Dr. Charles W. Cole

Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance
Email: cwcole1@ncat.edu
Telephone: 336-285-3330
Fax: 336-256-2055
Office Location: Merrick Hall 139

Address:
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411

Teaching Interest:
Commercial Banking
Business Finance
Investments, Personal Finance

Research Interest:
Municipal (tax-exempt) securities
Banking
Personal financial planning

Biography:
Dr. Charles Cole received his Ph.D in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1979.

He received his bachelors of science degree in business administration and MBA from Delta State University in Cleveland MS. Dr. Cole previously taught finance courses in the School of Business at West Virginia University from 1978-1981.
From 1982 through 2006 he held various private sector positions in the financial services industry. His interests include tax-exempt bond finance, banking and financial services. He has previously published articles in the Journal of Financial Management and the Journal of Risk and Insurance.

He is an active member, board member at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville & Chair of Missions and Outreach ministry; active in Kairos Prison Ministry (international ecumenical organization) & trained leader.
Enjoy hiking, golf , playing Clarinet, gardening& working in the community garden of MSUMC and working on handyman projects for The Shepherd Center, Kernersville.

Former board member Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries and Shepherd Center.

Academic
Athletic
Arts

The College of Engineering ranks No. 1 for the number of degrees awarded to African Americans
U.S. News and World Report ranks the COE in the top third of the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
N.C. A&T is the home of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC)
SAES brought in more than $20 million in research grant funding
The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) is the largest among the nation’s HBCUs
F.D. Bluford Library is one of the region's premier research libraries
The Master of Science in Information (MSIT) Online Program is ranked No. 7 by U.S. News & World Report

A&T had ninety-eight student athletes earn a cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher for the 2011-2012 academic year
Freshmen Janay Ferrell placed seventh at the Robert Shumke HBCU Classic
Track and Field sprinter Jarrell Elliott qualified for the Olympic trials
Aggie baseball player Xavier Macklin was drafted in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
Aggies will host the 2013 Junior National Olympics
N.C. A&T long jumper Shakia Forbes became the first Aggie female to earn All-American honors in a field event
North Carolina A&T has had 16 players drafted to the major leagues

The College of Arts and Sciences awards one-third of the university’s degrees each year
University Choir has performed for President Obama at the White House
The Music Program has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1991
A&T Jazz Ensemble to release its first professional CD - Jazz Preeminence
Theatre program to perform at the regionally acclaimed "Center Stage Theatre" in Baltimore, Maryland
A&T Lyceum Series brings provocative, culturally diverse programming to the campus and community
Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir