North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University

Former name	National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race (1910–1915) National Training School (1915–1923) Durham State Normal School for Negroes (1923–1925) North Carolina College for Negroes (1925–1947) North Carolina College at Durham (1947–1969)
Motto	"Truth and Service"
Type	Public historically black university
Established	1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Parent institution	University of North Carolina
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliation	TMCF
Endowment	$55 million (2021)[1]
Chancellor	Johnson O. Akinleye
Provost	David H. Jackson
Students	7,553 (Fall 2022)
Location	Durham , North Carolina , United States
Campus	Large city[2], 135 acres (0.55 km2)
Newspaper	The Campus Echo[3]
Colors	Maroon and gray
Nickname	Eagles
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FCS - MEAC NEC
Mascot	Eddie the Eagle
Website	www.nccu.edu
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Location	Bounded by Lawson St., Alston Ave., Nelson, and Fayetteville Sts., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°58′27″N 78°53′55″W / 35.97417°N 78.89861°W / 35.97417; -78.89861
Built	1928
Architect	Atwood & Nash; Public Works Administration
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS	Durham MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000676 [4]
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1986

North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from both Northern and Southern philanthropists. It was made part of the state system in 1923, when it first received state funding and was renamed as Durham State Normal School. It added graduate classes in arts and sciences and professional schools in law and library science in the late 1930s and 1940s.

In 1969 the legislature designated this a regional university and renamed it as North Carolina Central University. It has been part of the University of North Carolina system since 1972 and offers programs at the baccalaureate, master's, professional, and doctoral levels. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.