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The College of Charleston (informally known as CofC or The College) is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The college was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the College include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward) and three future signers of the United States Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney). It is said that the college was founded to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of li

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  • College of Charleston
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  • The College of Charleston (informally known as CofC or The College) is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The college was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the College include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward) and three future signers of the United States Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney). It is said that the college was founded to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of li
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  • 7(xsd:integer)
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  • 1827(xsd:integer)
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  • 1971-11-11(xsd:date)
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Name
  • College of Charleston
  • College of Charleston Complex:Randolph Hall, Towell Library and Porters Lodge
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  • 1454(xsd:integer)
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  • South Carolina
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  • nhl
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  • Maroon and White
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  • 6.0E7
Title
  • College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
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  • 1971-11-11(xsd:date)
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  • 1770(xsd:integer)
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  • Private
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  • Edward B. White; George E. Walker; Et al.
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Motto
  • Sapientia ipsa Libertas
  • Ædes Mores Juraque Curat
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  • "Knowledge itself is liberty."
  • [This] shrine cares for traditions and laws
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Location
  • Glebe, George, St. Philip and Green streets, Charleston, South Carolina
abstract
  • The College of Charleston (informally known as CofC or The College) is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The college was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the College include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward) and three future signers of the United States Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney). It is said that the college was founded to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of liberal education." The college is in company with the Colonial Colleges as one of the oldest schools in the United States. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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