Originally named the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race, NCCU was founded by Dr. James E. Shepard, a pharmacist and religious educator. The institution was chartered in 1909 and opened its doors to students in 1910. In the following years, the school’s name became the National Training School in 1915, Durham State Normal School in 1923, North Carolina College for Negroes in 1925 (when it became the nation’s first state-supported liberal arts college for African-American students), North Carolina College at Durham in 1947, and finally North Carolina Central University in 1969. NCCU has been a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System since 1972. Famous Alumni: Ivan Dixon, Maynard Jackson, Sam Jones, André Leon Talley, Phonte Coleman, Kim Coles Undergrad Population: 8645 Graduate Population: 6520 Student Body: Coed In State Tuition: $7394 Out of State Tuition: $12681 Room & Board: $7196 Applications Due: July 1st ($40) Degrees Offered: Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Mascot: Eagle Accreditations: Online Classes: yes Percent Men: 34% Percent Women: 66%
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