The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (also known as UNCW and UNC Wilmington) is a public, coeducational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The school opened its doors for the first time on September 4, 1947, as Wilmington College. At the time the school operated as a junior college, offering freshman-level courses to 250 students during the first school year, and was under control of the New Hanover County Board of Educat...
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The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (also known as UNCW and UNC Wilmington) is a public, coeducational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The school opened its doors for the first time on September 4, 1947, as Wilmington College. At the time the school operated as a junior college, offering freshman-level courses to 250 students during the first school year, and was under control of the New Hanover County Board of Education. Wilmington College earned accreditation from the North Carolina College Conference in 1948 and became a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges. Further accreditation came in 1952 when the institution was so honored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 1958 Wilmington College was placed under the Community College Act of North Carolina, thereby passing control from the New Hanover County Board of Education to a board of trustees. The college was now state-supported and under the supervision of the North...
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