College of Charleston Top Questions

The best thing about cofc is the location, right in the downtown of a pretty cool city, walking distance from good nightlife, and 15 minutes drive from the beach. Its not your typical college experience, and I mean that in a good and bad ways. For one thing we dont have a football team, and so maybe concordantly theres almost no school spirit. So, if you really want that classic experience, than this isnt for you. But, at the same time, since everybody lives off-campus and has jobs and theres a really healthy twenty-something scene in charleston, it makes you definitely feel like you're off living life on your own and not just going to high school without your parents around. Ill never forget my first two weeks of freshman year here.....wow

The best thing about CofC is even though we have 10,000 undergraduate students our classes are small and the professors and administrators know who you are and pay attention to the students and what is going on around campus. I see our VP of student Affairs in the Cafeteria all the time eating lunch with the students and talking to them about whats going on around campus. You are WAY more then a number here.

The college of Charleston is perfect size, so that you always meet new people but you also always see a friendly face and usually have a few people you know in each class. Campus is small so its so easy to get to class. Marion square is a great outdoor hangout where students layout and tan, play frisbee or ball, and meet new people. Then downtown is a short walk away. Students frequently go out to eat, go to bars around town, and run along the battery. Spring break cruise ships come right up to Charleston harbor, the sun is frequently out and promotting students to explore the town and stay outside. Its a BEAUTIFUL area and it would be difficult to be bored.

I am in love with not only C of C, but Charleston as well. C of C has the perfect amount of students per year and makes sure to keep the class sizes small enough to get individual attention( which is hard to find at around 2000 kids per year). When I tell people I go to C of C they usually ask where it is and seem to not know much about it. During my spare time, I wander around Charleston or go work out in the campus gym. Many people have said that Charleston is " a place unlike any other" and I completely agree. Never have I been more fascinated by the beauty or history of any place before. Unlike many other colleges, C of C is perfectly situated so that you do not need a car to get around unless you need to go to Target or the beach. I rarely use transportation I use the bus to get to the nearby mall which is payed for by the college if you show a student ID. I love how Charleston is structured in a way to promote walking instead of driving. The college is also really organized from easy scheduling to easy move-in times. The one complaint I have is the amount of smokers that walk the streets on campus.

C of C is great because it is spread through a quaint and beautiful city that puts most everything in walking distance (unless you're wearing heals?) but the lack of a truly central location or a truly inclusive activity--such as a sports team with the ability to win--leads to a lack of community & school spirit. There are different groups that stick together which is not odd in a sense. You'll always have your sports teams, greek life, honors students/student government, arts kids, and hippies. The fact is that in C of C you might not get stuck in whichever group you find yourself in without the opportunity to mingle much.

The best possible answer ( to the best thing about C of C) would be that its in a relatively decent location; however the parking permit charges associated with the College of Charleston and the City of Charleston are a complete joke--for a similar parking location at the University of South Carolina, would have cost me literally 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}-90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} less. C of C is an OK school for people looking for a decently mid-sized school but I personally, knowing what I now know, would have chosen a larger university for a multitude of reasons. Given my first-hand experience with the college, I would have to conclude that there is little to moderate school pride, at least not in the context that I have since from larger universities. I will admit that I have made friends here that I would have never imagined I would made else where.

The class size at C of C is perfect, you can get as much attention as you want, but you can also slink into the background. All classes are taught by professors and once you are in your major classes you will see a lot of the same people in class with you. Charleston is beautiful, has a beach, and an excellent bar scene.

Class sizes are small and the professors actually care, and have time for us. There is lots of traffic, parking is a hassle, and there is so much construction.

The thing I love about CofC and Charleston is that it is a pretty good size school in a pretty good size city. However, I am always finding crazy connections between the groups of people I know and am always running into friends on the street. Charleston feels like a big place with a lot of opportunities, but at the same time the neighborhoods make you feel like you have a place you can call home.

just the right size, great location