Universities and colleges

by Martin, James I., Sr. Appalachian State University had its origins as Watauga Academy, which, under the leadership of Dauphin Disco Dougherty and Blanford Barnard Dougherty, opened in Boone in September 1899. Blanford [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wright, Ann S. Asheville Female College was one of the first educational institutions established in western North Carolina. During several decades in the nineteenth century it was considered an advanced school, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Barber-Scotia College by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; North Carolina Women's Colleges; Historically Black Colleges and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Barton College, originally called Atlantic Christian College, dates to 1886, when the Committee on Education for the Disciples of Christ expressed a desire to establish a collegiate institute in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Beers, Alma Holland By Claire Richie, 2019 10 Jan. 1892-31 Oct. 1974  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Belmont Abbey College, located in Belmont (Gaston County), is a Benedictine Catholic college that was founded in 1876. In that year, Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased the 500-acre Caldwell Place, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Bennett College is a historically black, private, liberal arts university for women located in Greensboro. It is one of only two women’s HBCUs in the United States and has connection to the United [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Vocci, Robert Blair. Black Mountain College by Wiley J. Williams and Robert Blair Vocci, 2006 Black Mountain College, an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Brevard College, a United Methodist institution located in the mountain town of Brevard, was named for Ephraim Brevard, a teacher and one of the local leaders that produced the Mecklenburg Resolves [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lawrimore, Erin. Bryant, Dixie Lee Originally published as "Dixie Lee Bryant and Scientific Study at State Normal" by Erin Lawrimore, 2014 Republished with permission. When the doors opened for the first [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. Campbell University, a Baptist institution of higher learning located in Buies Creek, started as Buies Creek Academy in 1887 with an enrollment of 21 students. The school was founded by James [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Carolina Christian College, a precursor of present-day Barton College in Wilson, was established by the Disciples of Christ in 1893 in the Pitt County town of Ayden, where it operated until 1903. By [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinnon, Henry A., Jr. Carolina College for Women, located at Maxton, was chartered by the North Carolina Methodist Conference in 1907. The Reverend S. E. Mercer and Euclid H. McWhorter, pastor of the Maxton Methodist [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kilmon, Deena Deese. Carolina Female College was established in Anson County by an act of the North Carolina legislature in 1850. At the time of its founding, it was one of 13 schools for young women in the state. Women [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Catawba College by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 See also: Private Education; Private Higher Education Catawba College was founded in Newton in 1851 by the German Reformed Church. During [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stewart, James. Captain D. K. Cherry was a noted African American college professor at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, a distinguished World War I veteran, and the president of the [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Chowan College, a four-year institution affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is located in Murfreesboro in the northeastern part of the state. The college traces its [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Claremont College by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 Claremont College, founded in Hickory in 1880 as Claremont Female College, was intended to be for young women what Catawba College represented [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. In 1946 the consolidated University of North Carolina trustees created the School of Architecture and Landscape Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, combining the landscape [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Andrews, Edwin R., Fountain, Benjamin Eagles, Jr. In 1957, in an effort to address the educational needs created by the rapid shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy, the North Carolina General Assembly provided funds for a tax-supported [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Concordia College was established in Conover in 1877 as Concordia High School by the Lutherans of the Tennessee Synod. It was converted into a college in 1881. The college began as a ministerial [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cross, Jerry L. Davenport College was established in Lenoir in 1855 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as an institution of higher learning for women. It was named for William Davenport, one of the founders [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Davidson College by James I. Martin Sr., 2006 See also: Private Education; Private Higher Education Davidson College, located in the town of Davidson, opened its doors in 1837 under the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. Duke Chapel by Amy Kemp Government and Heritage Library, 2017 See Also: Duke University, James B. Duke, 20th Century Architecture Duke Chapel is the largest, most prominent building of [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Durden, Robert F. Duke University by Robert F. Durden, 2006 See also: Trinity College; Duke Endowment; Duke Homestead; Duke Power Company; Sarah P. Duke Gardens; W. Duke, Sons and Company; Private [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. East Carolina University, located in Greenville, traces its origins to the East Carolina Teachers Training School, which came into existence amid substantial controversy in 1907. After competing with [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sustar, T. David. East Coast Bible College, affiliated with the Church of God, was founded in 1976 on a 100-acre campus west of downtown Charlotte. The college began offering a four-year degree in 1978. By the late [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Elizabeth City State University by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: University of North Carolina System; Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lillard, Stewart. Elizabeth College, a four-year college for women, opened in Charlotte in 1897 under the auspices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The aim of the institution was "to afford a broad and liberal [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. Elon University by George W. Troxler, 2006 Elon University was founded near Burlington in 1889 by the Christian Church (later part of the United Church of Christ). Two denominational junior [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Allen, Christy E. Era of Progress and Promise: Browse institutions by location by Christy E. Allen, 2009. See also: Era of Progress and Promise Book compiled by W. N. Hartshorn of Clifton, Massachusetts in [...] (from NC Digital Collections.)

