Coastal Carolina Community College history

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

The Williams-Brice Health and Fine Arts Building is dedicated in November 1972 after a $250,000 bequest from the estate of Martha Williams Brice toward its construction.

On July 23, 1991, the Coastal Educational Foundation and the Horry County Higher Education Commission vote to seek legislative approval to establish an independent Coastal Carolina University.

The trustees adopt President Palms' recommendation in June 1992.

Coastal Carolina University begins offering its first graduate programs in education in Fall 1993.

The first class of recruits for the new football team begins practice in preparation for intercollegiate play in Fall 2003.

A $68 million campus master plan is unveiled that will guide development of the University to the 50th anniversary of the institution, to be celebrated in 2004.Back to Top ↑

The University continues record growth with 8,049 students from 44 states and 32 foreign countries enrolled in Fall 2006.

For the first time, a Coastal Carolina University faculty member is named the Governor's 2008 Professor of the Year.

The largest fundraising campaign in the institution's history – I’M IN – The Endowment Campaign for Coastal Carolina University – is launched in April 2016.