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Friday, February 24, 2012

College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA


The College of Charleston is located in downtown.  Many of the college buildings are beautiful old houses converted to college use. A plaque near the main quad says it is the oldest municipal college in America founded in 1770. It has an extraordinary location downtown just off the shopping/restaurant areas of King Street. What a great location for young minds to get a sample of an elegant, clean, sophisticated city as part of their education - probably pretty good for partying, too.

Bike racks are common around campus and I observed most bicycles to be single speed with fat tires - unlike the multi-speed trail and/or street bikes typical at less urban and hilly campuses up north. Guess that's an advantage of an almost table-flat city topography.

In addition to it's academic program, the college offers excellent sailing options at the Charleston Harbor Marina.

1 comment:

  1. I'm a CofC grad and you are right it was an amazing school to go to school in...and party in!

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