by Allen, Christy E. Era of Progress and Promise: Browse institutions by name by Christy E. Allen, 2009. Book compiled by W. N. Hartshorn of Clifton, Massachusetts in 1910, concerning the Clifton Conference of [...] (from NC Digital Collections.)

by Pelt, Michael R. Eureka College was established by the North Carolina Free Will Baptists in 1898 as the Free Will Baptist Theological College in Pitt County. A building large enough to accommodate the school was [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Fayetteville State University by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: University of North Carolina System; Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Flora Macdonald College in Red Springs originated in 1896 as Red Springs Seminary, a Presbyterian school that was the successor to Floral College (1841-78). In 1903 the college was renamed Southern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hairr, John. Foundations Bible College is a nondenominational, fundamentalist, separatist Christian institution located in Harnett County near Dunn. The college was founded in 1974 by O. Talmadge Spence, a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bullard, Brian, Caldwell, Martha B. Fraternities and Sororities, officially called National Collegiate Social Greek Letter Societies, have been present in North Carolina since at least 1812 and form a significant presence on the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Gardner-Webb University, a coeducational institution associated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is located near Shelby in Cleveland County. The youngest of North Carolina's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fountain, Benjamin Eagles, Jr. Governor's Commission on Education beyond High School by Benjamin Eagles Fountain Jr., 2006 See also: Community Colleges The Governor's Commission on Education beyond High School, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sitterson, J. Carlyle. Frank Porter Graham, university president, U.S. senator, and United Nations mediator, was born in Fayetteville, the son of Alexander and Katherine Bryan Sloan Graham. His father was a major founder [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R. Greensboro College was chartered in 1838 by the Methodist Church as Greensboro Female College. Among its founders was Peter Doub, who was a prominent Methodist minister. It was the first [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R. Guilford College, affiliated with the Society of Friends (Quakers), is the third-oldest coeducational institution in the nation. Located in Greensboro, the school was opened in 1837 by the Quakers as [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rives, Ralph Hardee. Minnie Lee Hancock Hammer, religious, civic, and cultural leader, and newspaper manager, was the daughter of Dr. J. M. and Jane Page Hancock and the granddaughter of James Page, doorkeeper in the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Justesen, Benjamin R. Heritage Bible College, founded in 1971, is a small, private four-year college operated by the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church on an 80-acre campus near Dunn in eastern Harnett County. Heritage [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McCaslin, Richard B. High Point University, situated in southwestern Guilford County, was founded in 1924 by the Methodist Protestant Church. Led by Joseph F. McCulloch, Methodists desiring to build a college in North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, Sarajanee. Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Marching to the beat of Freedom By Sarajanee Davis, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2019 Have you ever heard the term HBCU? It stands [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by Bennington, Catherine Myers. Aaron Burtis Hunter, Episcopal clergyman, educator, book collector, and philanthropist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of John C. and Sarah A. Clark Hunter. After graduation from public [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Calhoon, Robert M. Immanuel College in Greensboro was a residential high school, junior college, and theological seminary for African Americans operated by the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church from 1903 to 1961. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Farnham, Mary. Randall Jarrell, poet, critic, and teacher, was born in Nashville, Tenn., the son of Owen and Anna Campbell Jarrell. Owing to his parents' divorce, much of his childhood through 1927 was spent in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R. The origins of John Wesley College can be traced to the founding of the People's Bible School in Greensboro in 1932. The school began with 4 teachers and 18 students and an interdenominational board [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Johnson C. Smith University by James I. Martin Sr., 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 See Also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Private [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stafford, Garland R. James Addison Jones, construction contractor, civic leader, and philanthropist, was born near Lexington in Davidson