Coastal Carolina University located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coast resort Myrtle Beach. The university offers baccalaureate degrees in 40 major fields of study and 37 undergraduate minors, as well as master’s degree programs in business administration, education, and coastal marine and wetland studies.

The campus comprises 53 main buildings on 307 acres including the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies and the Coastal Science Center, located on the East Campus at the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501. The University also offers courses at the Waccamaw Center for Higher Education in Litchfield and in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown.

Waties Island, 1,105 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology. Students enrolled in Coastal's Professional Golf Management program staff Quail Creek Golf Club at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus.

Map and Personalized Driving Directions

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General Driving Directions
From the north:
Travel I-95 South into South Carolina. Follow I-95 to Exit 181. Turn left onto SC Hwy. 38. Follow Hwy. 38 to the intersection of US Hwy. 501. Turn right onto Hwy. 501 and proceed to Conway/Myrtle Beach. Continue on Hwy. 501 through Conway and Coastal Carolina University will be on the right. Turn right onto University Blvd. at the stoplight with the flashing CCU marquee sign. Follow the signs to Admissions.

From the south:
Travel I-95 North. Take Exit 170. Follow SC Hwy. 327 to the intersection with SC Hwy. 576. Turn left onto Hwy. 576 and follow toward Conway/Myrtle Beach. Hwy. 576 will merge with Hwy. 501. Follow Hwy. 501 through Conway and Coastal Carolina University will be on the right. Turn right onto University Blvd. at the stoplight with the flashing CCU marquee sign. Follow the signs to Admissions.

From Columbia, SC:
Take I-20 to I-95. Go north on I-95. Take Exit 170. Follow SC Hwy. 327 to the intersection with SC Hwy. 576. Turn left onto Hwy. 576 and follow toward Conway/Myrtle Beach. Hwy. 576 will merge with Hwy. 501. Follow Hwy. 501 through Conway and Coastal Carolina University will be on the right. Turn right onto University Blvd. at the stoplight with the flashing CCU marquee sign. Follow the signs to Admissions.

Mailing Address
Coastal Carolina University
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054

Shipping Address
Coastal Carolina University
642 Century Circle
Conway, SC 29526 US

Phone Number
843-347-3161