North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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February 2010

North Carolina Central University

“Truth and Service”

Founded in 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated funds for its purchase and maintenance in 1923. Originally an institution for liberal arts and preparation of teachers and principals of secondary schools, today North Carolina Central University is a constituent of the University of North Carolina system offering a range of degree programs, a School of Law and School of Library Science.

Academic Emphasis: Bachelor’s degrees in more than 100 fields of study and graduate degrees in approximately 40 disciplines, including pre-med, pre-dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences and nursing. A biotechnology research institute collaborates with pharmacy and biotech companies in the Research Triangle Park area. The Law School offers the Juris Doctrate degree, the Business School offers the MBA, and a number of joint graduate degrees are available in business and law, law and library science and business and information systems. NCCU is the first among the state’s public universities to require community service for graduation and one of only 10 programs in the country requiring a set number of volunteer community service hours for graduation.

New or Noteworthy: Its Marching Sound Machine band was recently selected to participate in the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Ca. The National Jurist Magazine ranks NCCU’s Law School the “Best Value Law School” in the nation. A 65,000-square-foot, $25 million nursing facility is scheduled for construction that will enable doubling of nursing enrollment from 125 to 250 students.

Tuition: $6,567 (in-state)
$16,311 (out-of-state)

Enrollment: 8,501

North Carolina Central University
1801 Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC 27707
919-530-6100
www.nccu.edu