- Established in 1891, N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant university
in the University of North Carolina System (UNC).
- A&T is a high research activity institution as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching.
- Largest producer of African American
doctorates in engineering in the nation,
awarding 28 in the last two years. Ph.D.
programs include mechanical, electrical
and industrial engineering.
- Highest producer of African-Americans with bachelor’s degrees
in engineering.
- A&T has two new
Ph.D. programs:
Energy Environmental Sciences and Leadership Studies.
- The School of Business and Economics is housed in Quiester Craig
Hall, a state-of -the- art facility. It is accredited by the nation’s
premier accrediting agency AACSB International. First HBCU in
North Carolina and first business school program in
Piedmont Triad to gain AACSB accreditation. A&T was the first HBCU with AACSB
accredited accounting program. One of the largest producers of African-American
Certified Public Accountants
in the nation; one of only four accredited accounting programs in North Carolina;
one of only 160 in the nation.
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- DeWayne Wickham, distinguished professor of journalism and mass communications
and director of the Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies,
hosts unique journalistic opportunities for
students. Wickham is a columnist for USA
Today and the Gannett News Service.
- School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, largest among
all HBCUs, with six nationally
accredited programs: landscape architecture, bioenvironmental engineering, child development,
agricultural education, dietetics, and family and consumer science education.
- Top producer of African Americans with bachelor’s degrees
in teacher education and master’s degrees in counseling,
adult education, instructional technology and leadership.
- NCATE accredited teacher education programs with 100 percent
completion rate of graduates on licensure examination; the only
HBCU with CACREP national accreditation in counseling.
- Over 11,000
students enrolled.
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- New interdisciplinary programs in global studies, entrepreneurship,
and motorsports. A&T’s Motorsports Technology Program
races internationally
and was featured on NBC Nightly News.
- School of Technology graduates more African
American students ini ndustrial technology professions than
any other institution.
- New Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) program
is the only stand-alone CSE graduate degree
program in the UNC System and the first among HBCUs in the country.
- “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth,” is one of Greensboro’s
largest tourist attractions. More than 40,000 participants bring
over $12 million to the local economy.
- More than 90 percent of full-time
tenure track faculty with doctorates.
- One of only two schools in N.C. with an accredited program in
Journalism and Mass Communications.
- Ranked third in the UNC System in terms of research funding. Fiscal
year 2005 funding for research: $35.5 million.
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