2021 VISITOR’S GUIDE www.ncat.edu ® TM 2020 On February 1, 1960 four N.C. A&T college freshmen students boldy took The Movement seats at the segregated F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro. Continues! Their courageous efforts launched a movement, inspiring activists to action across the region. FEBRUARY 1, 2020 134134 S. Elm S. ELMStreet STREET | Greensboro, GREENSBORO, NC 27401 | 336.274.9199 NC 27401 CONTENTS All About N.C. A&T ...................... 4 Points of Pride .........................5 Aggies Do! .............................6 Visit Us, Join Us ........................ 8 WELCOME TO Undergraduate Admissions ............ 10 Campus Map ........................ 12–13 Online Programs ...................... 14 Financial Aid, Veteran Affairs, Giving ... 15 The Aggie Scene ...................... 16 CAMPUS Campus Living, The Aggie Life ......... 18 Study Abroad, New Student Programs, Student Health Center ..............20 Aggie Athletics. 22 Message from the Chancellor: Welcome to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, one of America’s most respected 1890 land-grant, doctoral, research institutions of higher learning. As you tour our campus, I hope you have an opportunity to explore the university’s history and the wealth of resources unique to North Carolina A&T. North Carolina A&T holds the distinction of being the nation’s largest historically black university or college (HBCU), as well as one of its best and most accomplished. In addition to being ranked among the top National Universities and the no. 1 public HBCU in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges edition, N.C. A&T has also consistently been ranked one of this state’s top three public research universities for more than a decade. We are also its most affordable, as consistently recognized in Money magazine’s annual Best Colleges issue. A new study of the university’s annual economic impact shows that A&T’s payroll and operations spending, together with construction, students, visitors, alumni, and start-up companies’ spending, is now worth $1.2 billion. That impact is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in added regional income and many thousands of jobs around the state and in Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Rockingham and Randolph counties. An institution recognized nationally for its strengths in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research, A&T graduates more African American students in engineering, agriculture and recreation, parks and leisure studies than any campus in America. Our graduates are in exceptionally high demand; A&T hosts the largest career fairs in the University of North Carolina System to accommodate employers across the country who seek to hire our grads. As one of the state’s two land-grant institutions, A&T provides research-based educational programs and solutions to critical social, environmental, medical and educational issues for individuals, families and communities through the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Program. It is one of many ways that our university serves the people of this state – so effectively that we have been recognized with the Carnegie Foundation’s prestigious Community Engagement designation. During your visit to our campus and our city, please make time to engage with our students, employees, and alumni—the people who make this university great. With Aggie Pride, Harold L. Martin, Sr. Chancellor This publication was printed with soy ink on 10% recycled paper and was produced by a certified member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and meets or 3 exceeds all Federal Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Standards. COLORS Blue & Gold UNIVERSITY NICKNAME Aggies HISTORY n 1890, Congress enacted the Second Morrill Act that mandated MASCOTS “a separate college for the colored race.” The Agricultural and Mechanical Aggie & Aggietha ICollege for the Colored Race (now North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University) was established as that school in the state of TOTAL ENROLLMENT* North Carolina by an act of the General Assembly ratified on March 9, 1891. Originally operating in Raleigh as an annex to Shaw University, the college 12,754 made a permanent home in Greensboro with the help of local citizens such as DeWitt Clinton Benbow and Charles H. Moore. UNDERGRADUATES* In 1915, state legislators changed the college’s name to the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina; and in 1967, they elevated it to 11,131 university status. N.C. A&T became a constituent university of the University of North Carolina in 1972. GRADUATE STUDENTS* N.C. A&T is one of America’s most highly respected, doctoral high 1,623 research land-grant universities. The university’s learner-centered community develops and preserves intellectual capital through * Fall 2020 interdisciplinary learning, discovery, and community engagement. Honoring a great history as an RANKINGS institution that produces change U.S. News & World Report ranks