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    COKER CONTINUES TO EXPAND ON ITS STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES

    LendEDU Ranks Coker University’s Average Student Loan Debt Per Borrower the 10th Lowest in the United States In an effort to continue meeting the needs of its students and making a quality college education more accessible, Coker University recently welcomed its first cohort of 18 Foster Scholars and its second cohort of 18 STEM Scholars in Biology (SSB). In addition, the university’s library recently launched ‘Stock, Paper, Scissors,’ a supply closet for any students in need of basic school ...
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    Coker’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery Presents Sue Carrie Drummond

    Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents “Dwelling Upon,” an exhibit of mixed media by Jackson, Mississippi, artist Sue Carrie Drummond. The exhibition begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday September 23, 2019, and will continue through Friday, October 18, 2019. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
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    Princeton Review Names Coker a “Best Southeastern” College for 15th Consecutive Year

    Coker University (formerly Coker College) has been included in The Princeton Review’s “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” web feature as a “Best Southeastern” school, making this the institution’s 15th consecutive year on the prestigious list.
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    Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery Presents Local Artist Jim Boden’s Out of Paradise

    Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents Hartsville, South Carolina, artist Jim Boden’s Out of Paradise, an exhibition that begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday, August 26, 2019, and will continue through Friday, September 20, 2019. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
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    Coker College Begins Operating as Coker University

    Hartsville, S.C. – July 1, 2019 – Effective today, Coker College will begin operating as Coker University. The City of Hartsville issued a proclamation that today, July 1, 2019, is Coker University Day.
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    Coker College Awards 2019 Excellence in Teaching Scholarships

    Coker College recently awarded full-tuition Excellence in Teaching scholarships to two deserving Teachers of the Year: a M.Ed. in Literacy Studies scholarship was awarded to Joshua Jennings, an English teacher and chair of the English department at Lake City Early College High School in Lake City and 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year for Florence District 3, and a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instructional Technology scholarship was awarded to Terry Ann Grandison, a 2nd grade teacher at Washington ...
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    Coker College Celebrates 111th Spring Commencement

    On the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2019, during its 111th spring commencement ceremony, Coker College conferred bachelor’s degrees on 144 graduates. In a separate hooding and commencement ceremony on the evening of May 10, Coker College conferred master’s degrees on 45 graduate students.
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    Coker Enactus Fifth in the United States

    Coker College Enactus was named fifth in the nation at the Enactus United States National Exposition held May 5-7 in Kansas City, Missouri. There are 404 Enactus teams in the United States, 87 of which competed for the national title.
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    Coker Continues Efforts to Make a College Education Affordable and Accessible

    Today, on National College Decision Day, Coker announced it has lowered the credit cost for its online undergraduate degree students from $619 a credit hour to $425 a credit hour, a more than 30% reduction in online program tuition pricing, in a continued effort to make a college education more affordable, accessible, and convenient for the modern-day student. The price decrease will take place at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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    Coker College Enactus Team Members Receive National Recognition

    As Coker College Enactus prepares for the upcoming national competition May 5-8, 2019, in Kansas City, three team members have been recognized at the national level for their efforts and achievements: Parker Oldham, ‘21, has been selected to serve on the Enactus United States Student Advisory Committee, and Destany Gause, ‘19, and Evan Bachman, ‘20, are finalists for Enactus United States Leaders of the Year for membership leader of the year and project leader of the year, respectively.
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