When the college-raters come calling, North Carolina’s public universities stack up very, very well. In a flurry of rankings released over the past year – but particularly in recent weeks – schools in the University of North Carolina System have drawn high marks: • UNC-Chapel Hill was the 5th-ranked public university in the nation for… READ MORE
GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T State University is a critical component of the economy in Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad. So for A&T to get better, it will take more support for the things that made it that critical component. “We as a university are a critical, integral part and partners with business leaders in… READ MORE
GREENSBORO – UNC Chapel Hill has its Morehead-Cain merit scholarships. N.C. State has its Park Scholars. And now N.C. A&T State and N.C. Central Universities have Cheatham-White Scholars.1 To be considered, high-school students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0, a minimum SAT score of 1280 or a score of 28 on the ACT…. READ MORE
GREENSBORO – Land-grant institutions were established by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 to focus on teaching agriculture, science and engineering. “We are an incredible land-grant institution – that really is our mission,” Chancellor Harold Martin of NC Agricultural and Technical State University says in the accompanying video. “And then we are secondly a… READ MORE
GREENSBORO – It seems so simple – but it helps to hear it. Provost Beryl McEwen emphasizes in the accompanying clip that NC A&T State University’s focus is first and foremost on its students. “Today, we still have as priority number one student success. Priority number two? Student success. And number three? Same thing,” says… READ MORE
GREENSBORO – As a result of quality academic programs and the success of graduates moving into great jobs and graduate schools, applications to North Carolina A&T State University have grown dramatically for six or seven years. And in the fall of 2014, A&T emerged as that nation’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU).1 Enrollment… READ MORE
RALEIGH – Perhaps because it has a constitutional mandate for it, North Carolina is known across the country for strong support of its public universities. The state continues to rank among the best in state spending per university student. But state support per student is still well below where it was before the Great Recession…. READ MORE
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