North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University is a public university in Durham, North Carolina. Established in 1910 as the North Carolina College for Negroes and renamed to NCCU in 1969, it became the first liberal arts college for black students of its kind. The school went through several name changes before becoming what it is today.

NCCU has an annual enrollment of more than 4,000 undergraduates with a total student population exceeding 11,000 people. It offers over 60 undergraduate degrees and 18 graduate degrees across nine colleges: Arts & Sciences (A&S), Business Administration (B&O), Education (EDUC), Engineering Science & Technology (ESTEEM), Health Professions (HPROF) Human Services Counseling Psychology Social

The university offers three undergraduate nursing programs, including traditional BSN, RN to BSN, and accelerated BSN programs. These are CCNE-accredited programs. The department of nursing was established in 1948 and began offering an RN to BSN program in 1961. The initial RN to BSN program made the university one of the first institutions to offer a baccalaureate in nursing to registered nurses with an associate degree. For the most recent school year, students had an 87% pass rate for the NCLEX-RN exam during their first attempt. 100% of students complete the RN to BSN program, while 72% of students complete the four-year traditional BSN program.

North Carolina Central University is a public research university that provides an affordable, high-quality education to North Carolinians. As the first state-supported liberal arts college for black students in the country, NCCU has led the way in opening doors of opportunity for countless generations and continues to be one of the jewels of higher education in America.

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a public university in Durham, North Carolina. It was established in 1910 as a training school for African-Americans and became the first liberal arts college for black students in the country. The campus is about one mile south of downtown Durham and three miles east of Duke University. Many of its academic buildings are included on the National Register of Historic Places. 

NCCU has an endowment that exceeds $1 billion. Faculty members have received major grants from organizations such as Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Spencer Foundation and others to fund research programs or provide opportunities for students to work with faculty on projects that lead to publications or presentations at conferences both nationally and internationally

Location: United States, North Carolina