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DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Central University will receive more than $110.3 million in state funding from North Carolina’s new budget, officials said.
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According to NC Central officials, the state budget includes $98.6 million in recurring base funding for university operations, $7.3 million in enrollment funding, $3.3 million in recurring program-specific funding through the University of North Carolina System, $900,000 in recurring funding for the Cheatham-White Scholars Program, and $300,000 in North Carolina Collaboratory funding through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The state budget will also fund faculty and staff compensation, athletics through sports betting revenue, campus improvements that include more than $6 million for the Edmonds Classroom Building, and expanded health-related academic programs, according to university officials.
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University officials said the new state funding comes after NC Central surpassed 9,000 students for the first time in its 116-year history.
“This investment is about opportunity, impact and the future of North Carolina Central University,” Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon said in a statement. “We are grateful to the North Carolina General Assembly for their support and committed to being good stewards of these resources as we continue bringing our Vision 230: Soaring to New Heights strategic plan to life.”
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