New database helps students and families explore career and earnings outcomes RALEIGH, N.C. – Students and families increasingly want clear information about the value and return of a college degree. The University of North Carolina System is helping provide those answers. With support from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the UNC System has joined the U.S. Census …
The UNC Board of Governors voted today to increase resident undergraduate tuition for the first time in nine years. The increase was capped at 3% Systemwide, averaging $125 per student.
Dr. Carol Durham of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a winner of the 2025 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.
Dr. JP Jameson of Appalachian State University is a winner of the 2025 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.
Project Kitty Hawk (PKH), the University of North Carolina System’s affiliated education technology nonprofit, has helped university partners enroll more than 3,000 adult learners since the first program launched in October 2023.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the UNC System Office in Raleigh, NC.
The UNC Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2026 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors Subcommittee on the 2026 O. Max Gardner Award will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. The purpose of the special meeting is to discuss nominations for an award. This meeting will be held virtually. Portions of the meeting will be streamed …
More than 23,000 public high school seniors have accepted direct admission offers from North Carolina colleges and universities through the NC College Connect program.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in special session Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
North Carolina’s forgivable loan program for future teachers will accept applications until Jan. 31, 2026. The North Carolina Teaching Fellows program offers up to $10,000 in forgivable yearly loans to cover tuition, books, and fees while fellows complete approved teacher preparation programs at participating universities.
The UNC System has launched its first Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) academy, bringing together campus police cadets from across the state at the Samarcand Training Academy in Moore County.
Dr. Cristy Page, a distinguished faculty member who has risen in leadership roles at UNC Health, was named the chief executive officer of UNC Health.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at the UNC System Office in Raleigh, NC.
As the nation celebrates Veterans Day, North Carolina is strengthening its support for those who serve through three new laws that make a University of North Carolina System education more affordable and accessible for military families.
The UNC Board of Governors Subcommittee for the Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service will hold a special meeting on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
This fall, the University of North Carolina System’s 16 universities welcomed 18,719 transfer students, an 8.2% increase since fall 2024, and the highest number on record. Of those, 10,840 students transferred from community colleges to UNC System institutions.
The UNC Board of Governors and the Committee on Budget and Finance will meet on Oct. 16, 2025, at the UNC System Office in Raleigh.
The UNC Board of Governors will host the UNC Boards of Trustees Workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 in Raleigh.
This fall, North Carolina’s public universities enrolled more than 23,000 military-affiliated students, a 6% increase since fall 2024. It’s the fourth consecutive year the UNC System has seen enrollment increase among this group, which includes veterans, active-duty military and students from military families.
The UNC System achieved record enrollment this fall, with the total number of students up 3.4% over 2024. For the first time, North Carolina’s public universities surpassed a quarter of a million students.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session on Sept. 18, 2025.
The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance will meet in special session on Sept. 15, 2025.
In the coming academic year, the University of North Carolina System will work to support mental health for K-12 students, with plans to train up to 420 future teachers and principals in Youth Mental Health First Aid.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the nation’s largest historically Black college or university, has formalized a new partnership with Project Kitty Hawk to power at least seven degree programs designed for adult learners.
Two University of North Carolina Board of Governors committees will be meeting in special session on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.
Starting this fall, more than 62,000 North Carolina public high school seniors will be offered direct admission to select institutions in North Carolina as part of the NC College Connect program.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in special session on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
The UNC System has named a select group of 36 participants to the sixth cohort of the Executive Leadership Institute.
More than 1 million people in North Carolina attended college but left before earning a degree or credential. The UNC System is working to welcome many of those people back to the classroom — and help them graduate – — by expanding its partnership with ReUp Education.