In 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation bringing all 16 public institutions that confer bachelor's degrees into The University of North Carolina System.[1] As a result of the consolidation, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical became a constituent institution and Lewis Carnegie Dowdy, the college's sixth president, was reappointed as the college's first chancellor in July of the following year.[30] The 1988 school year saw North Carolina Agricultural and Technical set an enrollment record with 6,200 students.