UNCF’s holistic, powerful study, “Transforming Futures: The Economic Engine of HBCUs,” makes it clear: HBCUs are economic engines in their North Carolina communities and beyond, generating substantial economic returns year after year.
HBCU faculty, employees and students produce—and consume—a wide range of goods and services, creating economic activity on and beyond campus. The result? More jobs, stronger growth and increasingly vibrant communities. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s workforce is bolstered by a steady supply of highly trained and success-oriented HBCU graduates.
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Bennett College
Founded in 1873 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bennett College (Bennett) is one of the only two all-women’s HBCUs in the U.S. Bennett offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in STEM, humanities, social and behavioral sciences and global and interdisciplinary studies.
Founded in 1891 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) originated from the enactment of House Bill 383, which created a teacher-training institution for African American educators. ESU offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in humanities, education, and aviation.
Founded in 1867 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville State University (FSU) is the second-oldest post-secondary school founded specifically for the education of African American students. FSU offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in nursing, psychology, business administration and management, criminal justice/safety studies, and liberal arts and sciences.
Founded in 1867 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Johnson C. Smith University (JSU) offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in business, technology and social work.
Founded in 1879 in Salisbury, North Carolina, Livingstone College (Livingstone) was initially created to educate ministers in the Cabarrus County town of Concord, NC. Livingstone offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in business administration and management, social work, sport and fitness administration/management, biology, and criminal justice.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) is a land-grant research institution that graduates the largest number of African American engineers in the country. A&T offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in engineering, business, liberal arts and sciences, psychology and communication.
Founded in 1910 in Durham, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) was the first state-supported liberal arts college for African American students in North Carolina. NCCU offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in criminal justice, business administration and management, social sciences, and psychology.
Founded in 1867 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) is a private Christian liberal arts university. SAU offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in criminal justice and law enforcement administration, public health, and kinesiology and exercise science.
Founded in 1865 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Shaw University (Shaw), is a private church-related liberal arts institution and among the oldest HBCUs in the nation. Shaw offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in general administration and management, criminal justice – safety studies and kinesiology and exercise science.
Founded in 1892 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and a historically Black public research university. WSSU offers a diverse array of degree programs, featuring prominent ones in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, computer and information sciences, computer programming, computer science, information science and mathematics.
