Colleges in North Carolina

Colleges in North Carolina

As a southeastern state, North Carolina has warmer winters and hot summers, and it can experience severe weather during both seasons. Colleges in North Carolina include 19 liberal arts and more than forty private institutions. The University of North Carolina System alone has 16 universities that enroll upwards of 180,000 students.The North Carolina Community College System is even larger, with dozens of associate-granting colleges throughout the state. The oldest institution in the state is part of the UNC System, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which is claims to be the oldest public universities in the US period. The most selective is Duke. North Carolina is a national leader in agriculture, financial services, and manufacturing, but has an up-and-coming biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector attracted the research universities in The Triangle. Top attractions in the Old North State include Chimney Rock State Park, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, and the Biltmore Estate.
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Established in 1964, Tri-County Community College is a public, 2-year institution located in Murphy, North Carolina, with satellite centers in Robbinsville and Marble. TCCC offers over 30 programs of study, which are primarily career-oriented and...

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The Carolina College of Bible Studies is a Christian college with two North Carolina locations and an emphasis on preparing students for ministry. Carolina College offers five theological undergraduate programs in subjects such as Advanced...

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Shepherds Theological Seminary is a nondenominational Christian graduate school in North Carolina’s Research Triangle with a foundation in the local church. STS confers four master’s degrees in Divinity, Christian Ministry, Theological Studies, and...

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The Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine is an academy of eastern medicine in western North Carolina. Jung Tao School is home to a 4-year diploma-granting Acupuncture program and is one of the only acupuncture-training schools in America...

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Piedmont International University is a Bible-centered Christian college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Academics at PIU are divided among six schools of Bible & Theology, Ministry, Teacher Education, Business, Leadership, and Arts & Sciences. As a...

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