Coker College

Make Yourself Heard.

Spend your summer with Coker College, surrounded by the lush greenery of South Carolina. Coker is located in the heart of the state, and just a short drive from beautiful Myrtle Beach. During the summer program, you'll be immersed in challenging but rewarding academia, while participating in a wide range of extracurricular activities. At Coker, the emphasis is on the individual, and the summer curriculum is modeled after Coker's renown, comprehensive liberal arts program. Adventurous field trips will be had, and students will feel right at home on this beautiful campus. We know that you'll find the program at Coker to be a sunny, fun-filled, learning experience!

Award Winning Academics

Coker has 68 faculty and 88% hold the highest degree in their field (Ph.,D, Ed.D., MFA). In addition to these professors, Coker utilizes more than 50 adjunct and part-time faculty.
 
Coker places an emphasis on excellence in the liberal and creative arts and sciences by offering 31 majors and 22 minors. They also offer individual majors and double majors; self-designed degree programs; specializations; and pre-professional programs.

Memorial Hall

Susan Stout Coker Memorial Residence Hall was the College's first permanent dormitory, built in 1914. This historic residence is named in honor of the wife of college founder Major James Lide Coker. Memorial Hall houses the Drawing Room (which is used for formal college functions) has wireless internet access, air-conditioning and many other wonderful features!

Coker's Beautiful Campus

Pass through Coker College's campus entrance and you'll find 15-acres of paths, lawns, trees and Georgian-style buildings - some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A few blocks away from the campus is the Sory Boathouse and Clubhouse (1928/1980), which provides access to Prestwood Lake. Also nearby is the 30-acre Kalmia Gardens of Coker College (given to the College in 1965; the Hart House dates to 1817), a unique botanical experience, which adjoins a 700-acre nature preserve (almost the size of New York\'s Central Park!).

The Perfect Location

Coker is located in beautiful Hartsville, SC, 25 miles from air and rail service in Florence, SC, where I-95 and I-20 intersect. Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand are only 90 miles away; Columbia, the state capital, is 75 miles away; and Charlotte, NC, is 80 miles away.

Top-Notch Facilities

Adjacent to the main campus is a 22-acre athletics complex with baseball, softball, soccer and tennis facilities. And on East Carolina Avenue, stands the Saleeby House, home to Coker's athletics program, and the Department of Education Building. In 1997, Coker opened the 40,000 square-foot, $6.5 million Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art educational and cultural facility that houses the Department of Dance, Music and Theater and the communication program. In addition to college productions, the Center hosts a variety of professional cultural events for the community at large

Charleston, SC
United States

Full of incredible history, restaurants, and shops historic Charleston is the perfect destination for this year's program! Students can spend a day at the beach or explore beautiful downtown. And Charleston harbor offers tons of things to do. And don't forget to check out the RiverDogs, a Minor League affiliate of the New York Yankees (whose "Director of Fun" is Bill Murray). This trip is not to be missed!

Creative Writing - Spaces AVAILABLE!

Discovering your literary voice is an irrefutably rewarding experience. Students will spend their summer dissecting poetry, prose, essays, and short works by some of the great writers of our time, while diving headfirst into some substantial works of their own. The syllabus will focus on structure, narrative, theme, and character development, as well as brainstorming and peer workshops. It is our hope that the students in this course will truly embrace their love of writing and become part of that proud tradition.

Business and Entrepreneurship - Spaces AVAILABLE!

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own company or running a business? Learn the tricks of the trade this summer at Coker. Classes will be focused on conceiving adventurous ideas, planning and executing your goals, marketing and selling strategy, how to build strong business relationships and more! Students will be immersed in all that goes on in the fast-paced business world, and special attention will be given to maintaining market value in this rapidly changing economy. This is the perfect course for the student who wants to turn his or her lemonade stand into a lemonade corporation.

Criminology - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Game Design - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Graphic Design - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Psychology - REGISTRATION CLOSED