Public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, US
North Carolina Central University
Former name
National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race (1910–1915) National Training School (1915–1923) Durham State Normal School for Negroes (1923–1925) North Carolina College for Negroes (1925–1947) North Carolina College at Durham (1947–1969)
Motto
"Truth and Service"
Type
Public historically black university
Established
1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Parent institution
University of North Carolina
Accreditation
SACS
Academic affiliation
TMCF
Endowment
$55 million (2021)[1]
Chancellor
Johnson O. Akinleye
Provost
David H. Jackson
Students
7,553 (Fall 2022)
Location
Durham
,
North Carolina
,
United States
Campus
Large city[2], 135 acres (0.55 km2)
Newspaper
The Campus Echo[3]
Colors
Maroon and gray
Nickname
Eagles
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCS - MEAC
NEC
Mascot
Eddie the Eagle
Website
www.nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
North Carolina Central University campus
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Location
Bounded by Lawson St., Alston Ave., Nelson, and Fayetteville Sts., Durham, North Carolina
North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from both Northern and Southern philanthropists. It was made part of the state system in 1923, when it first received state funding and was renamed as Durham State Normal School. It added graduate classes in arts and sciences and professional schools in law and library science in the late 1930s and 1940s.
In 1969 the legislature designated this a regional university and renamed it as North Carolina Central University. It has been part of the University of North Carolina system since 1972 and offers programs at the baccalaureate, master's, professional, and doctoral levels. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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