College of Charleston Teaching Programs

Located in Charleston, South Carolina, College of Charleston is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is College of Charleston?

Contact details for C of C are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone:	843-953-5500
Website:	www.cofc.edu

How Do I Get Into C of C?

You can apply to C of C online at: https://www.cofc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for C of C

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into C of C?

C of C has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to C of C submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

C of C received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford College of Charleston?

The overall average net price of C of C is $42,226. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At C of C, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,454 a year. That adds up to $37,816 over four years for those students.

College of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,967 undergraduate students at C of C, with 9,230 being full-time and 737 being part-time.

There are also 974 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,230 full-time undergraduates at C of C, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Charleston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	186
Black or African American	571
Hispanic or Latino	643
White	7,289
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	436

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at College of Charleston. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at C of C. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Germany, and China.

Online Learning at College of Charleston

In 2022-2023, 5,791 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at C of C has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of C of C majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Modern Language Education	86%

College of Charleston Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	32	0	12	44
Early Childhood Education	26	0	3	29
General Special Education	17	6	0	23
Modern Language Education	0	0	14	14
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	13	0	0	13
Secondary Education	13	0	0	13
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	12	0	12
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	9	0	0	9
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	5	5
Teacher Education	4	0	0	4
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	1	1
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	114	18	35	167

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.