Coastal Carolina University Top Questions

we are located close to the beach and the class sizes are small

Compared to other schools I considered going to, this school by far has the nicest campus. It is in a beautiful area and close to the beach. I also picked this school because as a marine science major, the school owns part of an island to do on sight research which I thought was incredible.

There is many things that are unique about Coastal Carolina University. This college provides an amazing Hotel Resort Tourism program, which happens to be my major. With saying that it created a big oppurtunity for me because in order to graduate with that as my major I have to do three internships before I graduate. That provides me with three huge experiences that I might not have had the chance to take if I went to another school. These internships will help me create my future and let me meet people who have good connections with the hospitality industry.

What's unique about my school is that we have a large number of out of state students which helps make us more diverse and a better univerity overall.

Whats unique about Coastal Carolina is the location. Being only 15 minutes from Myrtle Beach there is a ton of things to do whether it be go to a show or a dozen of amazing seafood resteraunts or of course go to the beach.

Although a rather smaller university, CCU demonstrates the academic excellence of a larger university but with smaller one on one student-teacher relationship. There is always something to do around campus and plus only 10 miles from the ocean is a plus as well.

The uique thing about my school is that it is consitantly building new facitlities to acomidate the ever increasing number of students attemding the university.

As I briefly stated above, the attentiveness of the faculty to the students is one of Coastal Carolina's best features. Unlike many larger universities, all of my teachers knew my name and many took the time to get to know me and ensure I was satisfied with my learning environment. Coastal even offers free dinner to students when they meet with their teacher to further discuss the materiel and obtain a more direct and detailed explanation of topics covered in class. Coastal personalizes the learning environment to meet the needs of students.

Our mascot. The Chanticleer ­– a proud and fierce rooster – is the unique moniker for Coastal Carolina University’s mascot and athletics teams. The Chanticleer is derived from the crafty quick-thinking rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, specifically, The Nun's Priest Tale.

It's a wonderful location. I live locally and it's right next to the Beach. I'm constantly surrounded by friends and people I know. No matter where I go I always feel welcomed. The "University Culture" here is astounding. You feel like you're a part of something big and that you are actually going somewhere in life. The professor's do everything they can to make sure you succeed.