North Carolina Central University Parent Guide
NCCU Points of Pride
- NCCU has been educating men and women for over 100 years.
- US News & World Report ranked NCCU as the No. 1 public HBCU for two years in a row.
- The university’s School of Law was named the nation’s Best Value Law School for two years in a row by National Jurist magazine.
- NCCU ranks fourth among UNC System schools in sponsored research.
- With two biotechnology research institutes, NCCU is emerging as a leader in the study of health disparities — significant differences in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
- NCCU was the first of North Carolina’s state-supported universities to require community service for graduation. Last year, NCCU students performed service to the community valued at more than $2 million.
- In 2010, NCCU returned to NCAA Division I athletic competition as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
