North Carolina Central University prepares students to succeed in the global marketplace. Consistently ranked as a top Historically Black College or University and Best Regional University in the South by U.S. News & World Report, NCCU offers flagship programs in the sciences, education, law, business, nursing and the arts. Our university carries a storied history and a promising future built on 109 years of innovation and excellence. With defined plans for the future, we stride toward our goals. Identified as a Community Engaged Institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the NC Central community lives by the institution’s motto of “Truth and Service.” For the 2018-2019 academic year, students contributed more than 199,700 hours of public service, the equivalent of $5.1 million dollars returned to the surrounding Triangle region economy.