Coker College
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Coker College, founded as a women's college in 1908, officially became co-ed in 1969 although men had been attending since World War II. It is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
A liberal arts college, it was once afilliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, but is now non-denominational.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has given Coker special commendations for the quality of interaction between faculty, students and staff and the attractiveness of the campus grounds and facilities.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Coker a "Best Comprehensive College in the South" for 2006. The magazine has named Coker a "Best College" for 10 consecutive years.
The Princeton Review has selected Coker College a “Best Southeastern College” in its 2006 rankings based on academic excellence and student satisfaction. Coker was also selected a "Best Southeastern College" in 2005.
Barron’s consistently names Coker one of the nation's 300 Best Buys in College Education.
Coker College's Fall 2005 Day enrollment is at 560 students. Combined enrollment of the Day and Evening programs is 1088.
The highly ranked college has an average class size of 12.
Coker has 56 full-time faculty, and 85% hold the highest degree in their field. In addition to these teachers, Coker utilizes more than 70 adjunct and part-time faculty.
Instituted in 1985, Coker’s unique, interactive "Round Table" teaching style is recognized as a model learning experience in Smart Parents Guide to College (© Peterson’s, 1997) for promoting the discussion of ideas while building leadership and communication skills.
The college has 12 varsity athletics programs which compete in the Carolina Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC). They include Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Soccer and Cross Country.
Coker’s alumni giving percentage - a gauge of alumni satisfaction - recently reached 52%, highest among all of South Carolina's colleges and universities and equal to the top 25 liberal arts colleges nationally. Coker’s alumni giving percentage is typically 24% to 34% - higher than most of the South’s Best Comprehensive Colleges.
From 1988 to 2003, Coker students often interact with students from SCGSSM high school students who lived and took their own courses on campus. In 2003 GSSM moved to its own campus a couple miles away.
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