environment.

Academic Profile Academic Profile

CCU offers 55 total Undergraduate CCU offers 55 total Undergraduate degrees, 7 Graduate degrees and 1 degrees, 7 Graduate degrees and 1 Doctoral program. Doctoral program.

Top 5 Undergraduate degrees: Top 5 Undergraduate degrees: Business Administration Business Administration Exercise and Sports Science Exercise and Sports Science Biology Biology Marine & Wetland Studies Marine & Wetland Studies Education (Early Childhood and Special Education (Early Childhood and Special

Education) Education)

Academic ProfileAcademic Profile

Top 2 Graduate Degrees:Top 2 Graduate Degrees: Business Administration Business Administration Marine & Wetland Studies Marine & Wetland Studies

New Doctoral programNew Doctoral program Marine & Wetland Studies (Starting Marine & Wetland Studies (Starting

Fall 2012)Fall 2012) For a complete listing of degrees:For a complete listing of degrees:

http://www.coastal.edu/admissions/proghttp://www.coastal.edu/admissions/programs.htmlrams.html

Wall Fellows Program Wall Fellows Program (Business Administration)(Business Administration) The Wall Fellows Program is uniquely designed to prepare The Wall Fellows Program is uniquely designed to prepare

top students across all of the colleges of Coastal Carolina top students across all of the colleges of Coastal Carolina University for high-level careers in major U.S. and University for high-level careers in major U.S. and international organizations.international organizations.

Students are chosen for the Wall Fellows Program through Students are chosen for the Wall Fellows Program through a rigorous application process in the second semester of a rigorous application process in the second semester of their sophomore year which starts with a detailed written their sophomore year which starts with a detailed written application and includes three different levels of personal application and includes three different levels of personal interviews. The two-year program includes a required interviews. The two-year program includes a required three credit hour course each semester that covers three credit hour course each semester that covers specific nontraditional areas including interpersonal and specific nontraditional areas including interpersonal and communications skills, ethics, business and social communications skills, ethics, business and social etiquette, and cross cultural skills. These skills prepare the etiquette, and cross cultural skills. These skills prepare the Wall Fellows for a series of internships, including at least Wall Fellows for a series of internships, including at least one required full time semester long internship away from one required full time semester long internship away from campus with a major organization, as well as the campus with a major organization, as well as the opportunity for international experiences.opportunity for international experiences.

Student Finances Student Finances

Tuition, Housing, Meals Tuition, Housing, Meals (2011-(2011-2012) 2012) In-state Tuition: $9,760 per year*In-state Tuition: $9,760 per year*Out-of-state Tuition: $21,560 per year*Out-of-state Tuition: $21,560 per year*Housing, Meals: Range $7,050 to Housing, Meals: Range $7,050 to $9,550 per year*$9,550 per year*

*Includes Fall and Spring semesters*Includes Fall and Spring semesters

University Profile University Profile Fall 2011 enrollment: 9,084 students from 47 Fall 2011 enrollment: 9,084 students from 47

states and 48 foreign countriesstates and 48 foreign countries South Carolina residents:South Carolina residents:

First-time freshmen: 45 percentFirst-time freshmen: 45 percent All undergraduate students: 52 percentAll undergraduate students: 52 percent

Out-of-state residents including international:Out-of-state residents including international: First-time freshmen: 55 percentFirst-time freshmen: 55 percent All undergraduate students: 48 percentAll undergraduate students: 48 percent

Male/Female: 46/54 percentMale/Female: 46/54 percent Average SAT score for first-time freshmen: 1,013Average SAT score for first-time freshmen: 1,013 Average high school GPA for first-time freshmen: Average high school GPA for first-time freshmen:

3.343.34 Student to Faculty ratio: 17:1Student to Faculty ratio: 17:1

Faculty/Staff Faculty/Staff

Full-time teaching faculty: 355 Full-time teaching faculty: 355 Faculty with doctoral or terminal Faculty with doctoral or terminal degrees: 79 percentdegrees: 79 percentFull-time staff: 652Full-time staff: 652Student employees: More than 800 Student employees: More than 800

