Outstanding Facilities
From newly refurbished residence halls and dining areas to renovated classrooms, newly built educational centers and an impressive, 15,000-square-foot fitness facility, the College has invested millions of dollars to provide students with the best and most effective learning and recreational opportunities.
Our newest facility is the completely renovated Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center (re-opened June 2018), home to the departments of physics and astronomy, biology and psychology. This impressive, four-story edifice features flexible lecture and event spaces on the first floor, along with state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, faculty offices and meeting spaces. On the roof is a modern observatory and star-gazing stations along with a rooftop water collection system to help irrigate areas of the campus.
- The Addlestone Library, completed in 2005, boasts a stunning circular atrium, capacity for 1 million volumes and high-speed WiFi throughout.
- Renovated in 2018, the Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center features 140,000 square feet of space with 77 new research, teaching and support labs, seven classrooms and 58 offices.
- The Office of Admissions' renovated headquarters on George St. received LEED Silver status.
- The School of Business benefits from two contemporary facilities, the four-story Beatty Center with innovative smart classrooms and the Tate Center, the first of its kind in the state.
- New residence facilities, including the George Street Apartment Complex and the Liberty Street Residence Hall, offer students unprecedented comfort and style.
- Randolph Hall – the College’s oldest building – underwent an extensive renovation in 2011-12.
- TD Arena, completed in 2008, is a 5,000-seat athletic facility that serves as home to the men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams.
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Harbor Walk
Open Date: Fall 2014
Harbor Walk, this 45,000-square-foot contemporary complex consists of classrooms, faculty offices and laboratories. Home to the Department of Computer Science and it's Computer Science Student Innovation Center, this facility is immediately adjacent to Charleston Harbor. Situated in the Aquarium Wharf just six blocks from the main campus, Harbor Walk is easily accessed by way of a shuttle bus that is free for students, faculty and College staff.
Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts
Open Date: Spring 2010
This 74,000-square-foot addition to the Albert Simons Center for the Arts includes teaching studios, performance classrooms, “smart” classrooms, a choral and ensemble practice room, as well as a new gallery space for the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, complete with a media room and a space for special collections.
School of Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Building
Open Date: Spring 2010
A 125,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art center with classrooms, offices, laboratories and a 150-seat auditorium.
Craig Hall
Open Date: Spring 2010
The new home of the Office of Admissions, this facility features offices, a welcome and information center and a conference room. Formerly a dining hall, this renovated facility at the heart of campus was designed and executed to LEED Silver certification standards for sustainability.
7 and 9 College Ave.
Open Date: Spring 2008
Extensive renovations to these two historic homes have converted them into a much improved headquarters for the Department of Communication. Additionally, the Women’s and Gender Studies program is now housed here as well.
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.
George Street Apartment Complex
Open Date: Fall 2007
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.
Liberty Street Fresh Food Company
Open Date: Fall 2007
A contemporary cafeteria/restaurant with six service stations, ample seating, plasma-screen TVs and an emphasis on fresh and local food choices.
TD Arena
Open Date: Fall 2008
The new 270,000-square-foot TD Arena opened in the fall of 2008. One of the premier event facilities in the Colonial Athletic Association, this complex has seating for 5,000, along with a jumbo screen, a VIP box, an elegant hospitality area, four concession stands, an expanded media room and locker rooms for multiple teams. It is now home to the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, and will serve as a venue for various College events, including winter commencement and fall convocation. TD Arena will also house the College of Charleston’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
Liberty Street Residence Hall
Open Date: Fall 2007
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, automated laundries and other common spaces.
Stono Ferry Learning Center and Practice Range
Open Date: Fall 2007
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 a 25,000-square-foot practice range, including a short-game area, a practice bunker, and a putting green equipped with night lighting.
School of Education
Open Date: Spring 2007
A contemporary facility housed in traditional architecture, the new home of the School of Education comprises 24,000-square-feet, and houses 44 faculty offices, conference rooms as well as a curriculum resource center.
Jeremy Warren Vann
Teacher Education Center
Open Date: Spring 2007
Attached to the new School of Education is a brand new, 31,000-square-foot facility that includes an alumni center, classrooms and numerous offices.
College of Charleston at Stono Preserve
The College's Stono Preserve is a majestic, 881-acre property along the Stono River and the Intracoastal Waterway. The myriad ecosystems include long-leaf pine forests, wetlands, savannahs, tidal marshes, as well as brackish, saltwater and fresh-water ponds. College of Charleston students and faculty of multiple disciplines – from marine biology to meteorology and historic preservation– utilize this vibrant living laboratory. This property enables the College to educate its students in an unparalleled natural setting; inspire collaboration across campus, industry and governmental agencies; and prepare students and faculty to be leaders in today’s environmentally volatile, global society.
