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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a premier comprehensive public historically Black university (HBCU) founded in 1910, situated on a historic 135-acre campus in Durham, North Carolina, within the thriving Research Triangle. Renowned for biomedical sciences through the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI), the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), the NCCU School of Law, and jazz studies, NCCU is a national beacon for biotechnology and legal equity.
NCCU comprises seven schools and colleges: the College of Health and Sciences, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Business, School of Law, School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS), School of Education, and the Graduate School. The university operates BBRI and the BRITE biomanufacturing pilot facility.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, transcripts, and personal statements with test-optional application options. Graduate doctoral and master's admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.8–3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, recommendation letters, and English proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+). Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) through BRITE/BBRI provide stipends up to $22,000/year plus tuition remission.
Premier doctoral training program housed in the Julius L. Chambers BBRI, exploring oncogenic signaling mechanisms in prostate and breast cancers, metabolic diseases, and novel natural product drug discovery.
Cutting-edge biopharmaceutical master's utilizing the 52,000-sq-ft BRITE pilot plant to train specialists in monoclonal antibody expression, bioreactor cell culture, chromatographic purification, and cGMP compliance.
Historic ABA-accredited law school established in 1939 with a pioneering mission of equal justice under law, featuring clinical externships in biotechnology patent law, environmental justice, and civil rights litigation.
ALA-accredited STEM master's based in the Research Triangle, exploring database administration, health informatics architecture, cybersecurity policy, and data warehousing.
Nationally acclaimed HBCU jazz studies graduate program founded by jazz legends, offering intensive big band and combo performance, jazz arranging, advanced improvisation, and historical pedagogy.
Applied mathematics graduate program preparing students for Research Triangle biotech careers in epidemiological modeling, statistical computing in R/SAS, and numerical algorithms.
Director of BRITE and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise
Dr. Hernan Navarro directs biopharmaceutical research at BRITE, investigating drug discovery for central nervous system disorders, high-throughput screening, an...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute
Dr. Antonio Baines researches pancreatic cancer molecular genetics, targeting oncogenic Ras/Ral small GTPases and evaluating novel kinase inhibitors to overcome...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Dean of Technology and Professor of Law
School of Law
Dr. April Dawson examines the intersection of constitutional law, artificial intelligence algorithms in judicial sentencing, legal technology pedagogy, and Supr...
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