What is North Carolina Central University?
[[Image:2018 NC Central Logo Edited.png|right|250px]] '''North Carolina Central University''' ('''NCCU''' or '''NC Central'''), a state-supported liberal arts [[Public university|public]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically]] black [[university]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]. It was founded by [[James E. Shepard|Dr. James E. Shepard]] with the [[Chautauqua]] movement in 1909. It was made part of the state system in 1923, when it first received state funding and was renamed as Durham State Normal School. It added graduate classes in arts and sciences and professional schools in law and library science in the late 1930s and 1940s. ==Other websites== * {{official website|http://www.nccu.edu}} * [http://www.nccueaglepride.com/ NCCU Athletics website] [[Category:1910s establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:1910 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in North Carolina]] [[Category:Durham County, North Carolina]] [[Category:Historically black colleges and universities]] {{US-stub}}