Building on a Legacy

North Carolina Central University is constructing a new School of Business facility. The projected completion date is August 2023. This $38.6 million state-of-the-art school will better support today’s collaborative instruction methods and growing enrollment. The new facility⁠—70,000 square feet⁠—will sit on a 4.58-acre site at the corner of Alston Avenue (NC 55) and Lawson Street.

The new School of Business will accommodate the expanding need for space and will include a culinary lab, a dining room, a café, and a reception area. NC Central provides an attractive geographic location in Durham, a thriving national hub for technology and entrepreneurship opportunities. In close proximity to Research Triangle Park, the school affords many opportunities for collaboration with corporate and community partners.

Project Scope

For more details about the School of Business facility, please check out the project page:

New School of Business

We invite potential donors to explore the following naming opportunities for the School of Business:

• Auditorium (200 seats): $1 million
• Legacy Wall (Lobby): $1 million
• Culinary Lab: $750,000
• Dining Room: $500,000
• Hospitality and Tourism Program: $500,000
• Roof Terrace: $250,000
• Dean’s Suite: $100,000
• Classroom: $100,000
• Chef’s Office: $50,000
• Faculty/Staff Lounge: $50,000
• Dry Storage Area: $50,000
• Freezer Storage Room: $50,000
• Refrigerated Storage Room: $50,000
• Faculty/Staff Offices: $30,000
• Locker Area: $30,000
• Named Endowment
• Endowed Scholarship: $25,000

Division of Institutional Advancement
William Jones Building
1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-530-6151
Fax: 919-530-7675