County, the son of Robert J. and Elizabeth Horney Jones. His parents were [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Green, C. Sylvester. Jordan, Charles Edward by C. Sylvester Green, 1988 13 Apr. 1901–4 Feb. 1974 See also:  Benjamin Everett Jordan (from the Dictionary of North Carolina [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Judson College was a nineteenth-century academy located in the mountain town of Hendersonville. The school was conceived by the Western Carolina Baptist Association in 1858 and originally named the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Kittrell College by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Era of Progress and Promise: Book overview; Historically Black Colleges and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Memory F. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, legal education in North Carolina was a haphazard undertaking. A young law student studied on his own or under the tutelage of a licensed lawyer, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoudemire, Sterling A. Leavitt, Sturgis Elleno by Sterling Stoudemire, 1991 24 Jan. 1888–3 Mar. 1976 Sturgis Elleno Leavitt, teacher and scholar, was born in Newhall, Maine, the son of William Hooper and Mary [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pleasants, Julian M. Lees-McRae College, located in Banner Elk, is an independent, coeducational institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It was founded in 1900 by Edgar Tufts as part of an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Lenoir-Rhyne College opened in Hickory as Highland College (successor to Highland Academy) in 1891. Its founders were four Lutheran pastors and educators-Andrew L. Crouse, Robert A. Yoder, William P. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Murray, Elizabeth D. R. The Leonard Medical School, established in Raleigh by Shaw University in 1880, was the first four-year medical school in the United States and trained more than 400 Black and African American [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lillard, Stewart. Liberty Hall, an eighteenth-century academy of higher learning in Mecklenburg County located in the former Queen's Museum building in Charlotte, was the product of Hezekiah Alexander and Waightstill [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. Littleton College, a Methodist institution of higher learning in Littleton, opened in 1882. Founded as Central Institute and subsequently renamed Littleton Female College and, finally, Littleton [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Livingstone College by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006; Additional research provided by Kelly Agan; Revised December 2021 See also: Private Education; Private Higher Education; Historically [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Green, C. Sylvester. London, Arthur Hill, Jr. by C. Sylvester Green, 1991 5 July 1903–24 Apr. 1976 Arthur Hill London, Jr., pediatrician and medical educator, was born in Pittsboro, the son of Arthur Hill, Sr., [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stauter, Mark C. Fritz Wolfgang London, physicist and theoretical chemist, was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), the son of Franz and Luise Hamburger London. In 1904 his father, a professor of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Claiborne T., Jr. London, Henry Armand by Claiborne T. Smith, Jr., 1991 1 Mar. 1846–20 Jan. 1918 Henry Armand London, journalist and lawyer, was born in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Willard, George-Anne. Louisburg College in Louisburg is recognized as the oldest chartered two-year, church-related coeducational college in the United States. The institution evolved from three earlier institutions. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Conway, Robert O. Madison, Robert Lee by Robert O. Conway, 1991 17 Feb. 1867–2 Oct. 1954 See also: Western Carolina [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Toosi, Nahal. Malcolm X Liberation University (MXLU), an experimental institution of higher education focusing on African American history and life, opened in Durham in October 1969. Named for slain black leader [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fowlkes, Jim. Manual labor schools were the forerunner of the North Carolina Community College System. They were created to provide an education that would help young people become working members of their [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Mars Hill College, a Baptist institution located 18 miles north of Asheville, traces its origins to the French Broad Baptist Academy, which opened its doors in 1856 on land donated by Edward Carter. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Taylor, Thomas T. McCorkle, Samuel Eusebius by Thomas T. Taylor, 1991; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 23 Aug. 1746–21 Jan. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Macfie, John. John Calvin McNair, teacher and minister, was born near St. Pauls, the son of Malcolm and Margaret Dalrymple McNair. His maternal grandfather, Archibald Dalrymple of Moore County, served in the House [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Roberson, Francine Mary Netter. From apprenticeship to a rigorous standardized course of study, medical instruction in North Carolina has progressed step by step over the last 200 years.  