News from Coastal Carolina University
Robert Blenkle of Patterson receives Trustee Award at Coastal Carolina University
CONWAY, SC (06/22/2017)– Robert Blenkle, of Patterson, NY, is one of 20 Coastal Carolina University graduates to receive a $5,000 bonus Trustee Award for earning a degree a year early. This is the first class to successfully complete the program. Blenkle’s degree was a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in finance.
CCU’s board of trustees established the award i 2014 to encourage students to accelerate their academic experience, completing what would normally be a four-year degree in three years and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in four years. The award is available to all first-time freshmen entering Coastal Carolina University. All degrees at CCU require 120 credits to complete regardless of the time it takes to complete them.
Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
CCU offers baccalaureate degrees in 73 major fields of study. Among CCU’s 21 graduate-level programs are 18 master’s degrees, two educational specialist degrees, and the Ph.D. in marine science: coastal and marine systems science. The most popular undergraduate majors are marine science, management, exercise and sport science, communication and psychology.
More than 10,000 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 180 student clubs and organizations.
Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College and became an independent state university in 1993.
Learn more: http://www.coastal.edu/
