College Of Coastal Georgia Foundation

Academic Scholarship: Merit scholarships and targeted academic incentives are important tools in recruitment and retention of top notch students. The Foundation is committeed to continuing awards of full or partial scholarships at meaningful funding levels to five percent of more of total enrollment. To attract and retain outstanding students, the Foundation will continue to consider innovative scholarship and support programs such as the W. Kantor International Scholars, the Brenda and Mac Nease Foundation scholarships, and the Hites / Dinos Scholarships. The majority of the Foundation's sixty endowment funds support scholarships. In the 2021-2022 Academic year the Foundation made 1,178 scholarship awards to approximately 776 students.

Campus Programming/Student Life including Athletics and General Operations: The college experience is heightened through quality extra-and co-curricular activities. The Foundation sustains arts and cultural experiences, lecture series, social gatherings, and career development opportunities that serve to expand the horizons of students, faculty and staff, and to provide enrichment for the community at large. Campus Programming / Student Life funds include: The Coastal Georgia Minority Outreach Program, Let's Talk Coastal, the Theatre fund, Veteran Funds, a Campus Pantry and a Student Publication fund (Seaswell's). Athletic funds include support for the Athletic Department, Athletic scholarships and support for the eight inter-scholastic college sports teams. While cultivating significant named giving, the Foundation's goal is at least 20% of the annual budget for campus programming/student life and athletic programming. The Foundation also supports general operations expenses which should be under 10% of the annual budget.

Academic Programming: Quality faculty are the cornerstone of higher education. The College's ability to recruit and retain outstanding academic talent ensures its status in and contributions to higher education. With shrinking public funds and increasing performance demands, the Foundation secures funding to support faculty learning, research, scholarship and innovation. Currently there are thirty-seven diverse funds maintained for these purposes. These funds support all educational programs at the College and most notably in 2022, Nursing Education, Nursing Clinical Assistants, The Lucas Center for Entrpreneurshp, and Cyber-Security. The Foundation seeks to establish new sources of faculty support annually and works to commit support to reach a range of 10% to 20% of the annual budget of the Foundation.

Other Program Services: Housing/Capital Expansion: Student housing and additional instructional facilities remain critical for the College's expansion and growth. The Foundation looks to support new and improved facilities and the future phases of student housing. Currently the Foundation owns and operates Coastal Place Apartments, which is a 132 student off-campus housing unit in conjuction with the College's residential housing program. There are various naming opportunities through capital donations for new and existing campus buildings and infrastructure (e.g., walkways, water features, laboratories, student meeting areas) that can be targeted for future solicitations.