The education of physicians and [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Powell, William S., Johnson, K. Todd, Wright, Marilyn. Medical education for North Carolinians who desired to become physicians in the eighteenth or nineteenth century was generally obtained through a program of apprenticeship. In the absence of formal [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williford, Jo Ann. Meredith College, the largest private college for women in the Southeast, is a four-year, liberal arts institution located in Raleigh. It owes its origins to Thomas Meredith, who in 1838, along with [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jenkins, Richard A. Methodist College, a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, was chartered in Fayetteville in 1956 and first opened its doors in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jordan, John R., Jr. William Watson Mitchell, lay leader and benefactor of Baptist causes, planter, and civic leader, was born in Bertie County, the son of William and Rena Mitchell. As a young man he moved from Bertie [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Ted. Montreat College, located 15 miles east of Asheville in Montreat, began in 1916 as Montreat Normal School, an institution founded by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to prepare young women to become [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Ingram, Charles M. Peter Weddick Moore, educator, was born near Faison in Duplin County, the son of Weddick and Alecy Thompson Moore, both enslaved people. His father allegedly was killed by the Ku Klux Klan during [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Spence, Thomas H., Jr. Moore, Walter William by Thomas H. Spence, Jr., 1991; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 14 June 1857–14 June [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Moore, William John by William S. Powell, 1991 4 Apr. 1837–post-1901 See also:  African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina); African Methodist [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 Students North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities traces its origins to October 1921 at a meeting of the state's college presidents and delegates in Greensboro. The meeting represented the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnson, Lloyd. North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Original title as published in the Encylopedia of North Carolina: North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. North Carolina Central University by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 Students North Carolina Central University in Durham [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. North Carolina College was opened in 1852 in Mount Pleasant as Western Carolina Male Academy. The school was organized by the North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church as "a high school of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Alston, Christine. North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities Timeline by Christine Alston and Kelly Agan, 2016. See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Harris, William C. North Carolina State University by William C. Harris, 2006 See also: Agricultural Experiment Stations; College of Design, University of North Carolina System North Carolina State [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. North Carolina Wesleyan College, chartered in October 1956 and opened in 1960, is a four-year, coeducational, liberal arts college in Rocky Mount. It was established by citizens of Nash and Edgecombe [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davison, Jennifer, Huaman, Jaime. Four years before the Declaration of Independence was signed, North Carolina’s first woman’s college was founded. Salem College in Winston-Salem is the oldest female educational establishment in the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Anonymous. Peace College, Raleigh, NC. Today North Carolina has the following 36 independent colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. These institutions are [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Agan, Kelly, Alston, Christine. North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 Students   Prior to the conclusion of the Civil [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina universities have won the NCAA Basketball Tournament championship thirteen times during the event's history, with victories by Duke University's Blue Devils, UNC-Chapel Hill's Tar [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Oxford College (originally Oxford Female College) was a female academy established in Oxford, the Granville County seat, in 1850. The school's first president was Samuel Wait, a Baptist minister and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Palmer Memorial Institute by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 See also: Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum. The Palmer Memorial [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bingham, Warren L. Peace College was founded as Peace Institute in Raleigh in 1857 by the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. It was named for a significant benefactor, William Peace, an elder at Raleigh's First [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Frazier, Mrs. S. David. William Peace, merchant and philanthropist, Presbyterian layman, and founder of Peace Institute, was born in Granville County. His father, John Peace, was a wealthy planter; his mother was Margaret [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Penn, Charles Ashby by Lindley, S. Butler, 1994 29 Nov. 1868–22 Oct. