The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected 240 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification. In North Carolina 18 institutions have now received the classification, including 17 current NC Campus Compact member schools.
Nationally, 83 institutions are receiving the classification for the first time this year, including North Carolina A&T State University and Warren Wilson College.
One-hundred, fifty-seven (157) institutions that were originally classified in 2006 or 2008 completed the process to be re-classified in 2015. Thirteen NC schools were among this group that successfully renewed their Community Engagement Classification.
These 240 institutions join the 121 schools that earned the classification during the 2010 selection process, bringing the total number of “Community Engagement” classified schools to 361. The table below shows the 18 NC institutions recognized by Carnegie, along with the year(s) in which the school achieved classification.
North Carolina ranks 5th in the number of schools classified, behind only California, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania.
While the Foundation’s other classifications rely on national data, Community Engagement is an “elective” classification—institutions participated voluntarily by submitting required materials describing the nature and extent of their engagement with the community, be it local or beyond.
Institution | Years Classified |
Appalachian State University | 2008; 2015 |
Duke University | 2008; 2015 |
East Carolina University | 2008; 2015 |
Elizabeth City State University | 2010 |
Elon University | 2006; 2015 |
Gardner-Webb University | 2010 |
North Carolina A & T State University | 2015 |
North Carolina Central University | 2008; 2015 |
North Carolina State University | 2006; 2015 |
Pfeiffer University | 2008; 2015 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2006; 2015 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 2008; 2015 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 2008 (O&P only); 2015 |
University of North Carolina Greensboro | 2008; 2015 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington | 2008; 2015 |
Wake Forest University | 2010 |
Warren Wilson College | 2015 |
Western Carolina University | 2008; 2015 |
Read the Carnegie Foundation’s Press Release here.
The Carnegie Foundation provides a complete list of all Community Engagement classified institutions.
Higher education institutions in North Carolina continue to demonstrate an outstanding commitment to community engagement and outreach, and NC Campus Compact is proud to continue to support and celebrate these efforts.