Enrollment soars 8.13%; Strategic growth seen in online programs, adult learners and military-affiliated students, positioning NCCU as a state leader in higher education
NCCU is partnering with the Innovation Project to offer over $1.5 million in scholarships, empowering future leaders through its online Master of School Administration program.
“It’s not the amount that they give,” said Susan Hester, vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement. “It’s that they are getting re-engaged with their institution.”
Diel Rhinehart, who plans to major in nursing, joined a cadet program in the fire department of Prince Georges County, Maryland, when he was 16 years old.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is developing a pre-architecture degree program, the first at a historically Black university in North Carolina.
With the grant, NCCU, along with Durham Public Schools and the Branch Alliance, will enhance teacher preparation, emphasizing compassion and adaptability in educators.
Of NCCU’s almost 8,000 students, 1,702 (28.49%) are first-generation college students, according to Dekendrick Murray, executive director for Student Access and Success (SAS) at NCCU.
On Dec. 9, 2023, Lezly Collins was awarded her Bachelor of Science degree in clinical research science, a program that trains students how to manage and monitor clinical trials.
The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students’ academic prowess and their ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture.
Lauren Johnson, a senior majoring in environmental, earth, and geospatial sciences, will be featured in an upcoming broadcast of the show hosted by comedian Thomas 'Nephew Tommy' Miles.
The enriching activities are curated by the C.A. Jones History Club and Earlie E. Thorpe History Graduate Association, in the NCCU Department of History, and the Department of Music.