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CCU Spotlight
Commitment to the environment:
CCU Arboretum: Students celebrate, protect, and enhance CCU’s natural heritage.
Research with Regional Impact:
CCU launches South Carolina’s first space satellite program
Art and Dining meet:
CCU’s Tiffany Hollis receives Excellence in Equity Award
Tiffany Hollis receives Excellence in Equity Award from American Consortium
A commitment to sustainability:
New CCU-branded Costa Rican RainForest Artesian Water in aluminum bottles
A new facility is being built at Hackler Golf Course
CCU breaks ground on PGA Golf Management Program Academic Learning Lab
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Coastal By the Numbers
16 :1
Student-to-faculty Ratio
Coastal at a Glance180
Student Clubs & Organizations
Explore Campus Life# 7
On "Most Innovative Schools" List
What Makes Coastal a Great FitImmerse Yourself On Campus
Teal Tuesdays
From the moment that a student steps on campus to years after they have graduated, they are encouraged to wear teal on Tuesdays as a show of school spirit and as a way to connect members of Teal Nation, no matter where they might be.
CINO Day brings the fun to close out a great semester.
CINO Day
CCU's largest, carnival-like event held near the end of the spring semester. Students are able to enjoy free rides, games, food, giveaways, and more.
Snap a photo with this bronze Chauncey Statue to commemorate your time at CCU.
Photos with Chauncey Statue
One of the first and last traditions for students while they are on campus, involves having their photo taken with the bronze Chauncey. Chauncey, the University's mascot, is cast in bronze at the entrance to the TD sports complex.
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June 21, 2024
CCU President Michael T. Benson to serve in leadership roles in the Sun Belt Conference and Omicron Delta Kappa
June 20, 2024
CCU releases new details about its proposed community-focused Convocation Center
June 13, 2024
Chance Miller named vice president for intercollegiate athletics and University recreation at CCU
June 6, 2024
CCU board of trustees announces tuition rates will not increase for the 2024-25 academic year
May 23, 2024
CCU’s Tiffany Hollis receives Excellence in Equity Award from American Consortium for Equity in Education
May 22, 2024
CCU’s Shawn McDonald selected for DAAD RISE Germany to conduct research on AI-based optics in self-driving cars
May 15, 2024
New LIFE program assessment app developed by CCU ITS results in an invitation to Apple’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 14, 2024
CCU Arboretum has earned 2023 distinction through the Tree Campus Higher Education program
April 10, 2024
New CCU-branded Costa Rican RainForest Artesian Water in aluminum bottles support campus sustainability efforts
March 25, 2024
CCU breaks ground on PGA Golf Management Program Academic Learning Lab at Hackler Golf Course
March 20, 2024
CCU’s Department of Theatre presents Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters
February 28, 2024
CCU launches South Carolina’s first space satellite program
January 16, 2024
CCU unveils student-, alumni-created mural in Hicks Dining Hall
October 12, 2023
CCU faculty members receive five-year grant to prepare early childhood and special education teachers for workforce
September 13, 2023
From classroom to pit road: Coastal Carolina University students get rare inside look at the 2023 Cook Out Southern 500
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