The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a member institution of the 16-campus University of North Carolina. Founded in 1887, UNC Pembroke provides a broad liberal arts education with over 50 majors and nine graduate programs. UNCP is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and its teacher education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the North Carolina State Board of Education. Although it is a regional university, UNCP preserves the look, feel and services of a small college.
Classes are small and our professors are dedicated to teaching and to helping students individually.
There are a variety of special programs like, the Writing Center and Student Support Services, to assist students' personal academic needs. The Pembroke Personal Touch is an attitude based on the premise that each student has a different set of needs, and meeting those needs requires the personal attention of a caring faculty and staff. Every year UNCP ranks at the top of UNC's comprehensive annual satisfaction survey of recent graduates. In the 1996 survey, UNCP ranked the highest among the UNC campuses in 18 of the 40 categories, including academic support, career advising and counseling and interacting with faculty outside of class. Another recent survey revealed that 84 percent of graduates had found satisfactory employment within 12 months of graduation.