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North Carolina Central University
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| Motto | Truth and Service |
| Established | 1909 |
| Type | Public |
| President | James H. Ammons |
| Undergraduates | 4,000 |
| Postgraduates | 3,500 |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | 11 varsity teams |
| Colors | Maroon █ and Gray █ |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www.nccu.edu |
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a historically black college located in Durham, North Carolina. NCCU has a current enrollment of 8,231 for the Fall of 2005. NCCU is the second largest historically black university in North Carolina after NC A&T State University. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
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NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of President James E. Shepard. Suffering financial troubles, the school reorganized in 1915 as the National Training School and again in 1923, when it was acquired by the state of North Carolina and renamed Durham State Normal School.
In 1925, the state redefined the school's mission, turning it into a four-year liberal arts college, the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCC), the first state-supported African-American liberal arts college in the United States. After expanding through the support of the state and local philanthropists (including Benjamin N. Duke), NCC was finally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1937.
The college opened its first graduate programs in law (1940) and library science (1941). In 1947, the college was renamed yet again as North Carolina College at Durham. In the same year, founding president James Shepard died after having headed the school for nearly 40 years.
The college received its current title, North Carolina Central University, in 1969. The name "Central" was picked in order to keep the schools initials "NCC". In 1972, it became part of the 16-member University of North Carolina System.
The NCCU School of Law has undergone a multimillion dollar major renovation of the Turner Law School Building, which was completed in 2005. The 100,000+ sq ft (9,300 m²) building is now one of the largest public law school facilities in the Southeast United States.
NCCU has several colleges and schools. They are the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Library & Informational Science, School of Business, School of Law, School of Graduate Studies and the University College.
NCCU prides itself with producing capable leaders. In 2005, NCCU ranked third in North Carolina for accepting National Merit Scholars, only trailing Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill. NCCU also tied for third (with Hampton University) in accepting National Merit Scholars for HBCUs, only trailing Morehouse College and Howard University. The NCCU School of Law was recently listed in the Princeton Review as one of America's Best Law Schools. NCCU also boasts a prestigious history department (Dr. John Hope Franklin taught in this department) and a prominent Biology Department; a fast-growing Department of Biotechnology is gaining national attention.
- 1909–1947: James E. Shepard, President
- 1948–1963: Alfonso Elder, President
- 1963–1966: Samuel P. Massie, President
- 1967–1982: Albert N. Whiting, President (1967–1972), Chancellor (1972–1982)
- 1983–1986: LeRoy T. Walker, Chancellor
- 1986–1992: Tyronza R. Richmond, Chancellor
- 1992–1993: Donna J. Benson, Chancellor
- 1993–2001: Julius L. Chambers, Chancellor
- 2001—: James H. Ammons, Chancellor
- Herman Boone, former high school football coach, featured in motion picture Remember the Titans
- Ernie Barnes, artist (he drew the famous "Goodtimes" picture and most of J.J.'s work on the show and former professional football player
- Larry Black, Olympic Track & Field Gold and Silver Medalist
- Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- G.K. Butterfield, Congressman and former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina
- Rick Elmore, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Maynard Jackson, first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- 9th Wonder, hip hop producer
- YahZarah, R&B Singer
- Ivan Dixon, Actor
- Jason Smoots, Track Athlete
- Sam Jones, NBA Athlete
- Sunshine Anderson, R&B Singer "Heard It All Before"
- Doug Wilkerson, former professional football player
- Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Life Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, GA
- Kim Cole, Comedian & actrees, Sinclaire on "Living Single"
- Willie Gary, prominent black attorney, and CEO of MBC
- Blu Fox, Actor
- Andre Leon Talley, Vogue's Editor-At-Large
- North Carolina Central University
- The Campus Echo Student Newspaper
- The Marching Sound Machine
- HBCU Notable Schools
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) |
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| Bowie State • Elizabeth City State • Fayetteville State • Johnson C. Smith • Livingstone • North Carolina Central • St. Augustine's • St. Paul's • Shaw • Virginia State • Virginia Union |
Categories: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Educational institutions established in 1909 | North Carolina Central University alumni | Historically black universities and colleges in the United States | Universities and colleges in Raleigh-Durham | Registered Historic Places in North Carolina