Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Public
Founded 1954
Conway, South Carolina
Undergraduates: 7,573
Graduates: 581
Big South Conference
Colors: Teal and Bronze
Brooks Stadium (6,408)
2008 Record: 6-6, 1-4
Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is an independent, state-supported university in Conway, South Carolina, located eight miles (13 km) west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 7,500 undergraduate and 500 graduate students on its 307 acre campus. Baccalaureate programs are offered in 40 major fields of study, along with graduate programs in education, business administration (MBA) and coastal marine and wetlands studies.
The school is composed of its main campus in Conway and also offers courses in Litchfield, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown. The University is a Sea-grant institute and owns Waites Island, a 1,105-acre (4.47 km2) barrier island which serves as a natural laboratory. Coastal Carolina is also the home of the Scholars Academy, a high school program for extremely gifted students.
