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Video montage of campus life. Includes students attending classes, studying, participating in events, engaging in group activities, walking through campus, and using campus facilities. Outdoor and indoor scenes shown. No spoken dialogue or narration.
Where Purpose Takes Flight.
#1
Fastest Enrollment Growth in the UNC System
37
Fully Online Degrees
(and Counting)
15th
U.S. News & World Report List of Best HBCUs (2025)
Eagle Newsroom
Nest Feature
NCCU’s All-Women Quiz Team Wins First National Championship, Makes University and HCASC History
Nest Feature
Ray Lewis, Gwendolyn Boyd and Dena King to Address NCCU Graduates
Nest Feature
Grant for Evaluating School of the Blind
View All Stories
147th Commencement Exercises
Join us in McDougald-McLendon Arena for NCCU’s 147th Commencement:
May 8, 2026, at 9 a.m. – Graduate, professional, and doctoral degrees
May 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. – Undergraduate degrees
Learn More about Commencement
For more than a century, North Carolina Central University has prepared students to transform communities.
We made the commitment as the nation's first public liberal arts institution for African American students. We sustain it as a future-focused modern university.
Two state-of-the-art research institutes, collaborations with the Research Triangle Park industries, and interdisciplinary work in disciplines from business to education
.
World-Class Research
Two state-of-the-art research institutes, collaborations with the Research Triangle Park industries, and interdisciplinary work in disciplines from business to education
.
Equipping students to thrive academically and socially; student success is at the heart of our university.
You Matter
Equipping students to thrive academically and socially; student success is at the heart of our university.
Making a measurable difference in the lives of our neighbors throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.
Service to the Community
Making a measurable difference in the lives of our neighbors throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.
Steeped in a rich history, the City of Medicine thrives as a center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and diverse cultural outlets.
Connection to Durham
Steeped in a rich history, the City of Medicine thrives as a center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and diverse cultural outlets.
Committed to embracing a wide range of ideas, people, and communities, NCCU is a campus with a welcoming environment for all.
Student Development and Support
Committed to embracing a wide range of ideas, people, and communities, NCCU is a campus with a welcoming environment for all.
With 15 Division I sports and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship-winning teams, NCCU Eagles soar on and off their fields of play.
Division 1 Athletics
With 15 Division I sports and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship-winning teams, NCCU Eagles soar on and off their fields of play.
Apr
23
NCCU Theatre Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (4/23-4/25, 8 p.m.)
"Their Eyes Were Watching God
," based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston, is a powerful theatrical journey of self-discovery, love, and liberatio
Apr
23
Jazz Week Finale: Vocal Jazz and Big Band Homecoming Concert
Fresh off their Carnegie Hall performance, NCCU’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Big Band return home for a powerful night of Eagle Jazz.
Apr
24
NCCU Theatre Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (4/24, 10 a.m.)
"Their Eyes Were Watching God
," based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston, is a powerful theatrical journey of self-discovery, love, and liberatio
Apr
25
Spring 2026 Eagle Preview — NCCU Decision Day
North Carolina Central University will host its Spring 2026 Eagle Preview — NCCU Decision Day — on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. u
2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Soaring to New Heights: Vision 2030
NCCU is charting its path forward through the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, focused on growth, impact and excellence. Be part of the journey. Visit the Strategic Plan website to learn more.
Learn More
NCCU in the News
HBCU Advocate
NCCU Leads Next Era of Virtual Nursing Education
Read More
Oncology Data Advisor
How Nurse-Led Telehealth Enhances Emotional Recovery for Cancer Survivors With Yolanda VanRiel, PhD, RN
Read More
Online U
2026 Best Online Hospitality Management Degrees
Read More
WUNC Public Radio
HBCU 101: Enrollment by the Numbers
Listen Here
WRAL News
"I'm Living My Dream": NCCU Interim Police Chief is also a Current Student
Read more
FOX News
$1.2M Grant Awarded to North Carolina Central University for Bioengineering Program
Read More
Top-Ranked Programs and World-Class Faculty
As one of the nation’s preeminent community-engaged universities, we have produced leaders who are in touch with the world around them for more than 110 years. Students can discover NCCU’s competitive educational opportunities and graduate positioned for success in a number of industries.