Demographic Demographic Information Information Freshmen Retention Rate (6 Years):Freshmen Retention Rate (6 Years):

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New Transfer Retention Rate (6 Years): New Transfer Retention Rate (6 Years): http://www.coastal.edu/administration/iraa/ir/http://www.coastal.edu/administration/iraa/ir/

getfile.html?getfile.html?fname=retenttr05_11.pdf&type=pdf fname=retenttr05_11.pdf&type=pdf

Demographic Trends Demographic Trends http://www.coastal.edu/media/administration/http://www.coastal.edu/media/administration/

institutionalresearch/pdf/institutionalresearch/pdf/demographic_trendsfa11.pdf demographic_trendsfa11.pdf

Student Affairs Student Affairs

Coastal Carolina University is a Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic learning environment that dynamic learning environment that welcomes students from a variety of welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Student backgrounds and cultures. Student Affairs encourages activities and Affairs encourages activities and programs which are available to our programs which are available to our students to enrich their background students to enrich their background and culture. and culture.

Student AffairsStudent Affairs

Student Affairs Departments:Student Affairs Departments: Accessibility & Disability Student ServicesAccessibility & Disability Student Services Campus RecreationCampus Recreation Counseling ServicesCounseling Services Dean of StudentsDean of Students Multicultural Student ServicesMulticultural Student Services Student Activities & LeadershipStudent Activities & Leadership Student Health ServicesStudent Health Services University HousingUniversity Housing Women's Resource CenterWomen's Resource Center

Office Of The Provost Office Of The Provost (Academic Affairs) (Academic Affairs) Mission StatementMission Statement The Office of the Provost, through its faculty, staff, The Office of the Provost, through its faculty, staff,

and academic units, is dedicated to ensuring that and academic units, is dedicated to ensuring that students receive a university education of the highest students receive a university education of the highest quality possible, to advancing significant research quality possible, to advancing significant research and creative activities, and to fostering university and creative activities, and to fostering university outreach and services. In support of the university’s outreach and services. In support of the university’s mission, philosophy and values, the Office provides mission, philosophy and values, the Office provides leadership and service to achieve excellence in leadership and service to achieve excellence in quality academic programs, in academic and student quality academic programs, in academic and student support areas, including extracurricular activities, in support areas, including extracurricular activities, in the teacher-scholar model, and in cooperative and the teacher-scholar model, and in cooperative and collaborative academic ventures with other collaborative academic ventures with other institutions and public agencies.institutions and public agencies.

Office Of The Provost Office Of The Provost (Academic Affairs)(Academic Affairs)PurposePurpose Promoting communication among academic units and other Promoting communication among academic units and other

academic support areas of the university, the Office of the academic support areas of the university, the Office of the Provost serves as the primary voice on academic matters Provost serves as the primary voice on academic matters within the university. It is the central administrative office within the university. It is the central administrative office with responsibility for academic programming and policy with responsibility for academic programming and policy implementation, support services for academic personnel implementation, support services for academic personnel and students, and academic fiscal management in keeping and students, and academic fiscal management in keeping with the University’s Strategic Plan. It monitors state, with the University’s Strategic Plan. It monitors state, regional and national developments related to higher regional and national developments related to higher education academic issues and anticipates those issues education academic issues and anticipates those issues requiring attention by the university community. It requiring attention by the university community. It articulates university standards and promulgates academic articulates university standards and promulgates academic policies to ensure equity and consistency. It works with the policies to ensure equity and consistency. It works with the Faculty Senate and Graduate Council to promote shared Faculty Senate and Graduate Council to promote shared governance and address faculty issues. It provides governance and address faculty issues. It provides assistance and support to academic units, academic service assistance and support to academic units, academic service areas, and student support service units in their growth and areas, and student support service units in their growth and management.management.

