University of North Carolina system

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The University of North Carolina system is comprised of 16 separate universities; it is a governing board, the purpose being "to foster the development of a well-planned and coordinated system of higher education, to improve the quality of education, to extend its benefits, and to encourage an economical use of the state's resources."^[1]

Universities^[2][edit]

Based on order of creation/name:

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1789^[3]

• Fayetteville State University: 1867^[4]

• North Carolina State University: 1867^[5]

• University of North Carolina at Pembroke: 1887^[6]

• Western Carolina University: 1889^[7]

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University: 1891^[8]

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro: 1891^[9]

• Winston-Salem State University: 1892^[10]

• East Carolina University: 1907^[11]

• North Carolina Central University: 1910^[12]

• University of North Carolina at Asheville: 1927^[13]

• Appalachian State University: 1929^[14]

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte: 1946^[15]

• North Carolina School of the Arts: 1963^[16]

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