Accredited as a junior college in 1952. Became part of the North Carolina Community College System in 1958. Became a public senior college in 1963. Merged into the University of North Carolina in 1969. Location UNCW is in the historic port city of Wilmington, four miles east of the Cape Fear River and five miles west of Wrightsville Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.
Dates given above are approximate.
Actual dates may vary from year to year. Consult campus catalog. Dates given above are approximate. Actual dates may vary from year to year. Consult campus catalog.