NCSSM-Durham
Since 1980, a diverse residential community of motivated learners from every corner of NC
A tuition-free, world-class education in the heart of Durham
In 1980, NCSSM opened in Durham on the grounds of the former Watts Hospital with a class of 150 juniors. Today, 680 students call the Durham campus home each academic year, living in residence halls, eating meals with friends in the campus dining hall, exercising in the Charles R. Eilber Physical Education Center (known to students as the PEC), and studying and relaxing beneath century-old oaks on the campus lawns.
Program at a glance
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11th- and 12th-graders
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Durham, NC
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Free
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All faculty have master’s/doctorate
High school in a living-learning community
Live a well-rounded life in a community of inquisitive peers who will become lifelong friends, sharing classes, meals, clubs, recreational and service opportunities, and fun activities
Core curriculum
Our core curriculum focuses on mathematics and the sciences while strongly integrating the humanities. We aim to foster a sense of exploration, and we reward initiative.
Our students at work
With a myriad of opportunities available to them, NCSSM Residential students accomplish amazing things, including academic study and achievements at the undergraduate or even graduate student level.
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