The College of Charleston is in the midst of transforming its buildings and facilities. From new residence halls and dining areas to renovated classrooms and newly built educational centers, the College is investing millions of dollars to provide students with the best and most effective learning and recreational opportunities. Six new facilities were completed in 2007, three more major projects are under way — a new arts center, a new science center, and a new sports arena — and several others are in the planning stages.
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Newly Opened Facilities
Patriots Point Athletics Complex
Open Date: Spring 2008
Extensive renovations to the stadium include new covered, chair-back seating, a hospitality deck and seating for 2,000 spectators. The complex also includes a 3,000-square-foot indoor practice facility.
A multi-unit, co-ed apartment facility for upperclass students. The five-story complex can accommodate 199 students. Each unit (there are three-, four-, and five-bedroom clusters) offers single rooms with full-size beds, fully furnished living rooms, fully equipped kitchens, a washer and dryer, and one or two bathrooms.
Four hundread and twenty students reside in two-person rooms, each with a shared bathroom and a combination microwave-refrigerator. The residence includes two spacious game rooms, lounge areas, dedicated study rooms, home theaters, laundries and other common spaces.
A world-class golf complex that includes a new main building with a lounge/eating area, locker rooms, a kitchen, conference space, and coaches offices. To complement the two indoor hitting bays, there is 25,000-square-feet of practice range, including a short-game area, a practice bunker, and a putting green equipped with night lighting.
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance
Open Date: Spring 2007
A contemporary facility housed in traditional architecture, the new home of the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance comprises 24,000-square-feet, and houses 44 faculty offices, conference rooms, and a curriculum resource center.
Attached to the new School of Education, Health, and Human Performance is a brand new, 31,000-square-foot facility that includes an alumni center, classrooms and numerous offices.
Consisting of 862 pristine acres ranging from salt marshes to hardwood forests, Dixie Plantation was bequeathed to the College of Charleston Foundation by the late naturalist John Henry Dick. Located 17 miles south of Charleston along the Stono River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the property is 5.9 nautical miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 10.4 nautical miles from South Carolina's famed Ace Basin. At the site, the College plans to build an environmentally sustainable teaching, research, and recreational facility for the sciences and liberal arts.
A 270,000-square-foot sports complex with a 5,000-seat arena that will be home to men’s and women’s basketball, and volleyball. The facility includes locker rooms, athletics offices, and reception areas, along with the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Marion and Wayland H. Cato, Jr.
Center for the Arts
Open Date: Spring 2009
A 74,000-square-foot addition to the Albert Simons Center for the Arts will include teaching studios, performance classrooms, “smart” classrooms, a choral and ensemble practice room and a new art gallery, complete with a media room and a space for special collections.