agents and global leaders for N.C. A&T the No. 1 historically black college university (HBCU) in North the careers of today and Carolina. tomorrow in disciplines of Money Magazine ranks N.C. A&T as the best HBCU in the nation. science, technology, engineering and N.C. A&T Online MBA program mathematics ranks among nation’s best. (STEM), agriculture, For more information on business, the arts rankings, see the links below: and humanities. https://www.ncat.edu/news/2020/08/ ncat-2020-economic-impact.php https://www.ncat.edu/news/2020/01/ value-colleges-online-undergrad- ranking-2020.php https://www.ncat.edu/news/2019/10/ top-10-best-colleges-for-jobs.php 4 POINTS OF PRIDE UNIVERSITY HISTORY RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & $64.37M 96% WORLD REPORT: Contracts and grants of alumni say they would earned by N.C. A&T faculty No. 1 among public choose N.C. A&T again researchers in FY 2019 (Gallup Poll) historically black colleges and universities 70,000+ ALUMNI 44 No. 66 in top performers on Patents social mobility (tie) 4.8 years Average time to a degree 27 (Money Magazine) No. 140 among top public Patents pending schools (tie) $54.6k 16 Median starting salary for Patents licensed for alumni within first three years commercial activity of graduation – among the ENROLLMENT highest for HBCU early career TREND earnings (U.S. News & World 7 Report) Start-up companies Top 100 Colleges and universities No. 1 4 HBCU in value in the nation increased New Centers of 10 Best Value Historically enrollment applications Excellence: Product Black Colleges and Universities, (24/7 Wall Street) Design and Advanced 2018-19 (Best Value Schools) Manufacturing: No. 1 Cybersecurity Research. No. 1 HBCU in the nation for Education and Outreach Producer of undergraduate enrollment (CREO); Entrepreneurship degrees awarded to African and Innovation; and the N.C. Transportation Americans in agriculture and Nearly 80% engineering Center of Excellence N.C. A&T’s student 2018-19 U.S. Department of in Connected and Education retention rate is higher Autonomous Vehicle than the national average Technology (NC-CAV) No. 1 Most affordable in North Carolina Money Magazine 5 AggiesAggies Do! Do! AGGIES LEAD. AGGIES INSPIRE. Founded in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and To visit Aggieland is to be inspired. At N.C. A&T, a unique Technical State University is building on a proud heritage spirit abounds that you won’t experience elsewhere. of academic excellence as it leads the way in the 21st That spirit resounds in the Blue and Gold Marching century. The university’s 223-acre campus boasts historic Machine, shines bright at homecoming and surrounds landmarks and gleaming modern facilities. Students, the February One Monument commemorating the alumni, faculty and staff set the university apart—as the historic lunch counter sit-ins led by the Greensboro top public HBCU among U.S. News & World Report’s Four. Aggie Pride forms a bond between every student 2019 Best Colleges, as No. 3 for sponsored research in and graduate. Aggie Pride is about embracing higher the 17-member UNC system and as the leading national academic and social standards. It’s about striving producer of African American engineers, psychologists, for greatness and believing that you can accomplish landscape architects and certified public accountants. your goal. Aggie Pride means honoring the past and preserving the university’s great legacy. It also means continuing to advance the university. But be forewarned, AGGIES CREATE. Aggie Pride is contagious! At N.C. A&T, big dreams take wing. Aggies receive a strong academic background and set their sights high. The university fosters creativity and excellence that AGGIES DREAM. extend beyond the classroom into exciting careers. And they dream big. If Ronald McNair could become More important, a degree from A&T pays off. In 2013, an astronaut, Elvin Bethea could become an NFL Triangle Business Journal ranked starting salaries for Hall of Famer, Natasha Yvette Williams could star on N.C. A&T graduates as fourth among 30 North Carolina Broadway, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. could run universities. What better place to develop your potential for president, imagine how far your degree from North and create a blueprint for success? Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University can take you. AGGIES DISCOVER. No matter what major you choose from N.C. A&T’s degree- AGGIES DO! granting colleges and joint school, you will discover We are proud. Our history is rich with achievement and new things about yourself and receive a cutting-edge tradition. Our university is a place where the dynamic education on which to build a promising future. With a and visionary challenge the status quo. We share a vision Carnegie Foundation ranking as a doctoral, high research of preeminence; using our minds, our research and our activity university, N.C. A&T puts students on paths to passion, we engage the community and create positive, learning that keep pace with industry trends.