Louisburg College
Tel:
(919) 496-2521
- For more than 220 years, Louisburg College has been preparing students for success, offering associate degrees in arts, sciences and business, and sending more than 92% of its graduates to four-year colleges and universities. As a two-year residential college, we focus on getting students ready for excellence at a four-year school offering baccalaureate degrees.
School Highlights
Louisburg College serves 556 students (98% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 5:1 is lower than the state community college average of 10:1.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 45%.
Top Rankings
Louisburg College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in North Carolina for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- School Resources Percent of students receiving financial aid
School Overview
The teacher population of 117 teachers has grown by 88% over five years.
| Louisburg College | (NC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 117 staff | 256 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Having evolved from three earlier institutions, Franklin Male Academy, Louisburg Female Academy, and Louisburg Female College, Louisburg College is the oldest chartered two-year, church-related, co-educational college in the nation. During the presidency of Arthur D. Mohn in the 1920s, Louisburg College experienced a period of building expansion. The West Wing of Main Building, the Pattie Julia Wright Dormitory, and the Franklin County Building were constructed. Unfortunately, a disastrous fire gutted Main Building and the new West Wing in 1928. Louisburg College has comprehensive transfer agreements with many public and private colleges and universities, including the 16 branches of the University of North Carolina system, that allow Louisburg College graduates to make a seamless transition upon entering four-year schools as full-fledged juniors. Our top five transfer schools are East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington and Barton College. The faculty at Louisburg is dedicated to the success of every student. Teaching and advising - not research - are our professors primary responsibilities. Our dedicated faculty provide individual assistance, ensuring that each student is academically prepared to meet the requirements of major four-year colleges and universities. Louisburg College has a long tradition of excellence in athletic competition. Hurricane athletics play an integral part in college and campus life. Because Louisburg is a two-year college, our players have the added valuable opportunity to contribute and make a difference on their teams from the first pitch, dribble, or header.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Louisburg College is Living Arts College (18.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Living Arts CollegePublic234 students | 18.30 Mi3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 488-8500 18.30234 - 3,158 students | 18.30 Mi200 Community College Road
Henderson, NC 27537
(252) 492-2061 18.303,158 - Nash Community CollegePublic2,666 students | 24.00 Mi522 N. Old Carriage Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 443-4011 24.002,666 - Platt College-Miller-Motte-RaleighPrivate for-profit474 students | 24.70 Mi3901 Capital Blvd Ste 151
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 723-2820 24.70474 - William Peace UniversityPrivate not-for-profit889 students | 29.00 Mi15 E Peace St
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 508-2000 29.00889
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