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{{Short description|Liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina}}
{{Short description|Public college in Charleston, South Carolina, US}}
{{Distinguish|text = [[University of Charleston]] in Charleston, West Virginia}}
{{Distinguish|text = the [[University of Charleston]] in Charleston, West Virginia}}
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| name = College of Charleston
| name = College of Charleston
| image = CoCharleston seal.png
| image = CoCharleston seal.png
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| motto = Sapientia Ipsa Libertas<br />Ædes Mores Juraque Curat
| motto = ''Sapientia Ipsa Libertas'' ([[Latin]])<br />''Ædes Mores Juraque Curat'' ([[Latin]])
| mottoeng = Wisdom Itself Is Liberty.<br />She Cares for Her Temples, Customs and Rights.
| mottoeng = "Wisdom Itself is Liberty"<br />"She Cares for Her Temples, Customs and Rights"
| established = {{start date and age|1770}}
| established = {{start date and age|1770}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]]
| type = [[Public university]]
| president = [[Andrew Hsu]]
| president = [[Andrew Hsu]]
| city = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]
| city = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]
| state = [[South Carolina]]
| state = South Carolina
| country = United States
| country = United States
| campus = Midsize city<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=College+of+charleston&s=all&id=217819|title=IPEDS-College of Charleston}}</ref>
| campus = Urban
| undergrad = 10,488
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| students = 11,729 (fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charleston.edu/institutional-research/files/documents/common-data/enrollment-persistence.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2023-2024 {{!}} College of Charleston |website=charleston.edu}}</ref>
| postgrad = 1,454
| undergrad = 10,660 (fall 2023)
| administrative_staff = 836
| postgrad = 1,069 (fall 2023)
| endowment = $102.8 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investments |url=https://foundation.cofc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CofC-Foundation-FS-2019-FINAL.pdf |publisher=College of Charleston |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>
| administrative_staff = 836
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
| endowment = $135.9 million (2021)<ref>{{cite report |url=https://foundation.cofc.edu/foundation-fy2021-annual-report/ |title=College of Charleston Foundation 2021}}</ref>
| sports_nickname = [[Charleston Cougars|Cougars]]
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| mascot = [[Cougar]]
| sports_nickname = [[Charleston Cougars|Cougars]]
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| free = ''The College Today''
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| location = Glebe, George, St. Philip and Green streets, [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| location = Glebe, George, St. Philip and Green streets, [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| locmapin = South Carolina#USA
| area = {{convert|4|acre|ha|1}}<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{cite journal|url={{NHLS url|id=71000748}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: College of Charleston Complex: Main Building, Library and Gate Lodge|date=August 1971 |format=PDF |author=Staff, National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=2009-06-22}} and {{NHLS url|id=71000748|title=''Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1970''|photos=y}}&nbsp;(1.43&nbsp;MB)</ref>
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{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 323
| THE_WSJ = 501–600
| USNWR_REG = 8
| Wamo_MASTERSU = 302
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The '''College of Charleston''' (also known as '''CofC''' or '''Charleston''') is a [[public university|public]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest college in [[South Carolina]], the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, and the oldest [[municipal college]] in the country. The founders of the college include three future signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] ([[Thomas Heyward Jr.]], [[Arthur Middleton]], and [[Edward Rutledge]]), and three future signers of the [[United States Constitution]] ([[Charles Pinckney (governor)|Charles Pinckney]], [[Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]], and [[John Rutledge]]).
The '''College of Charleston''' ('''CofC''' or '''Charleston''') is a [[public university]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in [[South Carolina]], the [[Colonial colleges|13th-oldest institution of higher learning in the US]], and the oldest [[municipal college]] in the nation.
The founders of the College of Charleston included six [[Founding Fathers of the United States]], including three who signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]: [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]], [[Arthur Middleton]], and [[Edward Rutledge]]; and three who signed the [[Constitution of the United States]]: [[Charles Pinckney (governor)|Charles Pinckney]], [[Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]], and [[John Rutledge]].


