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Diversity Outreach, Access, and Extension

As a land-grant institution, North Carolina State University has the mission to serve the state of North Carolina and all its citizens.  This page describes programs related to diversity that reach out to the people of North Carolina and increase access to higher education, promote economic development, or help educate the diverse off-campus populations of North Carolina.

Access Programs

NCSU Office of Pre-College Programs

NCSU Pre-College Programs

Directory of College Preparation Programs for K-12 Students in North Carolina

Science House

Broadens access for, and enriches the science education of a diverse population of students from grade 7 through the senior university year

Academic Enrichment Opportunities (AEO) Program

The AEO Program is offered to qualified Wake County school students on a year-round basis, including summer sessions. Students with exceptional high school records who have exhausted all course options available at their high school may take NC State courses for credit while still in high school.

The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Village

The WISE Village, a collaborative effort between Housing and the Colleges
of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Engineering, Natural Resources, and
Physical & Mathematical Sciences, is a living and learning community
designed especially for first and second-year women majoring in science or
engineering at NC State.

Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS)

NCSU Advisor - Dr. Leon C Boyd Email - leon_boyd@ncsu.edu Phone - 9195132259

NCSU Libraries Fellows Program

Masters two-year residency aimed at increasing intellectual as well as ethnic/cultural diversity of librarians.

Peer Research Advisors

Extension Programs

Coop Extension Change Agent States for Diversity (CASD)

North Carolina Cooperative Extension's Diversity Catalyst Team

Outreach Programs

Triangle South Asia Consortium

Advances our understanding of the cultures and language of South Asia and to train students as future specialists. Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, Tamil, and Bengali are some of the Department's language offerings related to the Consortium.

Center for International Ethnicity Studies (CIES)

Culture Corps

Teaches American children and community groups to challenge stereotypes about other cultures through exposure to international perspectives and experience; partnership with Wake County School System, EXPLORIS, and other agencies.

International Friendship Program

Fosters cross cultural friendships so that both Americans and internationals can gain insights into each other's cultures.

College of Engineering K-12 Outreach Program

Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment

A member-supported program designed to meet the educational and enrichment needs of adults over fifty