Explore Here
Skip to main content
Apply Now
Give Now
Visit Campus
North Carolina Central University
Featured Message
Video montage of campus life. Includes students attending classes, studying, participating in events, engaging in group activities, walking through campus, and using campus facilities. Outdoor and indoor scenes shown. No spoken dialogue or narration.
Where Purpose Takes Flight.
#1
Fastest Enrollment Growth in the UNC System
37
Fully Online Degrees
(and Counting)
15th
U.S. News & World Report List of Best HBCUs (2025)
Eagle Newsroom
Nest Feature
NCCU’s All-Women Quiz Team Wins First National Championship, Makes University and HCASC History
Nest Feature
Ray Lewis, Gwendolyn Boyd and Dena King to Address NCCU Graduates
Nest Feature
Grant for Evaluating School of the Blind
View All Stories
147th Commencement Exercises
Join us in McDougald-McLendon Arena for NCCU’s 147th Commencement:
May 8, 2026, at 9 a.m. – Graduate, professional, and doctoral degrees
May 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. – Undergraduate degrees
Learn More about Commencement
For more than a century, North Carolina Central University has prepared students to transform communities.
We made the commitment as the nation's first public liberal arts institution for African American students. We sustain it as a future-focused modern university.
Two state-of-the-art research institutes, collaborations with the Research Triangle Park industries, and interdisciplinary work in disciplines from business to education
.
World-Class Research
Two state-of-the-art research institutes, collaborations with the Research Triangle Park industries, and interdisciplinary work in disciplines from business to education
.
Equipping students to thrive academically and socially; student success is at the heart of our university.
You Matter
Equipping students to thrive academically and socially; student success is at the heart of our university.
Making a measurable difference in the lives of our neighbors throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.
Service to the Community
Making a measurable difference in the lives of our neighbors throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.
Steeped in a rich history, the City of Medicine thrives as a center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and diverse cultural outlets.
Connection to Durham
Steeped in a rich history, the City of Medicine thrives as a center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and diverse cultural outlets.
Committed to embracing a wide range of ideas, people, and communities, NCCU is a campus with a welcoming environment for all.
Student Development and Support
Committed to embracing a wide range of ideas, people, and communities, NCCU is a campus with a welcoming environment for all.
With 15 Division I sports and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship-winning teams, NCCU Eagles soar on and off their fields of play.
Division 1 Athletics
With 15 Division I sports and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship-winning teams, NCCU Eagles soar on and off their fields of play.
Apr
23
NCCU Theatre Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (4/23-4/25, 8 p.m.)
"Their Eyes Were Watching God
," based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston, is a powerful theatrical journey of self-discovery, love, and liberatio
Apr
23
Jazz Week Finale: Vocal Jazz and Big Band Homecoming Concert
Fresh off their Carnegie Hall performance, NCCU’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Big Band return home for a powerful night of Eagle Jazz.
Apr
24
NCCU Theatre Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (4/24, 10 a.m.)
"Their Eyes Were Watching God
," based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston, is a powerful theatrical journey of self-discovery, love, and liberatio
Apr
25
Spring 2026 Eagle Preview — NCCU Decision Day
North Carolina Central University will host its Spring 2026 Eagle Preview — NCCU Decision Day — on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. u
2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Soaring to New Heights: Vision 2030
NCCU is charting its path forward through the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, focused on growth, impact and excellence. Be part of the journey. Visit the Strategic Plan website to learn more.
Learn More
NCCU in the News
HBCU Advocate
NCCU Leads Next Era of Virtual Nursing Education
Read More
Oncology Data Advisor
How Nurse-Led Telehealth Enhances Emotional Recovery for Cancer Survivors With Yolanda VanRiel, PhD, RN
Read More
Online U
2026 Best Online Hospitality Management Degrees
Read More
WUNC Public Radio
HBCU 101: Enrollment by the Numbers
Listen Here
WRAL News
"I'm Living My Dream": NCCU Interim Police Chief is also a Current Student
Read more
FOX News
$1.2M Grant Awarded to North Carolina Central University for Bioengineering Program
Read More
Top-Ranked Programs and World-Class Faculty
As one of the nation’s preeminent community-engaged universities, we have produced leaders who are in touch with the world around them for more than 110 years. Students can discover NCCU’s competitive educational opportunities and graduate positioned for success in a number of industries.
Explore Here