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NC’s public universities make the grade

October 10, 2018 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

When the college-raters come calling, North Carolina’s public universities stack up very, very well. In a flurry of rankings released over the past year – but particularly in recent weeks – schools in the University of North Carolina System have drawn high marks: • UNC-Chapel Hill was the 5th-ranked public university in the nation for… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Excellence, From Our Campuses, HBCU, Prosperity

Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Inspiring Entrepreneurship

October 3, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Dr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes how encouraging entrepreneurship while working to attract other well-paying employers to the area is a good place to start.

Filed Under: Mobile Moments, Wilkes Community College

What will make N.C. A&T greater? ‘Strategic investments’

October 3, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T State University is a critical component of the economy in Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad. So for A&T to get better, it will take more support for the things that made it that critical component. “We as a university are a critical, integral part and partners with business leaders in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, HBCU, North Carolina A&T

A&T Cheatham-White Scholars: ‘Exceptionally talented’

October 3, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – UNC Chapel Hill has its Morehead-Cain merit scholarships. N.C. State has its Park Scholars. And now N.C. A&T State and N.C. Central Universities have Cheatham-White Scholars.1 To be considered, high-school students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0, a minimum SAT score of 1280 or a score of 28 on the ACT…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, HBCU, Leadership, North Carolina A&T

Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Entrepreneurial Opportunities

September 27, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Dr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes the Small Business Center available at Wilkes Community College to help people build business plans and nurture their entrepreneurial spirit.

Filed Under: Mobile Moments, Wilkes Community College

NC A&T: ‘An incredible land-grant institution’

September 26, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – Land-grant institutions were established by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 to focus on teaching agriculture, science and engineering. “We are an incredible land-grant institution – that really is our mission,” Chancellor Harold Martin of NC Agricultural and Technical State University says in the accompanying video. “And then we are secondly a… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Great Universities, HBCU, North Carolina A&T

At A&T, ‘students first, now and always’

September 26, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – It seems so simple – but it helps to hear it. Provost Beryl McEwen emphasizes in the accompanying clip that NC A&T State University’s focus is first and foremost on its students. “Today, we still have as priority number one student success. Priority number two? Student success. And number three? Same thing,” says… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Great Universities, HBCU, North Carolina A&T

NC A&T: The nation’s largest HBCU

September 26, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – As a result of quality academic programs and the success of graduates moving into great jobs and graduate schools, applications to North Carolina A&T State University have grown dramatically for six or seven years. And in the fall of 2014, A&T emerged as that nation’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU).1 Enrollment… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, HBCU, North Carolina A&T

Universities: A shifting burden

September 19, 2018 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH – Perhaps because it has a constitutional mandate for it, North Carolina is known across the country for strong support of its public universities.  The state continues to rank among the best in state spending per university student. But state support per student is still well below where it was before the Great Recession…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, UNC System, Where We Stand

Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Health Care Career Options

September 15, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Dr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes how financially rewarding careers in health care can be.

Filed Under: Mobile Moments, Wilkes Community College

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