College of Charleston may spend extra $5.2M to house students amid dormitory shortage

COLUMBIA — The College of Charleston could spend $5.2 million it didn’t expect to pay to house students as it runs out of space on campus.

The housing crunch at the public college on the Charleston peninsula comes amid a record number of applications. The incoming freshman class is expected to top 2,600 students, compared to about 2,300 last school year.

But with so many new students this year, that guarantee created issues…

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