About this Compliance Audit
We make liberal use of "linked" cross references among the
compliance reports when accreditation
requirements and standards overlap
or call for redundant information. For example:
About NC State
NC State University is one of 16 constituent universities within
the public University of
North Carolina system. NC State is the only land-grant, research-extensive
university in that system.
It is the largest institution as well, with nearly 30,000 students
enrolled on-campus and through
distance education. Among these students are about 20,000 undergraduates,
6,000 graduate students, and 3,600 students taking courses but not enrolled
in a degree program.
The university extends over 2,000 acres, including the Centennial
Campus, which provides space for close partnerships among academic departments,
industry, and government. There
are another 100,000 acres in outlying field laboratories and forest
properties held by the university, its endowment, or related foundations.
NC State expends about $500 million on research annually, a
relatively large portion of which is funded by industry and state and
local governments. More than
60 research centers, institutes, and laboratories have homes on campus.
The NC Cooperative Extension Service and NC Agricultural Research
Service are headquartered at NC State. Employees in all 100 counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation
provide extension support to the citizens of the state.
NC State is comprised of ten colleges:
In addition, undergraduates may enter through the First Year
College, and the Graduate School supports Graduate Education.
Eleven executive officers lead the campus:
Like other UNC institutions, NC State is governed by two boards: The UNC Board of Governors and a campus Board of Trustees. Each has well defined, complementaryresponsibilities and authority.
NC State's more than 1600 faculty hold appointments consisting
of one or any combination of instruction, research, or extension.
Two categories of employees serve NC State: those exempt from the State Personnel Act (EPA) and those subject to the State Personnel Act (SPA). Exempt employees include Senior Administrative and Academic Officers (SAAO), faculty, and most administrators. Non-exempt (SPA) employees include classified staff and other administrators.
When planning and considering policy changes, NC State refers
to 15 peer universities,
which were carefully selected based on similar missions, size,
and mix of students. For many purposes, the most comparable peers
include Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Purdue University,
and the University of California at Davis.
Courses are numbered in this way:
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