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. Pfeiffer University is a comprehensive, United Methodist-related university located on 330 wooded acres at Misenheimer in Stanly County. It was founded as Oberlin Home and School near Lenoir in 1885 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Benjamin Edward Powell, librarian and teacher, was born in Sunbury, Gates County, the son of Willis Warren and Beatrice Franklin Powell. In 1922 he entered Trinity College, Durham, which became Duke [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinnon, Henry A., Jr. The Presbyterian Junior College for Men was established in 1927 by the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina and Fayetteville Presbytery. In 1928 the trustees acquired the campus and properties of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S., Nash, Jaquelin Drane, Weaver, Robert D., Myers, Chris. Private Education by Chris Myers and Jaquelin Drane Nash, 2006; Revised November 2022. Additional research provided by William S. Powell and Robert D. Weaver. See also: Public Education; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Copeland, Elizabeth H. William Dossey Pruden, lawyer, churchman, and Confederate officer, was born near Harrellsville, a son of Nathaniel and Martha Garrett Riddick Pruden. After attending Union Male Academy in his home [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Taylor, R. Hargus. James Simpson Purefoy, merchant and Baptist clergyman, was the youngest of three sons of the Reverend John and Mary Fort Purefoy near Forestville, Wake County. His paternal great-grandfather, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lillard, Stewart. Queen's College in Charlotte was the first institution of higher learning in North Carolina, although it was never officially recognized by the British administrative system and was disallowed by [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Angley, Wilson. Richmond Hill Law School in what became Yadkin County was established about 1846 by Judge (later Chief Justice) Richmond M. Pearson, who had conducted an earlier school in nearby Mocksville. Until [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Moore, J. Floyd. Russell, Elbert by J. Floyd Moore, 1994 29 Aug. 1871–21 Sept. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. Rutherford College, a forerunner of Brevard College, was established in 1853 by the Reverend Robert Laban Abernethy as a private school known as Owl Hollow Schoolhouse in Burke County. It was built [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Sacred Heart College by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 Sacred Heart College, a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for women in Belmont, was founded in 1892 at the request of Leo Haid, bishop and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Saint Augustine's University [formerly St. Augustine's College] by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006; Revised December 2021 See Also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Episcopal [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fullington, Martha Walker. Salem Academy and Salem College See Also: North Carolina Women's Colleges; Private Education by Martha Walker Fullington, 2006 Salem Academy and Salem College trace their origins to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Shaw University by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006; Revised November 2022. See also: Private Education; Private Higher Education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities for K-8 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Dr. James Slade is the sort of impossibly old-fashioned doctor who still makes house calls and has never thought about joining an HMO. For 35 years he has been practicing pediatrics and general [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Stoops, Martha S. Smedes, Bennett by Martha S. Stoops, 1994 7 Aug. 1837–22 Feb. 1899 Bennett Smedes, Episcopal clergyman and second [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Reidinger, Martin. Smith, Ezekiel Ezra by Martin Reidinger, 1994 23 May 1852–6 Dec. 1933 Ezekiel Ezra Smith, educator and diplomat, the son of free Black Americans Alexander and Caroline Smith, was born [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Preyer, Norris W. Smith, Henry Louis by Norris W. Preyer, 1994   See also: X-Rays for K-8 Students 30 July 1859–27 Feb. