AUCSC Registration is held at the WVU Coliseum and Shell Building. The WVU Coliseum and Shell Building are located at the intersection of Patteson Drive and Jerry West/Monongahela Blvd (US19/WV7) on the Evansdale Campus of WVU in Morgantown, WV.

From I-79, take the Star City/West Virginia University exit (EXIT 155). If traveling southbound, turn left onto Chaplin Hill Road (CR-19/24 N) from the exit ramp. If traveling northbound, turn right onto Chaplin Hill Road (CR-19/24 N) from the exit ramp. Follow Chaplin Hill Road, passing through the light, as it merges with Route US 19/WV 7 (Jerry West/Monongahela Blvd). Cross the Star City Bridge over the Monongahela River. Pass through the first light after the bridge and travel up the hill. The WVU Coliseum and Shell Building are located on the right. At the second light, turn right into Coliseum parking lot.

From Pittsburgh, Pa.

By car: From Pittsburgh take I-79 S toward Washington, Pa. Merge onto I-79 S via EXIT 21 toward Morgantown crossing into West Virginia. Take EXIT 155 toward West Virginia University WV-7. Turn left onto CR-19/24 N/Chaplin Hill Road. CR-19/24 N/Chaplin Hill Road becomes US-19/WV-7/Jerry West Blvd./Monongahela Blvd. Continue across the Star City Bridge and through one traffic light. The WVU athletic complex is located on the right at the top of the hill and the WVU Shell Building is directly behind the WVU Coliseum, West Virginia University's basketball arena.

From Washington, D.C.

By car: From Washington, D.C. take I-270 N toward Frederick, Md. Merge onto I-70 W via EXIT 32 toward Hagerstown, Md. Merge onto I-68 W via EXIT 1A on the left toward Cumberland, Md., crossing into West Virginia. Take EXIT 7 toward WV-705/Airport/Pierpont Road. Follow signs to Stadium. At the second traffic light off the interstate, turn left and travel up Easton Hill. Travel through two more traffic lights and turn right on Route 705 and remain on 705 until it becomes Chestnut Ridge Road (two more lights). Remain on 705, turning left at the second light, until 705 intersects US-19/WV-7/Jerry West Blvd./Monongahela Blvd. The WVU athletic complex, including the WVU Shell Building, is located on the right.

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History of AUCSC

Many locations were considered before West Virginia University was selected as the most suitable for the first Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course in 1956. Since 1956, WVU has enabled the AUCSC to maintain minimum participant cost. The registration fee in 1956 was $10.00; in 2011, it stands at $125.00. Attendance in recent years has included over 1,000 corrosion personnel annually. The organization of the short course has changed little since inception. Over 100 representatives from industry, government, or education comprise the General Committee. Each member of the general committee belongs to one or more of the various committees responsible for coordination of the school.

At the first school, held in June, 1956, 326 people attended. There were 43 classes in five sessions and 26 exhibitors. By contrast, the 2011 school consists of about 140 classes in 9 sessions, 90+ exhibitors and over 1,000 students. During the earlier years of the school, classes were held on the downtown campus. The rooms were not air conditioned, the weather was usually not and we really "sweated out" the classes! Exhibits were set up in the old Field House; tarpaulins protected the wooden floors, and lunch was served on the bleachers.

In 1966, the school moved to its present location on the Evansdale Campus, the site of WVU’s engineering, agricultural and forestry schools and medical center. Classroom facilities are excellent, well equipped with modern visual aids and comfortably air conditioned!

The AUCSC has produced a library of proceedings unparalleled by any other corrosion school. These, along with online text books for the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses provide the corrosion worker with excellent reference material. We estimate that through the 2011 school, our total attendance has been over 50,000 people. Recognizing that about one-half of each year’s attendees are first timers, we can safely say that we have educated about 27,900 individuals.