==History==
==History==
The College of Charleston was founded in 1770 making it the 13th oldest institution of higher education and oldest municipal college in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of the College - College of Charleston|url=http://www.cofc.edu/about/historyandtraditions/briefhistory.php|access-date=2017-08-16|website=www.cofc.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>[[Municipal college]]; Easterby, J.H. (1935)"Appendix I: Charters and Other Documents in A History of the College of Charleston'', pp. 252. USA: The Scribner Press''</ref> [[File:Albert Simons Center for the Arts CofC.JPG|thumb|left|Albert Simons Center for the Arts]]
The College of Charleston was founded in 1770, making it the 13th-oldest institution of [[higher education]] and oldest [[municipal college]] in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of the College - College of Charleston|url=http://www.cofc.edu/about/historyandtraditions/briefhistory.php|access-date=2017-08-16|website=www.cofc.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>[[Municipal college]]; Easterby, J.H. (1935)"Appendix I: Charters and Other Documents in A History of the College of Charleston'', pp. 252. USA: The Scribner Press''</ref> The college's original structure, located at the site of what is now Randolph Hall, was designed similar to a [[barracks]]. In March 1785, the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] issued a [[charter]] to the college, which officially opened in 1790 and hosted its first commencement in 1794. The first president of the college was [[Robert Smith (bishop)|Robert Smith]], who served in the position from 1790 to 1797.


A second charter was issued by the general assembly in 1791 stipulating that the college would not discriminate on the basis of religion. During the [[Antebellum South|Antebellum era]], further development efforts in the college resulted in the construction of Randolph Hall and the President's House, both of which were built using [[Slavery in the United States|slave labor]].
[[File:Communication buildings, College of Charleston.JPG|thumb|left|Communication buildings]]


In 1837, the Charleston municipal government assumed control over the college. During the mid-20th century, several [[African Americans]] attempted to apply to the [[Racial segregation in the United States|racially segregated]] college as part of the [[Double V campaign]] against [[racism in the United States]], but they were all rejected. Though the college became a private institution to avoid being [[Racial integration|racially integrated]] during the [[civil rights movement]], black students were admitted starting in 1967 as a result of external pressure.<ref>Ileana Strauch and Katina Strauch,''The College History Series - College of Charleston''(Arcadia Publishing:Library of Congress Catalog Card: 00-106473) 2000 p6.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hansen |first=Victoria |date=2020-02-06 |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2020-02-06/college-of-charleston-acknowledges-its-past-with-the-center-for-the-study-of-slavery |title=College of Charleston Acknowledges its Past with the Center for the Study of Slavery |website=South Carolina Public Radio |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref>
==Organization==

The College of Charleston consists of six academic schools, as well as the Honors College and the Graduate School of the University of Charleston, S.C.

* The School of the Arts
* The School of Business
* The School of Education, Health, and Human Performance
* The School of Humanities and Social Sciences
* The School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
* The School of Sciences and Mathematics
* The Honors College
* The Graduate School of the University of Charleston, S.C.
[[File:Porters Lodge CofC.JPG|thumb|Porters Lodge|alt=|left]]


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[File:Randolph hall college of charleston.JPG|thumb|Randolph Hall is the college's main academic building and is on the National Register of Historic Places.|alt=|left]]
[[File:Randolph hall college of charleston.JPG|thumb| Randolph Hall, built between 1828 and 1830, is the college's oldest building.]]
[[File:College of Charleston campus, February 2014 - 7.jpg|thumb|College of Charleston campus]]
The College of Charleston's main campus in downtown Charleston includes 11 residence halls, 19 historic homes, five fraternity houses and nine sorority houses. It contains a mix of modern and historic buildings. The College of Charleston downtown campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, the [[Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture|Avery Institute]], which is now the home to the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, and the [[William Blacklock House]] are also listed individually on the register.


The College of Charleston's main campus in downtown [[Charleston, South Carolina]], includes 156 buildings, a mix of modern and historic buildings built between 1770 and 2009. The average building is over 100 years old, and 20 buildings are under historic, protective easements. The College of Charleston downtown campus is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], as is [[William Blacklock House]].
Outside of downtown Charleston, the college campus includes the Grice Marine Lab on James Island, the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center and the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant, the North Campus in [[North Charleston]] and the {{convert|881|acre|ha|adj=on|abbr=}} Stono Preserve.<ref>{{Cite web|last=rbehre@postandcourier.com|first=Robert Behre|title=Nixing Dixie: College of Charleston renames its plantation 'Stono Preserve'|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/nixing-dixie-college-of-charleston-renames-its-plantation-stono-preserve/article_e13e578e-765c-11e9-99b4-bbebe736d5d0.html|access-date=2019-10-25|website=Post and Courier|language=en}}</ref>


