North Carolina Central University College Portrait
North Carolina Central University1801 Fayetteville St. Durham, NC 27707
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- Students
Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend NCCU.
- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at NCCU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
Learn about costs to attend NCCU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at NCCU.
- Student Experiences
Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at NCCU – inside and outside the classroom.
- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at NCCU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at NCCU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at NCCU.
NCCU Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 14 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 74% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 97% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 429 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 83% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 73% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 74% |
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Campus-based Housing
92% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
35% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The Campus Police Department coordinates campus safety and security. The Office of Safety and Security strives to protect the lives and property of all people on the campus; ensuring that students, faculty, staff and visitors can use all buildings and property peacefully and freely. It is the job of the department’s personnel to educate the University’s faculty, staff, and students about crime prevention methods and techniques for their well-being on campus. Officers are responsible for enforcing all laws, rules, regulations of North Carolina Central University. Officers may make arrests for any criminal offense committed in or on lands or buildings used or occupied by NCCU. NCCU Police Department has a chief executive and the designated Director holds the rank of Chief of Police. Three assistants aid the Chief in the day-to-day operation of the department: Operations Division Commander (Captain), Patrol Division Commander (Captain) and an Administrative Assistant (civilian) who is also the Traffic Manager.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, primarily residential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, inclusive
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate comprehensive