History
He founded North Carolina Central.
Dr. James E Shepard
This current Men's Basketball coach also has his number retired as a player.
LeVelle Moton
It's North Carolina Central's Motto
Truth and Service
8,000
NC Central competes in this conference. One of two comprising totally of HBCU's
MEAC
The date the university was founded.
1910
Current President of the Charlotte Hornets. He graduated from NCCU law school before working for Nike/Brand Jordan
Fred Whitfield
NC Central's 12th and current Chancellor, Johnson O. Akinlyeye Instituted this six step promise for student success
Eagle Promise
It's NC Central's average class size
23 students
Kamala Harris
1969
He Graduated from NCCU in in 1958. Long before Denzel Washington played him in the Disney Film Remember the Titans
Herman Boone
NC Central's core values start with being ___ Centered. This means even you all should be considered in everything we offer at the university.
Student Centered
Its the number of total degrees offered
81
It's the total number of HBCU's in the US. This includes public and private ones.
107
Dr. Shepard served as president of the university until his death in...
1947
She was the University's first full time female Chancellor in 2013. Sadly she passed away from cancer in 2016.
Dr. Deborah Saunders-White
As a part of the schools mission, we prepare our students to become this. Better get your passports ready...
Global Leaders
It's the number of community service hours required to graduate from the university.
120 hours
A reverend and an activist known for rhyming in his speeches; Jessie Jackson attended that NCCU rival down the road in Greensboro.
North Carolina A&T University
He succeeded Dr. Shepard as president in 1948. The Student Union is named after him.
Dr. Alfonso Elder
This North Carolina Congressman graduated from NCCU in 1974. To get his last name, think of what you often place on the top of rolls to make them delicious.
GK Butterfield
The Eagle is no ordinary_____, is a famous quote by Dr. Shepard.
Barnyard Fowl
It's the approximate number of student organizations offered on campus
100
HBCU's are known for producing the highest numbers of black judges although he is the only one named to the supreme court. Actor Chadwick Boseman played him in an action/mystery in 2017
Thurgood Marshall