Outside of downtown Charleston, the campus includes the Grice Marine Lab on James Island, the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center and the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant and the {{convert|881|acre|ha|adj=on|abbr=}} Stono Preserve.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Behre|first=Robert|title=Nixing Dixie: College of Charleston renames its plantation 'Stono Preserve'|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/nixing-dixie-college-of-charleston-renames-its-plantation-stono-preserve/article_e13e578e-765c-11e9-99b4-bbebe736d5d0.html|access-date=2019-10-25|website=Post and Courier|date=May 15, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, the college was ranked as one of the top 10 best landscaped colleges on the east coast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Farley|first=Ryan|title=The Top 10 Best Landscaped Colleges – East Coast|url=http://lawnstarter.com/blog/landscaping/top-10-college-lawns/|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Travel + Leisure]]'' magazine named the college "America's Most Beautiful College Campus."<ref>https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/college-of-charleston-most-beautiful {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref>


In 2017, ''[[Travel + Leisure]]'' magazine named it "America's Most Beautiful College Campus."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/college-of-charleston-most-beautiful| title = College of Charleston, America's Most Beautiful College Campus, in Photos {{!}} Travel + Leisure}}</ref>
The [[Mace Brown Museum of Natural History]] is a public natural history museum located on the campus. The museum has more than 30,000 vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. The collection's focus is on the paleontology of North American mammals, and specifically the [[South Carolina Lowcountry]].<ref name="Azalea">{{cite news |title=Digging into the Past |url=https://issuu.com/azaleamagazine/docs/azalea_summer_2015_web/82 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |publisher=Azalea Summer 2015 |date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>


The [[Mace Brown Museum of Natural History]] is a public natural history museum located on the campus. The collection's focus is on the paleontology of North American mammals, and specifically the [[South Carolina Lowcountry]]. The museum has more than 30,000 vertebrate and invertebrate fossils.<ref name="Azalea">{{cite news |title=Digging into the Past |url=https://issuu.com/azaleamagazine/docs/azalea_summer_2015_web/82 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |publisher=Azalea Summer 2015 |date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
==College of Charleston and the media==
Several movies and television shows have been filmed at the College of Charleston, including ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[North and South (TV miniseries)|North and South]]'', ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'', ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'', ''[[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]'', ''[[Wife Swap (U.S. TV series)|Wife Swap]]'', ''[[O (film)|O]]'', ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]'', ''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]'', and ''[[Mandie]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


==Academics==
''The View ''and [[CNN]]'s ''Crossfire'' also took up residence on the College of Charleston Cistern Yard before the South Carolina presidential primary in 2000.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 323
| THE_WSJ = 501–600
| USNWR_REG = 8
| Wamo_MASTERSU = 302
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The College of Charleston consists of eight academic schools, as well as the Honors College and the Graduate School.


*School of the Arts
In 2004, the first televised debate between U.S. Senate candidates [[Jim DeMint]] and [[Inez Tenenbaum]] was filmed in Alumni Hall. {{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
*[[College of Charleston School of Business|School of Business]]
*School of Education
*School of Health Sciences
*School of Humanities and Social Sciences
*School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
*School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
*School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
*Honors College
*Graduate School


===Bully Pulpit Series===
[[John Kerry]] officially endorsed presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] in the Cistern Yard in 2008.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
The Bully Pulpit Series is hosted jointly by the College of Charleston's Departments of Political Science and Communication. The series welcomes [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential]] candidates from the two major political parties to the campus.


In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential campaign]], the series hosted [[Joe Biden]], [[Pete Buttigieg]], [[Julian Castro]], [[Tulsi Gabbard]], [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Beto O'Rourke]], and [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Bully Pulpit Series at the College of Charleston|url=http://www.bullypulpitseries.org/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406133520/https://bullypulpitseries.org/|archive-date=2020-04-06|access-date=2020-07-25}}</ref>
In 2008, the television show ''[[Army Wives]]'' and the feature film ''[[The New Daughter]]'', was filmed.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


==Athletics==
In 2013, [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] with [[Kathie Lee Gifford]] and [[Hoda Kotb]] did a live show from the Cistern.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
{{main|Charleston Cougars}}


