College Highlight: Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina is a public university located in Conway, South Carolina. It is located close to South Carolina's beautiful beaches, and this fact attracts many in and out of state students.

Coastal offers 41 undergraduate majors and 37 minors. The largest major is Business Management. Coastal is also known for its marine science major which features its own coastal lab. Check out all their majors here.

Getting in:
GPA: Average is a 3.3 for entering freshmen
SAT: 1040 for the critical reading and math only
ACT: 22 for the composite score

Living:
All freshmen are required to live on campus. All residence halls have internet access. All residence halls are co-ed either by apartment or wing.
Residence halls are first come, first served.
Cars allowed? Yes

Coastal Carolina is offering the ability to have your application fee waived at their "Carolina Comes First" Application Reveiw Day on November 13 at Coastal. All South Carolina and North Carolina students will receive a $45 application fee waiver for attending the program and submitting a completed application! You must sign-up for the program by calling the Office of Admissions at 843-349-2027.

EYE on COLLEGE: Allen University

This week we begin our series "Eye on College." This series of posts will highlight one college or university.

Allen University, located in Columbia, South Carolina is an historically black college serving over 700 undergraduate students. The university was founded in 1870, making it one of the first historically black colleges in South Carolina. With a long history of educating African American students, Allen continues to fulfill it's mission and live up to its motto: “We teach the mind to think, the hand to work and the heart to love”.


Name: Allen University

Private university affiliated with African Methodist Episcopal Church

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

SAT/ACT: No SAT or ACT required unless applying for scholarship or participating in athletics

Did you know?

• Allen University has more legislators in the S.C. General Assembly than any other private university in South Carolina: former Senator Kay Patterson (retired); 1956; Senator Ralph Anderson, Senator Clemente Pinckney; 1995; Representative William Clyburn; 1964; and Representative Floyd Breland; 1955, to name a few.
• Allen University has also produced 9 college presidents
  

Parents: Maybe you have thought about returning to college? Check out Allen's programs for adult learners at the following link: College For Professional Adults