RALEIGH – They’re the Swiss Army knife of higher ed: Whether it’s preparing students to attend a four-year institution, training for a trade or training customized for a local employer, community colleges prepare students for many, many different tasks. In an era of rising university tuition and shifting skill demands from employers, they have become so… READ MORE
UNCG: Opportunity – and excellence
GREENSBORO – Chancellor Frank Gilliam boils what makes UNC Greensboro great down to two words: Opportunity and excellence. “Historically, we’ve always provided opportunity, even when it was a woman’s college,” Gilliam says in the accompanying video. “Today, we provide opportunity to a lot of first-generation students and other students who may not (otherwise) go to college… READ MORE
Fayetteville State Science Building: “We have a choice.”
FAYETTEVILLE – The Lyons Science Complex at Fayetteville State University was built in 1981, the same year IBM introduced its first personal computer. That PC weighed 28 lbs — without the monitor and keyboard — and featured a cassette player as an optional attachment. 1 A lot has changed since 1981, but Fayetteville State’s main… READ MORE
Service to the State: University engagement, by the numbers
In the past year, North Carolina’s public colleges and universities interacted with more than 6 million North Carolinians, reaching far beyond the 220,000 students enrolled in full-time studies. [1] That’s because the state’s public campuses are not isolated enclaves. Alongside teaching and research, public service is part of the University’s core mission, creating an expectation… READ MORE
NC public universities offer 300 degrees, 2,000 courses online
21,000 students pursue degrees entirely online North Carolina’s public universities have become major players in the world of online education. In the last academic year, almost 4 in 10 public University students in North Carolina took at least one online class, and nine percent were enrolled entirely online. That’s nearly 21,000 students pursuing higher education… READ MORE