The institution's 19 varsity sports teams participate in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Coastal Athletic Association]] and are known as the Cougars. The Cougars compete at a variety of athletics facilities in the Charleston area, including the [[TD Arena]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Whetzel |first=Melissa |url=http://news.cofc.edu/2011/08/23/college-td-bank-sign-naming-agreement-for-arena/ |title=College, TD Bank Sign Naming Agreement for Arena - College of Charleston News : College of Charleston News |publisher=News.cofc.edu |date=2011-08-23 |access-date=2014-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034509/http://news.cofc.edu/2011/08/23/college-td-bank-sign-naming-agreement-for-arena/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Complex, Johnson Center Squash Courts, Patriots Point Athletic Complex, and the Links at Stono Ferry.
=== Bully Pulpit Series ===
The Bully Pulpit Series is hosted jointly by the College of Charleston's Departments of Political Science and Communication. The series welcomes presidential candidates from the two major political parties to the campus. Candidates speak with students and Charleston community members on such topics as the frequency of press conferences, the candidate's relationship with journalists and the power of the president to persuade.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Major candidates that appeared during the 2008 Presidential primaries included Senator [[John McCain]], Congressman [[Ron Paul]], President [[Barack Obama]] and Senator [[John Edwards]]. During that season, the series was sponsored by the Allstate Insurance Company and attendance on the Bully Pulpit events drew over 6,000 attendees.<ref>[http://www.cofc.edu/bullypulpit The Bully Pulpit Series at the College of Charleston] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204194432/http://www.cofc.edu/bullypulpit/|date=2008-12-04}}</ref> During the 2016 Presidential primaries, the major candidates who participated in the series included Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] and former Maryland governor [[Martin O'Malley]]. {{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}The series hosted a slew of candidates during the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]]. The candidates who appeared were: Mayor [[Pete Buttigieg]], Representative [[Beto O'Rourke]], Secretary [[Julian Castro]], Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]], Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], President [[Joe Biden]], and Representative [[Tulsi Gabbard]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Bully Pulpit Series at the College of Charleston|url=http://www.bullypulpitseries.org/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406133520/https://bullypulpitseries.org/|archive-date=2020-04-06|access-date=2020-07-25}}</ref>


College of Charleston athletics are supported by the College of Charleston Athletic Club,<ref>{{Cite web|title=College of Charleston Athletic Fund|url=https://www.cofcathleticfund.com/about/cougar-club.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.cofcathleticfund.com}}</ref> which was established in 1974. During the 1970–71 school year, College of Charleston students voted to change the nickname from the Maroons to the Cougars, in honor of a cougar that had recently arrived at the Charles Towne Landing zoo. Clyde the Cougar is the current mascot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=205818527 |title=College of Charleston To Join Colonial Athletic Association, 11/30/2012 |access-date=2013-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011922/http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=205818527 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Athletics==

The college's 19 varsity sports teams participate in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Colonial Athletic Association]] and are known as the Cougars. The Cougars compete at a variety of athletics facilities in the Charleston area, including the [[TD Arena]] (formerly the Carolina First Arena),<ref>{{cite web |last=Whetzel |first=Melissa |url=http://news.cofc.edu/2011/08/23/college-td-bank-sign-naming-agreement-for-arena/ |title=College, TD Bank Sign Naming Agreement for Arena - College of Charleston News : College of Charleston News |publisher=News.cofc.edu |date=2011-08-23 |access-date=2014-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034509/http://news.cofc.edu/2011/08/23/college-td-bank-sign-naming-agreement-for-arena/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Complex, Johnson Center Squash Courts, Patriots Point Athletic Complex and the Links at Stono Ferry. College of Charleston athletics are supported by the Cougar Club, which was established in 1974. During the 1970–71 school year, College of Charleston students voted to change the school nickname from the Maroons to the Cougars, in honor of a cougar that had recently arrived at the Charles Towne Landing zoo. Clyde the Cougar is the college's current mascot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=205818527 |title=College of Charleston To Join Colonial Athletic Association, 11/30/2012 |access-date=2013-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011922/http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=205818527 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Oliver Marmol]], the new manager of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] is a former College of Charleston baseball player.
The men's basketball team is ranked No. 6 for the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.


