North Carolina has a rich tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – in fact, it has more historically black public universities than any other state.1
Together, North Carolina’s HBCUs have a total economic impact of at least $1.7 billion and generate at least 15,663 jobs. A single year’s graduates will earn $20.7 billion over their lifetimes — 61 percent more than they could expect to earn without their college credentials.2
Please take a few minutes to review our coverage of North Carolina’s public HBCUs – each unique in its own way:
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Winston-Salem State University
1https://hbculifestyle.com/list-of-hbcu-schools/. North Carolina has five historically black public universities. Maryland has four. Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia each have three.
2https://www.uncf.org/wp-content/uploads/PDFs/fy_2018_budget_fact_sheets/HBCU_FactSht_NorthCarolina_5-17D.pdf.
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