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The institution began as Coastal Carolina Junior College in 1954 when the Coastal Educational Foundation gathered citizens to establish a post-secondary school. Classes started meeting at night inside Conway High School under contract with the College of Charleston before becoming independent in 1958.
Governor Carroll Campbell signed the bill into law on the 1st of July 1993 which transformed the institution into Coastal Carolina University. Ronald R. Ingle became the first president of the newly minted university during a ceremony held on the steps of the Singleton Building.
The university established its first doctoral degree program in coastal and marine science systems science in 2014. The Gupta College of Science houses four sea vessels for teaching and research purposes including the flagship vessel named the R/V Coastal Explorer measuring 54 feet in length.
Thompson Library opened in Fall 2024 as a $29.8 million two-story structure spanning 64,000 square feet. John and Barbara Thompson provided a $4.425 million estate gift for the new library named after them to support students and faculty.
The Chanticleer football team played its inaugural game on the 6th of September 2003 against Newberry College at Brooks Stadium. More than 8,000 people attended that first match at the new facility which seats 20,000 people and features distinctive teal artificial turf.