Coastal Carolina University Expects Incoming Class of 2,000 in Fall
Posted on: Monday, 18 July 2005, 21:00 CDT
Jul. 16--CONWAY - After having to restrict enrollment due to record numbers of freshman applicants, Coastal Carolina University officials Friday said about 2,000 new students will swell the ranks in the fall.
Judy Vogt, vice president for enrollment services, told the group that the school has received 1,563 freshmen deposits for the upcoming semester and it expects 2,000 new students in the fall from 36 states. CCU officials decided in June they would restrict freshman admissions for the second time in school history after receiving more than 5,400 applications for 1,400 available slots.
The school's entire student population is expected to be about 7,500 for the new year, which is in line with a master plan to grow enrollment each year.
"We will be right on target for that 5 percent growth," Vogt said.
President Ron Ingle said such growth will put the school at or above 10,000 students by 2013, which would increase the school's building-space needs by 640,000 square feet.
To achieve such growth, officials hope to continue CCU's fund-raising efforts with the campaign called "Advancing the Dream," said Danny Nicholson, CCU's vice president for advancement.
He told the board more donations of six- and seven-figure investments are in the works.
Those announcements will include athletic funding and library renovations, Nicholson said, but he declined to release additional information until the gifts are secured.
Coastal Carolina University's board of trustees elected its new officers for the 2005-06 year during its quarterly meeting Friday morning.
Officials also received updates on enrollment, campus housing capacities and fund-raising efforts during the meeting. The board voted to renew its contract with a lobbying firm, which includes former state Rep. Mark Kelley of Myrtle Beach.
The board elected Charles Hodge as its chairman and Daniel Moore Sr. as vice chairman.
CCU officials also welcomed William "Billy" Alford of Myrtle Beach, who was recently selected to serve on the board to replace Dean Hudson.
Trustee Keith Smith also resigned from the board and was named CCU's director of contractual and business services.
Hodge is a Spartanburg lawyer. Moore, of North Myrtle Beach, is president of DM Development Co. Inc., a member of the North Myrtle Beach Zoning Board of Appeals and a director of Crescent Bank.
Board members also received various updates Friday about the status of CCU's enrollment and housing requests.
The board also voted to change its bylaws to hold its quarterly meetings according to the season.
Its annual retreat is set for Sept. 9-10, and the quarterly meetings are set for Oct. 28, Jan. 13, May 5 and July 14.
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