NCCU News

NCCU Achieves Success in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

NCCU’s BSN program has soared 218 spots to No. 254 nationally, now ranking No. 5 among HBCUs. In North Carolina, it ranks No. 2 among HBCUs and No. 9 overall.

HIV, the Forgotten Pandemic

While the focus has been on COVID-19 the last four years, North Carolina is still a “state of concern for HIV,” said Deborah Fortune, Ph.D., a professor in the department of public health education.

Academic Advisor First to Win NACADA Scholarship

Ashley Anderson’s passion for student success drives her work as an academic advisor at NCCU's University College.

Criminal Justice Students gains Skills, Contacts with Summer Internships

Espinoza and graduate student Daisha Ingram spent 10 weeks at the Department of Homeland Security Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency at Arizona State University in Tempe. 

NCCU Honored as 2024 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader for Global Excellence

This honor recognizes NCCU’s outstanding engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange initiative.  

NCCU Leads UNC System in Enrollment Growth —Again: Record-Breaking First-Year Class and Military-Affiliated Students Highlight Expansion

Enrollment soars 7.17%; Strategic growth seen in online programs, adult learners and military-affiliated students, positioning NCCU as a state leader in higher education

NCCU Sees Increase in Scholarship Donations, Encourages Earlier Giving

“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.”

A New Normal: Assistant Professor Creates Film about Stroke Survivors

His 30-minute film is titled “RHD: Hidden Diagnosis.” RHD stands for right hemisphere (brain) damage. It follows a group of stroke survivors who interact with speech-language pathology students at NCCU.

Miss North Carolina, an NCCU Sophomore of Tenacity

Everett enrolled at NCCU out of a desire to attend a historically Black university and for its music program – she is a vocal performance major.

NCCU Faculty on Avoiding Identity Theft

“If I take your identity, then I am you,” said Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of the Cyber Security Lab at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).

NCCU’s Online Nutrition and Dietetics Program Ranks Among Top in Nation

The program was ranked No. 2 in the nation on the 2024 Forbes Advisor List, and it was the only HBCU to be included.

BS in Formulations and Packaging Approved for NCCU

A new bachelor’s degree program in formulations and packaging science will start at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in fall 2025.