NC State College of Design is where I got my first Bachelor's degree from. I participated in a lot…read moreof workshops and networking events to help me get internships. Instructors helped me improve outside of class. I also received a lot of help from counseling services. I'm taking graduate classes now but my transcript from NC State had more weight than my BFA, which I got from a private art school.

Meredith College is a great neighbor. I regularly walk the Raleigh Reedy Creek Greenway through the…read morecampus. It is clean, safe, pavement fairly level (a few spots roots are erupting the surface) and offers wooded, as well as, open and sunny portions. Open dusk to dawn only. Great for hunting Pokémon, I'll add.

I graduated from MereCo in 2011, and it was your standard college experience.... a lot of pros, a…read morefew cons, all resulting in an expensive piece of paper that got me no where I could wipe my nose with

Dean Walker is full of energy and generous to work with. The campus continues to make adjustments…read moreto make the student experience even better. I like that students can take classes online or at the campus. Way to be here for the working student!

I could have spent my lifetime skipping out on the experience at St Augustine's University. This…read morecampus was very cliquish, it was like high school part 2. A lot of the females students cared more about their weaves, how many boys could look at them and their outfits more than their education. A lot of students were from the hood, but many of them refused to leave their hood and high school ways behind. Many fights broke out of campus and there were times when the male students would disrespect the female students. The hood students from DC (And NJ too) thought that they were actually better than the students who were from NC, but yet they chose to attend school there, I guess they had no other choice, since St Aug was a second chance school. The DC students, especially the females thought they were the best dressed ones around. They mocked the fashion of the NC students daily. Many of the students had no respect for the professors, their peers or even themselves. The students would act downright disrespectful to the ladies during staged pageants/events by yelling out rude remarks. The food was served to students was below average and there were no kitchens in the dorms where students could cook meals. The professors and staff weren't too bad. However, St Augustine's University failed to link students with internships and jobs in their field of study, so many graduates were left with tons of debt and no good jobs. Many students complained about St Aug mismanaging their financial aid/refund checks. Some of the students seemed illiterate as well. Colorism, STDS, and down low behavior among the male students was sickening. This is NOT the HBCU experience you would see on TV.

They don't have that many students and fail to answer their phones. Some of the faculty act as if…read morethey care, but they don't. I lost money, time, and resources attending this school. I haven't received any of my refunds, they keep additional scholarship money you earn, even though you're on a full ride scholarship. Question: How are they giving out full rides if they are broke? They are deceptive in practices. I wanted to give a zero star but I couldn't. Oh and the dorms have bugs and a lot of things don't work!

My son absolutely loves NC State. It's so very different from South Shore MA small town living …read more.. I've really enjoyed visiting too - Division 1 Football and Baseball games are really fun. They also have a ton of dining options for students and their own cows from which they make their own ice cream! Lots of cool Raleigh spots to check out too - like Mitch's Tavern from Bull Durham.

I was looking for the NC dating website. Should have gone to "North Carolina Date" or "North…read moreCarolina Mate" instead. I have an ex-girlfriend who works here and a sort of current girlfriend who goes here, so I'm intrinsically connected to this University. I last hung out on campus just a few weeks ago and it is as friendly and warm as always. Carolina girls always are, and the boys are pretty cool too. One of the coolest things about it is that it's close - walkably so - to Raleigh, but also close to Cary and Morrisville and Chapel Hill and Durham, all of which have some real food gems in them. So as long as you have a car you can eat really well at this college. And not too expensively either. Did I mention how much I like the girls here.

I really do not want to leave a rating at all, not even a half star!! They are unprofessional, they…read moredo not care about the students safety or well being, they do not answer the calls or emails, they will send emails to students but not to parents, non transparent to parents!! Owe my nephew and others money since they have not been on campus with no hot water or no heat on top of a dorm catching on fire in one of the rooms, personal items and belongings stolen!! The school is a mess!! Send your child someplace else!!