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Smith, H[ilrie] Shelton by William S. Powell, 1994 8 May 1893–8 Jan. 1987 H[ilrie] Shelton Smith, teacher and author, was born in McLeansville, the son of Henry Brooks and Lula Jane Wyrick [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sumner, Jim L. Snavely, Carl Gray by Jim L. Sumner, 1994 31 July 1894–12 July 1975 Carl Gray Snavely, college football coach, was born in Omaha, Nebr., the son of Charles, a Methodist minister, and Bessie [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. St. Andrews Presbyterian College by James I. Martin Sr., 2006; Revised December 2021 See also: Elise Academy and High School; Flora MacDonald College. St. Andrews Presbyterian [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . UNCG opened its doors in 1892 as a publicly-supported school for women from across North Carolina (and beyond) to receive a higher education. But it would not be until the 103rd year of the school's [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Thomasville Female College was a nineteenth-century academy for girls that grew out of a series of previously established Christian schools in the Davidson County town of Thomasville. The school's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Totten, Henry Roland by William S. Powell, 1996 6 Nov. 1892–9 Feb. 1974 See also: Totten, William Theophilus, from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography Henry Roland Totten, botanist [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rives, Ralph Hardee. William Theophilus Totten, minister, educator, and president of Yadkin Collegiate Institute (later Yadkin College) for twenty-six years, was born in Rockingham County, the eldest son of the Reverend [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Durden, Robert F. Trinity College began in 1839 when Methodist and Quaker farm families in Randolph County joined together to start a subscription school named Union Institute. When the school's first principal, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pelt, Michael R. University of Mount Olive by Michael R. Pelt, 2006. Originally published as "Mount Olive College." NCpedia update: Mount Olive College changed its name to the University of Mount Olive in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. In 1927 William Henry Jones, the principal of Biltmore School near Asheville, and Alonzo Carlton Reynolds, the Buncombe County Schools superintendent, established Buncombe County Junior College. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Snider, William D. North Carolina's first state constitution, drafted in 1776, contained a provision for public support of education. However, it was not until 1789 that the state succeeded in chartering an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Claiborne, Jack. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte began as a temporary junior college established to ease an enrollment crisis created by World War II veterans seeking an education under the GI Bill of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Trelease, Allen W. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was chartered on 18 Feb. 1891 as the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School with an initial appropriation of $10,000. It was the work largely [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke was established on 7 Mar. 1887 as Croatan Normal School by the General Assembly at the request of the Lumbee Indians and other Native Americans in the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stinson, Craig M. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington first opened its doors in the fall of 1947 as Wilmington College, a county-supported junior college. Classes had begun a year earlier as part of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The University of North Carolina System is comprised of 16 constituent institutions throughout the state that form a multicampus public university. Consolidation of the state's public educational [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anonymous. University of North Carolina System List From the North Carolina Manual. Updated by staff at the Government & Heritage Library, 2012; updated by Kelly Agan, 2016. See also: NCpedia entries [...] (from North Carolina Manual.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Moore, Anne. Wake Forest University was founded in Wake Forest in 1834 by the North Carolina Baptist State Convention as a "literary and manual labor" school for young men. By 1838, however, the manual labor [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bullock, J. Marshall. Walker, Nathan Wilson by J. Marshall Bullock, 1996; Revised December 2021 7 Mar. 1875–13 Feb. 1936 Nathan Wilson Walker, professor and educator, was born at Poplar Branch, Currituck County, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, James I., Sr. Warren Wilson College, a Presbyterian institution located ten miles east of Asheville, traces its origins to the Asheville Farm School, a missionary endeavor that opened in 1894 with 25 students. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Weaver College, a coeducational Methodist institution, operated in the Buncombe County town of Weaverville from 1873 until 1934. Prior to the establishment of what was originally known as Weaverville [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stafford, Garland R. Charles Clinton Weaver, Methodist clergyman, educator, and church administrator, was born in Ashe County of Scots-Irish ancestry, the son of James Harvey and Jennie Burkett Weaver. His mother was a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bradford, M. E. Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr., intellectual historian, rhetorician, and political philosopher, was born at Asheville in Buncombe County, the son of Richard Malcolm (1870–1915) and Carolyn Embry Weaver, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Towles, Louis P. Wesleyan Female College in Murfreesboro was founded and constructed between 1852 and 1855 by the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to give the "fair daughters [of Virginia and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wood, Curtis W. Western Carolina University by Curtis W. Wood, 2006 See also: University of North Carolina System Western Carolina University began as [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Western College of North Carolina, chartered by the General Assembly in 1820, was anticipated to be a degree-granting, nonsectarian institution similar to the state's first university, which had [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Green, C. Sylvester. Widgery, Alban Gregory by C. Sylvester Green, 1996 9 May 1887–22 Mar. 1968 Alban Gregory Widgery, teacher and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jones, H. G. Cratis Dearl Williams, folklorist, ballad collector and singer, linguist, professor, and college administrator, rose from humble beginnings in the Caines Creek community of Big Sandy Valley in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mooring, Phillip Arthur. Wilson Collegiate Institute, a private, nonsectarian school located in the eastern North Carolina town of Wilson, opened on 2 Jan. 1872 with 17 students and was chartered by the General Assembly on [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, Lambert. Wilson, Thomas James, III by Lambert Davis, 1996 25 Oct. 1902–27 June 1969 Thomas James Wilson, III, educator and publisher, was born in Chapel Hill, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Surratt, Jerry L. Wingate University was established in 1896 in Union County, 26 miles southeast of Charlotte, by the Baptist Associations of Union County, N.C., and Chesterfield County, S.C. The school was built on a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Woodard, John R., Jr. Wingate, Washington Manly by John R. Woodard, 1996 28 July 1828–27 Feb. 1879 Washington Manly Wingate, Baptist minister and college president, was born in Darlington, S.C., the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Losse, Helen. Winston-Salem Bible College, formerly the Christian Institute, began in 1945 in a storefront building on Wheeler Street in Winston-Salem. After a shaky beginning during which the college was forced [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. Winston-Salem State University was founded in Winston-Salem as the Slater Industrial Academy, a school for African Americans, on 28 Sept. 1892. Housed in a one-room frame structure, the school had 25 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Steven. Witherspoon, August McIver By Steven A. Hill. Copyright 2019. Published with permission. For personal educational use and not for further distribution. 11 Sept. 1930-6 June 1994 Augustus [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by Hinshaw, Mary Edith Woody. John Warren Woody, educator, college president, and religious leader, was born at Saxapahaw, Alamance County, of English Quaker ancestry, the son of Nathaniel, a farmer, surveyor, and owner of land [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stokes, Durward T. Worth, William Henry by Durward T. Stokes, 1996 13 July 1839–6 Feb. 1931 William Henry Worth, Farmers Alliance leader, was born on a farm in the Polecat Creek community in Guilford County. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Wyche, Benjamin by William S. Powell, 1996 12 Sept. 1869–6 May [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Earl Raymond Wynn, educator and actor, was born in Coal Valley, Ill., the son of Zadoc Hardin and Mary Jane Ziegler Wynn. He was graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., in 1932 and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Newbern, Thomas R. J. Thomas Wynns, congressman, state legislator, and major general of state troops, was born at Barfields, the Chowan River plantation of the Wynns family, in Hertford County. His father, Benjamin, was a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McCaslin, Richard B. Yadkin College by Richard B. McCaslin, 2006 Yadkin College, located near the Yadkin River in Davidson County, was opened in 1856 by the Methodist Protestant Church on land donated [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by King, William E. York, Brantley by William E. King, 1996 3 Jan. 1805–7 Oct. 1891 Brantley York, Methodist clergyman, educator, lecturer, and author, was born near Bush Creek [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Suther, Steve. The Zion-Parnassus Academy was an eighteenth-century classical school located in Rowan County about a mile east of Thyatira Church (believed to be the oldest Presbyterian church in western North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)