“C” is for Charleston Southern University

“C” is for Charleston Southern University. Charleston Southern University is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Its roots can be traced to the 1950s, when interest in a Baptist college for the lowcountry became apparent among churches in the area. The college was chartered in 1960 and in 1964 the South Carolina Baptist Convention accepted the new Baptist College at Charleston as an institution of the convention. The first students enrolled in January 1965. In September 1966 a new campus opened north of the city in Charleston County. The college awarded its first degrees in 1968 and obtained regional accreditation in December 1970. In 1990, the institution changed its name to Charleston Southern University, reflecting its roots as a Southern Baptist institution, its geography, and its emerging role as a university.