[[Oliver Marmol]], the manager of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], is a former College of Charleston baseball player.
===Greek life===
Greek life has been active on campus for 120 years. In 2017, four fraternities were shut down by the college for alcohol, drugs and a sexual assault.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pan|first=Deanna|date=2017-07-02|title=A fourth College of Charleston fraternity has shut down due to misconduct|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/a-fourth-college-of-charleston-fraternity-has-shut-down-due-to-misconduct/article_91d65e1a-47a8-11e7-bfe8-ef44fc3c8b84.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Post and Courier|language=en}}</ref>


==Greek life==
{{Navbox|name=Navbox/doc|state=plain|title=<span style="color:#fff; font-family:Arial;">Greek Organizations at the College of Charleston</span>|titlestyle=background:#73000A;color:white;|navbar=plain|group1=Fraternities|list1= [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], [[Alpha Tau Omega]], [[Delta Tau Delta]], [[Iota Phi Theta]], [[Kappa Alpha Psi]], [[Kappa Sigma]], [[Omega Psi Phi]], [[Phi Beta Sigma]], [[Phi Kappa Sigma]], [[Pi Kappa Alpha]], [[Pi Kappa Phi]], [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]], [[Sigma Chi]], [[Sigma Nu]], [[Lambda Theta Phi]], [[Omega Psi Phi]]|group2=Sororities|list2=[[Alpha Chi Omega]], [[Alpha Delta Pi]], [[Alpha Gamma Delta]], [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]], [[Delta Delta Delta]], [[Delta Gamma]], [[Delta Sigma Theta]], [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], [[Kappa Delta]], [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], [[Phi Mu]], [[Sigma Delta Tau]], [[Sigma Kappa]], [[Sigma Gamma Rho]], [[Zeta Phi Beta]], [[Zeta Tau Alpha]],}}
Greek life has been active on campus for 120 years. Currently, the College has 8 Panhellenic, 11 IFC and 8 NPHC fraternities and sororities.


==See also==
==Notable alumni==
{{Main|List of College of Charleston people}}
{{Main|List of College of Charleston people}}


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College of Charleston
MottoSapientia Ipsa Libertas (Latin)
Ædes Mores Juraque Curat (Latin)
Motto in English
"Wisdom Itself is Liberty"
"She Cares for Her Temples, Customs and Rights"
TypePublic university
Established1770; 255 years ago (1770)
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$135.9 million (2021)[1]
PresidentAndrew Hsu
Administrative staff
836
Students11,729 (fall 2023)[2]
Undergraduates10,660 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates1,069 (fall 2023)
Location,
South Carolina
,
United States
CampusMidsize city[3], 80 acres (0.32 km2)
NewspaperThe College Today
ColorsMaroon and white
   [4]
NicknameCougars
Sporting affiliations
MascotCougar
Websitecofc.edu
College of Charleston
LocationGlebe, George, St. Philip and Green streets, Charleston, South Carolina
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)[5]
Built1827
ArchitectEdward B. White; George E. Walker
Architectural styleEarly Republic
NRHP reference No.71000748
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1971[6]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[7]

The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th-oldest institution of higher learning in the US, and the oldest municipal college in the nation.

The founders of the College of Charleston included six Founding Fathers of the United States, including three who signed the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward Jr., Arthur Middleton, and Edward Rutledge; and three who signed the Constitution of the United States: Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Rutledge.

History

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The College of Charleston was founded in 1770, making it the 13th-oldest institution of higher education and oldest municipal college in the nation.[8][9] The college's original structure, located at the site of what is now Randolph Hall, was designed similar to a barracks. In March 1785, the South Carolina General Assembly issued a charter to the college, which officially opened in 1790 and hosted its first commencement in 1794. The first president of the college was Robert Smith, who served in the position from 1790 to 1797.

A second charter was issued by the general assembly in 1791 stipulating that the college would not discriminate on the basis of religion. During the Antebellum era, further development efforts in the college resulted in the construction of Randolph Hall and the President's House, both of which were built using slave labor.