Office Of The Provost Office Of The Provost (Academic Affairs)(Academic Affairs) The following areas The following areas

report to the Provost:report to the Provost: Academic TestingAcademic Testing Athletic Academic AdviAthletic Academic Advi

singsing Bridge ProgramBridge Program Career ServicesCareer Services Center for Effective TeaCenter for Effective Tea

ching and Learningching and Learning Division of Academic ODivision of Academic O

utreachutreach Grants and Sponsored Grants and Sponsored

ResearchResearch Honors ProgramHonors Program Information TechnologyInformation Technology

Services Services

Institutional Research, Institutional Research, Assessment and AnalysiAssessment and Analysiss

International ProgramsInternational Programs Kimbel LibraryKimbel Library

TEAL CenterTEAL Center RegistrarRegistrar Reserve Officers TrainiReserve Officers Traini

ng Corps (ROTC)ng Corps (ROTC) Student AffairsStudent Affairs University Academic CeUniversity Academic Ce

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Governance Governance

Coastal Carolina University employs Coastal Carolina University employs a leadership and management a leadership and management structure headed by the Office of the structure headed by the Office of the President and his executive staff. President and his executive staff. Each core division of the university Each core division of the university is led by a vice president with the is led by a vice president with the exception of academic affairs which exception of academic affairs which falls under the direction of the falls under the direction of the Provost.Provost.

Governance Governance Horry County Higher Education Horry County Higher Education

CommissionCommission Mission Mission

The Horry County Higher Education The Horry County Higher Education Commission was formed in 1959 by the South Commission was formed in 1959 by the South Carolina General Assembly to oversee the use Carolina General Assembly to oversee the use of county tax millage for Coastal Carolina. of county tax millage for Coastal Carolina. Today, there are 16 members of the Today, there are 16 members of the commission who are appointed by the commission who are appointed by the Governor of South Carolina and recommended Governor of South Carolina and recommended by the Horry County Legislative Delegation to by the Horry County Legislative Delegation to represent Horry County. represent Horry County.

Governance Governance

Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees In 1993, the South Carolina General Assembly In 1993, the South Carolina General Assembly

passed legislation establishing Coastal Carolina passed legislation establishing Coastal Carolina University as an independent, public institution, University as an independent, public institution, effective July 1, 1993. The legislation established effective July 1, 1993. The legislation established the governing body of Coastal Carolina University, the governing body of Coastal Carolina University, the Board of Trustees, which by statute is the Board of Trustees, which by statute is responsible for overseeing the effective governance responsible for overseeing the effective governance of the University. The Board of Trustees defines the of the University. The Board of Trustees defines the mission, role and scope of the University, mission, role and scope of the University, establishes the general policies of the University, establishes the general policies of the University, approves the budget, and provides accountability to approves the budget, and provides accountability to the public and the General Assembly.the public and the General Assembly.

University University Administration Administration University AdministrationUniversity Administration

Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Office of the PresidentOffice of the President Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating

OfficerOfficer Office of the Provost - Senior Vice President for Academic and Office of the Provost - Senior Vice President for Academic and

Student AffairsStudent Affairs Office of the Vice President for Finance and AdministrationOffice of the Vice President for Finance and Administration Office of the Vice President for Enrollment ServicesOffice of the Vice President for Enrollment Services Office of the Vice President for PhilanthropyOffice of the Vice President for Philanthropy Office of the Vice President for Student AffairsOffice of the Vice President for Student Affairs Office of University CommunicationOffice of University Communication Office of University CounselOffice of University Counsel Facilities Planning and ManagementFacilities Planning and Management Human Resources and Equal OpportunityHuman Resources and Equal Opportunity Information Technology ServicesInformation Technology Services Faculty/StaffFaculty/Staff

Administrative Structure Administrative Structure

Office of the PresidentOffice of the President http://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/phttp://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/p

df/orgchart_visio-presidentdraft.pdfdf/orgchart_visio-presidentdraft.pdf

Office of the Provost (Academic Office of the Provost (Academic Affairs) Affairs) http://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/http://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/

pdf/orgchart_visio-provost1.pdf pdf/orgchart_visio-provost1.pdf Student Affairs Student Affairs

http://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/http://www.coastal.edu/hreo/orgcharts/pdf/orgchart_visio-studentaffairs.pdf pdf/orgchart_visio-studentaffairs.pdf

References References

"Coastal Carolina "Coastal Carolina University." University." Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina UniversityUniversity. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July . N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July 2012. <http://www.coastal.edu>. 2012. <http://www.coastal.edu>.