NCCU Virtual Homecoming Experience
The Ultimate Homecoming Experience returns on Oct. 31, 2020, to strengthen Eagle Pride and commemorate the institution’s 110th anniversary with a new virtual sensation for alumni, students, faculty and staff.
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Coronavirus Informational Updates
NCCU is monitoring developments related to Coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, closely. Learn important information about how the university is responding, review preventative measures and view resources from local, state, national and international agencies.
Eagles Vote
NCCU students are making their voices heard by voting. Members of the University Choir created an initiative called #MakeThemHearYou.
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.
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.
NCCU Now: An Eagle Tradition
Take a closer look at our campus via the pages of NCCU Now magazine. We’ll introduce you to our outstanding students, faculty, and staff who are making a difference in the world and turn the spotlight on alumni, including an interview with Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Jason Armstrong.
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 109 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.
Our Community
Zaniya Caine
NCCU junior business major Zaniya Caine has been named as a 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a program that recognizes outstanding student performance in higher education.
Kimberley Pierce Cartwright
Work by North Carolina folk art painter and quilter Kimberley Pierce Cartwright will be featured at the NCCU Art Museum as part of the museum’s virtual fall exhibition for the 2020–2021 season.
Telvin Wallace
Alumnus Telvin Wallace is an artist who includes a variety of styles in his artwork. His work is currently featured at the Block Gallery at the Raleigh Municipal Building.
NC Central News
North Carolina Central University's 73rd Founder's Day Convocation recognizes the life and contributions of the university's founder Dr. James E. Shepard.
Members of University Choir and Music Professor Roberta Laws created the voting incentive #MakeThemHearYou.
NCCU’s Ultimate Homecoming Experience returns to strengthen Eagle Pride and commemorate the institution’s 110th anniversary with a new virtual sensation for alumni, students, faculty and staff.