North Carolina Wesleyan is a four-year coeducational, liberal arts college, with a number of preprofessional programs, founded in 1956. It is related to the United Methodist Church.

Wesleyan's Statement of Purpose

• Enrollment: About 800 students in the traditional Rocky Mount program. Another 900 students are enrolled in the evening college programs at sites in Rocky Mount, the Triangle, and Goldsboro.
• Student-Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science.
• North Carolina Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of North Carolina Wesleyan College.
• The Teacher Education Program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Cultural Programs: Visiting Writers Series, Performing Arts Series, Mims Gallery Exhibits, Four Sisters Gallery
• Special Collections: The Lynch Collection of Outsider Art
• Performing Groups: The Wesleyan Singers, Gospel Choir, Wesleyan Players
• Student Publications: The Decree (newspaper)
• Campus: The attractively planned 200-acre campus contains six residence halls, nine academic and main buildings, Performing Arts Center and outdoor athletic facilities, including soccer field, baseball field, tennis courts, intramural fields, and softball field.
• Located: in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (pop. 55,000), just off Interstate 95.
• Driving Distances: (map/directions)
  • Richmond, VA: 120 miles
  • Washington, DC: 200 miles
  • Baltimore, MD: 220 miles
  • Columbia, SC: 220 miles
  • Philadelphia, PA: 300 miles
  • New York, NY: 450 miles
  • Boston, MA: 550 miles
  • Charlotte, NC: 200 miles
  • Savannah, GA: 320 miles
  • Jacksonville, FL: 450 miles
• Athletics: USA South Athletic Conference, NCAA Division III. Men's baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis; Women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.

North Carolina Wesleyan College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, marital status, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school administered programs.