In 1837, the Charleston municipal government assumed control over the college. During the mid-20th century, several African Americans attempted to apply to the racially segregated college as part of the Double V campaign against racism in the United States, but they were all rejected. Though the college became a private institution to avoid being racially integrated during the civil rights movement, black students were admitted starting in 1967 as a result of external pressure.[10][11]

Campus

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Randolph Hall, built between 1828 and 1830, is the college's oldest building.
College of Charleston campus

The College of Charleston's main campus in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, includes 156 buildings, a mix of modern and historic buildings built between 1770 and 2009. The average building is over 100 years old, and 20 buildings are under historic, protective easements. The College of Charleston downtown campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is William Blacklock House.

Outside of downtown Charleston, the campus includes the Grice Marine Lab on James Island, the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center and the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant and the 881-acre (357 ha) Stono Preserve.[12]

In 2017, Travel + Leisure magazine named it "America's Most Beautiful College Campus."[13]

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is a public natural history museum located on the campus. The collection's focus is on the paleontology of North American mammals, and specifically the South Carolina Lowcountry. The museum has more than 30,000 vertebrate and invertebrate fossils.[14]

Academics

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Academic rankings
Master's
Washington Monthly[15]302
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[16]8
National
Forbes[17]323
WSJ/College Pulse[18]501–600

The College of Charleston consists of eight academic schools, as well as the Honors College and the Graduate School.

  • School of the Arts
  • School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
  • School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
  • School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
  • Honors College
  • Graduate School

Bully Pulpit Series

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The Bully Pulpit Series is hosted jointly by the College of Charleston's Departments of Political Science and Communication. The series welcomes U.S. presidential candidates from the two major political parties to the campus.

In the 2020 presidential campaign, the series hosted Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, and Bernie Sanders.[19]

Athletics

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The institution's 19 varsity sports teams participate in the NCAA Division I Coastal Athletic Association and are known as the Cougars. The Cougars compete at a variety of athletics facilities in the Charleston area, including the TD Arena,[20] the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Complex, Johnson Center Squash Courts, Patriots Point Athletic Complex, and the Links at Stono Ferry.

College of Charleston athletics are supported by the College of Charleston Athletic Club,[21] which was established in 1974. During the 1970–71 school year, College of Charleston students voted to change the nickname from the Maroons to the Cougars, in honor of a cougar that had recently arrived at the Charles Towne Landing zoo. Clyde the Cougar is the current mascot.[22]

The men's basketball team is ranked No. 6 for the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.

Oliver Marmol, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, is a former College of Charleston baseball player.

Greek life

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Greek life has been active on campus for 120 years. Currently, the College has 8 Panhellenic, 11 IFC and 8 NPHC fraternities and sororities.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ College of Charleston Foundation 2021 (Report).
  2. ^ "Common Data Set 2023-2024 | College of Charleston" (PDF). charleston.edu.
  3. ^ "IPEDS-College of Charleston".
  4. ^ "Color Palette - College of Charleston". Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Staff, National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: College of Charleston Complex: Main Building, Library and Gate Lodge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1970 (1.43 MB)
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  7. ^ "College of Charleston". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  8. ^ "A Brief History of the College - College of Charleston". www.cofc.edu. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. ^ Municipal college; Easterby, J.H. (1935)"Appendix I: Charters and Other Documents in A History of the College of Charleston, pp. 252. USA: The Scribner Press
  10. ^ Ileana Strauch and Katina Strauch,The College History Series - College of Charleston(Arcadia Publishing:Library of Congress Catalog Card: 00-106473) 2000 p6.
  11. ^ Hansen, Victoria (February 6, 2020). "College of Charleston Acknowledges its Past with the Center for the Study of Slavery". South Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Behre, Robert (May 15, 2019). "Nixing Dixie: College of Charleston renames its plantation 'Stono Preserve'". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "College of Charleston, America's Most Beautiful College Campus, in Photos | Travel + Leisure".
  14. ^ "Digging into the Past". Azalea Summer 2015. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "2024 Master's Universities Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "2024-2025 Best Regional Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 23, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "America's Top Colleges 2024". Forbes. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "2025 Best Colleges in the U.S." The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  19. ^ "The Bully Pulpit Series at the College of Charleston". Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  20. ^ Whetzel, Melissa (August 23, 2011). "College, TD Bank Sign Naming Agreement for Arena - College of Charleston News : College of Charleston News". News.cofc.edu. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  21. ^ "College of Charleston Athletic Fund". www.cofcathleticfund.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  22. ^ "College of Charleston To Join Colonial Athletic Association, 11/30/2012". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
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