Welcome Home, Class of 2026!
The class of 2026 has officially landed at the Nest. Watch the week of welcome highlights for our newest Eagles.
North Carolina Central University
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Preparing for Success in a Global Marketplace
Grounded in a legacy of 112 years of excellence, NCCU offers top-ranked programs in disciplines including the sciences, law, business and education.
Amazon Career Choice
NCCU is the first historically Black college and university in North Carolina to be selected as an Amazon Career Choice partner. Amazon’s hourly employees will now have access to our award-winning undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than 140 fields and disciplines, ranging from business administration to health sciences.
When Eagles Soar
Explore stories of Eagles rising to their potential through our community support and a commitment to success.
Tour NCCU Virtually Today
Experience the sloping hills and verdant green of North Carolina Central University. Discover special places on campus—including our classrooms, laboratories, residence halls and more. Our virtual tour is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can be accessed from the comfort of your home.
NCCU in the News
HBCU Gameday
NCCU Basketball Star Justin Wright Signs Tasty NIL Deal
19th News
The 19th Announces Inaugural Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows
OLT News
J. Alphonse Nicholson Kicks off NCCU’s Rock the Lyceum Lecture Series
Sports Illustrated - HBCU Legends
Grant Thornton Will Partner with Six HBCU Golf Programs
NationalAcademies.org
TRB Announces 24 Minority Student Fellows for 2023 – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
EurWeb.com
EUR Book Look: ‘Indigenous Knowledge – An Alternative for Food Security and Wellness in Africa’
For more than a century, NC Central 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.
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.
Leading the Way
Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D., was elected as the 12th Chancellor of North Carolina Central University on June 26, 2017. Through his leadership, Dr. Akinleye has worked to expand the university’s academic partnerships, including new agreements with community colleges, and introduced to the campus a robust online distance-education program (NCCU Online), K–12 initiatives, and a security strategy to increase safety for campus constituents.
Soaring Eagles
Student Spotlight
NCCU graduate students Maya Hamer and Christopher Lawson are the institution's first University Innovation Fellows (UIF) cohorts, joining other college students across the country in the prestigious program.
Faculty Spotlight
Julie Horvath, Ph.D., research associate professor of biological and biomedical sciences, is studying rhesus macaque monkeys to learn how a myriad of factors affect human health.
Alumni Spotlight
Grammy and Stellar Award-nominated artist Marcus Anderson ’07, will return to NCCU to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his annual Jazz AND Coffee Escape on July 27-29, 2023.
NC Central News
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will return to normal operations at 12 p.m. today, Saturday, Oct. 1.
NCCU will operate under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) of the Adverse Weather and Emergency Event Policy today, Sept. 29, at 10 p.m., through 12 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1. Classes will remain in session.
The NCCU Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 9 a.m., in the Banquet Hall, located on the first floor of W.G. Pearson Dining Hall.
Upcoming Events
Oct
18
Join us for "Music, Politics, and the Trauma of Performed Reenactment," a talk by Imani Mosley, PhD.
Oct
30
The Ultimate Homecoming Experience returns from Oct 30 through Nov 5, 2022!
Oct
30
The first concert of the Ultimate Homecoming Experience is set to be a powerful night of praise and worship featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Kierra Sheard.
Oct
30
Join the entire Eagle campus community as we kick off the start of the Ultimate Homecoming Experience Week.