Winston-Salem is home to several colleges and universities, including: Wake Forest University, nationally recognized for academic excellence; Winston-Salem State University, constituent of the University of North Carolinas System; Salem Academy and College, offering a private, liberal arts curriculum for women; and Piedmont Baptist College. Forsyth Technical Community College, one of the area's leading community colleges, also calls Winston-Salem home.

Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem (336)723-0371
     The past forty years have seen Forsyth Technical Community College evolve from a small trade school to a comprehensive community college-a vital and dynamic player in the growth and health of the area economy.
     In the 2003-2004 school year, the college experienced an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students with 400 full-time staff members. The part-time Corporate and Continuing Education learners numbered 40,580. In the next three years, they project that 45,000 of our community citizens will take one or more courses for professional and personal development. Forsyth Tech operates seven campuses in Forsyth County.
     The college is also providing over 500 customized courses a year for over 6,000 employees of local companies. They are conducting these classes in more than seventy-five local industrial, business, and agency on-site locations.

North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem (336)770-3399
     North Carolina School of the Arts, the only state-assisted residential arts school of its kind, was founded in 1963 and is a member of the University of North Carolina system.
     NCSA has an enrollment of 1,061. This includes junior high, high school, undergraduate and graduate students. In 1993, a School of Filmmaking was started at NCSA, headed by producer Dale Pollock.
     The School of the Arts has 126 full-time resident faculty members. Degrees offered include Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, College Arts Diploma, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music, plus high school diplomas with arts concentrations.

Salem College
Winston-Salem (336)721-2600
     Salem College, a private, residential liberal arts college, is located in the historic village of Old Salem, was started in 1772 by the areas early Moravian settlers. Salem is the oldest womens college in the nation by founding date and is the thirteenth oldest college in the U.S.
     Salem has an enrollment of approximately 1100 from 28 states and 16 foreign countries. There are 53 full-time faculty members, with 85% holding doctoral degrees in their fields. Salem College has been named a Top 10 "Best Buy" among womens colleges for the past seven years by Money Magazine.
     Salem College also operates Salem Academy, a high school residential and day school for girls adjacent to the college campus.

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem (336)750.2000
     Wake Forest is a private institution with 6,444 students including 4,037 undergraduates. Undergraduate degrees offered include a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in 34 different disciplines. A total of 1,149 faculty teach at Wake Forest with an undergraduate student ratio of 10:1.
     Wake Forest has a 2004 ranking of 28th among the nations best colleges by US News & World Report. Additionally, the same source recognized Wake Forest for having one of Americas most "outstanding first year experiences" at an undergraduate institution.
     The University also includes a School of Law, the Babcock Graduate School of  Management (one of the top 20 executive MBA programs in the nation), a Graduate School, Divinity School and the internationally recognized School of Medicine.
     Wake Forest was rated the second most connected campus in the United States in 2003 by The Princeton Review. The schools commitment to computer and telephony technology was noted as the main reason Wake Forest University was awarded one of the three Presidential debates for 2000 by the Council on Presidential Debates.

Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem (336)750-2000
     Winston-Salem State was founded in 1892 as Slater Industrial Academy. It joined the University of North Carolina system in 1972. WSSU, the number one Southern Public Comprehensive University for the last three years according to US News and World Report, is the fastest growing state university in terms of percentage enrollment gains. The 2003-2004 enrollment was 3,524 students.
     WSSU has 333 faculty members of whom over half hold doctoral degrees. Undergraduate degrees offered at Winston-Salem State include Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Applied Science. WSSU has added six new graduate programs since 2002 including masters in business administration, education, computer science, counseling, nursing and physical therapy. There are eight more graduate programs planned in subjects such as health care administration, biology and pharmacology.

Bennett College
Greensboro
336.273.4431
www.bennett.edu

Elon University
Elon
800.334.8448
www.elon.edu

Greensboro College
Greensboro
800.346.8226
www.gborocollege.edu

Guilford College
Greensboro
336.316.2000
www.guilford.edu

Guilford Technical
Community College
Jamestown
336.334.4822
www.gtcc.edu

High Point University
High Point
336.841.9000
www.highpoint.edu

John Wesley College
High Point
336.889.2262
www.johnwesley.edu

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Greensboro
336.334.7500
www.ncat.edu
 
Piedmont Baptist College
Winston-Salem
336.725.8344
www.pbc.edu

Randolph Community College
Asheboro
336.633.0200
www.randolph.edu