North Carolina Colleges & Universities


Let Your Dreams Take Flight at North Carolina Schools
North Carolina is the state of variety, with landscape ranging from rolling mountains to pristine beaches. The state's rich American history and current status as a modern financial and technology hub have helped North Carolina become one of the fastest-growing states, attracting people from all over. From the moment the Wright brothers made the first successful controlled flight on the Outer Banks, North Carolina has epitomized the spirit of innovation. If you're looking for a place where challenge and opportunity are at your doorstep, consider North Carolina colleges and universities for your secondary education.

North Carolina Is A Leader
North Carolina's biggest industries include:
  •   Government
  •   Trade, transportation, and utilities
  •   Education
  •   Health services

The highest-paying industries in North Carolina are management, legal services, and computer and mathematical occupations, with workers in Durham, Mecklenburg, and Wake counties earning the highest average weekly wages. North Carolina has the third largest biotechnology industry in the United States, and the second largest financial center in the nation. With so many industries to choose from, North Carolina is home to some of the finest companies for college graduates, including:
  •   Bank of America
  •   Duke Energy
  •   Lowe's
  •   Laboratory Corp. of America
  •   Hanesbrands
  •   Piedmont Natural Gas

Choosing a North Carolina School Has Never Been Easier
With plenty of excellent colleges and universities and a fine tradition of collegiate sports, North Carolina is an excellent place for secondary education. Still not decided? Follow the Wright brothers' example and let your spirit fly in North Carolina.
Campus Programs

  • DeVry University

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Morrisville

    DeVry University provides quality education that employers respect, and is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (ncahlc.org), the same organization that accredits many other well-known public and private schools.

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  • University of Phoenix

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Raleigh

    With convenient class locations as well as online learning, University of Phoenix makes quality higher education highly accessible. Whether you’re seeking an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, we can help you reach your goal while you work—and much sooner than you might expect.

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  • The Art Institutes

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Durham

    The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders, advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made, if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs listed are not offered at all locations.

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  • DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Morrisville

    A degree from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management gives you the credibility to succeed in your career, whether you are just starting out, already in the work force or contemplating a career change. For more than 34 years, Keller has delivered relevant, practical graduate management education that has helped thousands of alumni transform their skills and sharpen their competitive edge.

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  • TechSkills

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, High Point, Raleigh

    TechSkills offers flexible IT and business certification training to fit your busy lifestyle and give you the skills you need for a career as a network technician, web developer, bookkeeper, legal assistant, and more.Choose from over 30 locations nationwide and find a job with our powerful career placement tools.

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  • Strayer University

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Charlotte, Greensboro, Huntersville, Morrisville, Raleigh, Raleigh

    Get the right foundation for your future with a degree from Strayer University. Evening, weekend and online classes are all available to meet the needs of busy adults.

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  • ITT Technical Institute

     Campus Locations: Charlotte

    With over 100 campuses nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

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  • TechSkills - Medical

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh

    If you want a career in Health Services, TechSkills' real-world skill building and powerful job placement tools can help. TechSkills provides affordable and flexible training to help you get your Health Services certification in fields like Medical Coding and Medical Transcription. Learn by doing, from our professionally certified instructors.

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  • King's College

     Campus Locations: Charlotte

    Need that degree, but can’t spend four years in school? Jumpstart your career with a degree from King’s College.  King's College in Charlotte has a stellar reputation for preparing high school graduates just like you for real jobs, in the real world, in no time flat. Choose from 11 career-track certificate, diploma and degree programs and gain the skills your future employers will be seeking.

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  • Johnson & Wales University

     Campus Locations: Charlotte

    With over 100 campuses nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

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  • Medical Careers Institute

     Campus Locations: Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Raleigh

    A degree from Medical Careers Institute prepares you for success in healthcare. Choose between day and evening classes taught in MCI's state-of-the-art teaching labs.

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  • Miller-Motte Technical College

     Campus Locations: Cary, Jacksonville, Wilmington

    Miller-Motte Technical College can give you the training you need to reach the next level of career success. Programs in massage, healthcare, computers and more.

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North Carolina Metro Areas
North Carolina Facts & Stats
State Website: http://www.nc.gov

Admission to Statehood: November 21, 1789

Area: 53,821 mi2, 28th

Capital: Raleigh

Population (as of 2000): 8,049,313 (11th)

Economy: Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans; Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism.

Largest City: Charlotte

Blue Berry: Blueberry

Beverage: Milk

Bird: Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Carnivorous Plant: Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Colors: Red and Blue

Dog: Plott Hound

Folk Dance: Clogging

Fruit: Scuppernong Grape (genus Vitis)

Historical Boat: Shad Boat

Highest Point: Mt. Mitchell; 6,684 feet (16th)

Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level (3rd)

Insect: Honeybee (Apis millifera)

Mammal: Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Motto: Esse quam videri, or "To be, rather than to seem"

Nickname: "Old North State"; "Tar Heel State"

Origin of Name: Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I

Popular Dance: Shagging

Precious Stone: Emerald

Red Berry: Strawberry (genus Fragaria)

Reptile and Emblem: Eastern Box Turtle

Rock: Granite

Saltwater Fish: Channel Bass (Red Drum)

Shell: Scotch Bonnet (pronounced "Bonay")

Song: "The Old North State" words by William Gaston, music by Mrs. E. E. Randolph

Sport / Hockey: Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) - Raleigh

Sports / Baseball: None

Sports / Basketball: Charlotte Bobcats (NBA), Charlotte Sting (WNBA), Fayetteville Patriots (NBA D-League)

Sports / Football: Carolina Panthers (NFL) - Charlotte

Sports / Soccer: None

Toast: "A Toast" to North Carolina

Tree: Pine

Vegetable: Sweet Potato

Wildflower: Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii)
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