Frustrating and Disorganized Experience…read more Freshman orientation and move-in day were both a mess. Students stood in line for over 7 hours and still didn't get clearance to move in. For a school with such a small student body, this should never happen -- especially when families have spent months preparing and confirming everything in advance. The lack of organization is unacceptable. Something as simple as processing students in alphabetical order could fix most of these issues. Staff also need to return calls and respond to emails -- basic communication could have prevented much of the chaos. This is a historic school with great potential, but first impressions matter. Unfortunately, this experience made many parents and students question the quality of the education and overall administration.

Great experience at NC State as a parent of an undergrad. Their internet presence is…read morewell-maintained, with an easy to understand website for parents, the Brickyard, regarding all things from payments to newsletters. The campus is exactly what you'd expect in the south, the classic and conservative layout with old red brick buildings lining the original main streets of campus. There are iconic landmarks throughout campus known by the students and the Belltower, of course. There are also updated and extremely modern buildings spanning the large footprint of this growing campus in downtown Raleigh. The campus is kept very clean and there are student, faculty and paid parking lots for visitors throughout. There are apps available for the difference activities and needs on campus, including a safety watch app for parents so they can remain in the know about happenings, even if they're out of state. The campus is very walkable and a lot of students walk to Hillsborough, a road defining one of the edges of campus. There's plenty to eat and shop for on this road. There are several parks on campus and near campus. There are also, I think, around seven gyms across campus, a few of which are designed, especially for the college athletes. Cafeterias also numerous and spread across campus and students can discover their favorite while studying on campus. My son stayed in a pretty traditional older dorm for four years as RA and had a pleasant time. The facilities were a little old, but he had all of his basics. There was a men's and women's restroom on his floor, a laundry room, usually a community kitchen, and a sink and closet in his dorm along with electrical hook ups for his computer and everything else needed. Desk and bed provided as well. There's a Costco in a Trader Joe's in town nearby that you could drive or take the bus to. Campus also had its own bus line for students.

The low down: Taking a tour for my son, who is now officially part of the pack, I was pleasantly…read moresurprised at how much I really love NC State and what it has to offer. This is a hard admit for a Carolina Girl. Fun Fact: In 1983, when Coach Jim Valvano led the men's basketball team to a very unlikely win in the NCAA Championship, the "Wolfpack" became registered and it's logos became federally licensed trademarks. Also, alumni can get a gym membership for a fee each month. Having had a few college tours under my belt thanks to my son and his journey to find his perfect fit for higher education, we went on the Admitted Student Tour at NC State! It was well organized, informative and walking around that campus, my son just seemed at home. The one thing I can say about NC State is there are a lot of bricks! The gym is outrageously big and has a rock climbing wall.

I spotted this marker and it was interesting enough that I did some reading online to find out some…read moremore. The marker reads, "St. Augustine's College. Founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as a normal school for freedmen. Since 1928 a four-year college. 4 blocks north." Online, "Saint Augustine's College was chartered in 1867 and classes began on January 13, 1868. Episcopal Bishop Thomas Atkinson pressed for the creation of St. Augustine's Normal School and Collegiate Institute "for the purpose of educating teachers for the colored people of the state of North Carolina and elsewhere in the United States." Bishop Atkinson said, "Such a school seems altogether indispensable to the effectual accomplishment of the good work on which the Church has entered," meaning the work with freedmen." "St. Augustine's began to offer junior college courses in the early 1920s and in 1928 gained four-year college status. Despite persistent financial difficulties, St. Augustine's ten years later "had become and remained the country's major college for blacks sponsored by and supported by the Episcopal Church." Today it is known as St Augustine's University and is a "historically black college." It was the nation's first historically black college to have its own on-campus radio and television stations. Annual enrollment is approximately 800 to 1000 students with a faculty of nearly 100. [Review 12740 overall, 52 of 2020.]