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  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Wikipedia

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    www .unc .edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) [12] is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.

  3. University of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Foundations. Founded in 1789, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (at the time called the University of North Carolina) is one of three schools to claim the title of oldest public university in the United States. It closed from 1871 to 1875, faced with serious financial and enrollment problems during the Reconstruction era.

  4. History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a coeducational public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States. The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened on February ...

  5. List of colleges and universities in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Baccalaureate college: 972 1916 North Carolina A&T State University: Greensboro: Public Research university: 13,487 1891 North Carolina Central University: Durham: Public Master's university: 7,553 1909 North Carolina State University: Raleigh: Public Research university: 36,700 1887 North Carolina Wesleyan University: Rocky Mount: Private ...

  6. University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Wikipedia

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    The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ( UNC Charlotte, or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges. [6] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

  7. University of North Carolina Wilmington - Wikipedia

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    History Main entrance on South College Road. UNCW opened its doors on September 4, 1947, as Wilmington College. At the time, it operated as a junior college offering freshman-level courses to 238 students during the first school year, 77% of whom were veterans returning from military service following World War II.

  8. History of North Carolina State University - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina State University was founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1887 as a land-grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. As a land-grant college, NC State would provide a "liberal and practical education" while focusing on military tactics, agriculture and the mechanical arts ...

  9. University of North Carolina at Asheville - Wikipedia

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    History. UNC Asheville was founded in 1927 as Buncombe County Junior College, part of the Buncombe County public school system. It was the first tuition-free public college in North Carolina. It was located in the Biltmore School in south Asheville on Hendersonville Road (U.S. 25).