North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a historically black institution, is one of two land-grant institutions in North Carolina. It is a comprehensive university with an integrated faculty and student body offering degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has a special place in public higher education in North Carolina as the Women's College until 1965. It has a long-standing commitment to the Liberal Arts in undergraduate education. The University is also a doctoral degree-granting institution.

The universities have a thirty-year history of collaboration in undergraduate social work education. The close proximity of the two campuses provides for effective use of mutual resources and the opportunity for students to experience diverse cultural settings.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro are committed to equality of educational opportunity and do not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race, religion, color, gender, age, creed, ethnic or national origin, disability, political orientation, or sexual orientation.