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N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension agent
Leroy R. Johnson, left, presides over a “Ham and Eggs Show,”
around 1953. Thanks to Johnson’s efforts, many African American
farm families in Johnston County enhanced their incomes by
learning how to raise poultry and hogs and to cure quality
country ham. Cathy Gant Hill |
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North Carolina A&T Ranks Second Among N.C. Public
Universities in Early Career Earnings
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 18, 2017) – New rankings from
MONEY Magazine hold good news for North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University: not only is
A&T ranked the state’s second best public university in
early career earnings for its graduates, it ranks in the
top 10 of the nation’s “50 Best Colleges for African
Americans.”
Money reconfigured its annual rankings this year,
trading its previous “Best Value Colleges” system for a
new “Best Colleges for Your Money” analysis, which the
magazine describes as “uniquely practical.” It took into
account graduation rates, institutional financial health
and other quality factors to identify the 711 campuses
that made the Best College for Your Money list.
Among the findings in the new analysis:
•In early career earnings, North Carolina A&T alumni
bring home an average annual salary of $50,600. They
trail only alumni from North Carolina State University
among public campuses in this state.
•The 50 Best Colleges for African Americans includes
Princeton, Harvard, Yale and Duke, alongside North
Carolina A&T in the top 10. Other historically black
colleges and universities (HCBU) Florida A&M and Spelman
College join A&T in that select grouping. A&T and
Duke are the only North Carolina campuses in the Top 10.
Earlier this summer, N.C. A&T was ranked the top HBCU in
the nation for both students majoring in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines and
in online education programs.
The quality markers are translating into strong and
growing interest in A&T, which is already America’s
largest HBCU: This fall, the university expects to
enroll the largest and most academically high-achieving
entering class in its history. |
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N.C. A&T Remains Top Producer of African American
Engineers at All Levels
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Sept. 1, 2017) – In its latest
Top 100 Producers of Minority Degrees ranking, Diverse:
Issues in Higher Education has ranked North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University the No. 1
producer of African American engineers at the
undergraduate level; the No. 2 producer of African
American engineers at the master’s level; and the No. 4
producer of African American engineers at the doctoral
level.
“It is very validating to see this report. The credit
for this result goes to our faculty, staff, students,
and alumni – and I am very proud of them for the quality
they consistently achieve for the benefit of our
university and our nation,” said Dr. Robin Coger, dean
of the College of Engineering.
The college will deepen its capacity to educate even
more future engineers and computer scientists, when work
begins later this academic year on the $90-million
Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC),
which will be central to the College’s continued growth
and effectiveness.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education is a source for
critical news, information and commentary on the full
range of issues concerning diversity in American higher
education. Each year, Diverse compiles the list of the
Top 100 institutions that confer the most degrees to
minority students by conducting an analysis of U.S.
Department of Education reports submitted by
institutions.
In addition to engineering, N.C. A&T has also been
ranked in a number of categories including:
On the undergraduate level:
No. 2 in degrees awarded to African Americans in
agriculture, agriculture operations and related
sciences; engineering technologies and
engineering-related fields; and parks, recreation,
leisure and fitness studies
No. 4 in degrees awarded to African Americans in
communication, journalism and related programs; and
mathematics and statistics
No. 5 in degrees awarded to African Americans in
marketing
No. 7 in degrees awarded to African Americans in
architecture and related services; family and consumer
sciences/human sciences; and liberal arts and science,
general studies and humanities
No. 8 in degrees awarded to African Americans in all
disciplines combines; and visual and performing arts
No. 10 in degrees awarded to African Americans in
psychology
At the graduate level, A&T has also been ranked:
No. 1 producer of master’s degrees awarded to African
Americans in mathematics and statistics
No. 2 producer of master’s degrees awarded to African
Americans in physical sciences
No. 5 producer of master’s degrees awarded to African
Americans in engineering technologies and
engineering-related fields
No. 6 producer of master’s degrees awarded to African
Americans in English language and literature/letters
A&T has also ranked in the top 20 for:
Undergraduate degrees awarded to the total minority in
engineering technologies and engineering-related fields;
and agriculture, agriculture operations and related
sciences
Undergraduate degrees awarded to African Americans in
history, physical sciences, and public administration
and social service professions
Master’s degrees awarded to African Americans in
education
Master’s degrees awarded to total minority students in
engineering technologies and engineering-related fields
“North Carolina A&T’s leadership in educating and
graduating so many African American students in STEM
disciplines and a host of other fields not only plays a
transformative role in those graduates’ lives, but
contributes significantly to the diversity of the fields
in which they work,” said interim Provost Beryl McEwen.
These rankings come on the heels of the announcement of
the university’s enrollment growth across racial and
ethnic groups. |
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