Forbes just released its annual list of the top 500 colleges in the United States, and 11 of them are in North Carolina. The ranking considers 14 factors used to determine which institutions offer the ...

Freedom, funds, faith. These are some reasons why educators leave public education in North Carolina to teach at independent schools, despite less-than-ideal benefits in private education and growing ...

This is a list of North Carolina's largest colleges and universities offering bachelor's degrees, ranked by fall 2025 undergraduate enrollment.

ELON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two private colleges in North Carolina are set to merge. The president for Elon University, which is located in Alamance County and Queens University which is located in Charlotte ...

These stories focus on the shifts in education in North Carolina prompted by private school vouchers and charter school growth. They highlight political, financial, and social dimensions, including ...

William Peace University operated as a women’s college for more than a century before its major shift in 2012 to a co-ed institution. As enrollment has mostly declined over the past decade, from 1,077 ...

Nearly 100,000 North Carolinians are now getting Opportunity Scholarships — meaning taxpayers are subsidizing tuition costs for most of the state’s private school students. As of Oct. 6, 98,917 ...

Forbes ranked 11 North Carolina colleges among the top 500 in the U.S. Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill placed in the national top 50 institutions. Forbes measured return on investment, debt levels ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. State expanded Opportunity Scholarships; nearly 100,000 students now receive vouchers. State projects $559.8M in voucher awards this ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Nearly 100,000 North Carolinians are now getting Opportunity Scholarships — meaning taxpayers are subsidizing tuition costs for most ...