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Experiences

You’re destined for something extraordinary. We want to help you find your way there.

Choose Your Own Adventure

All across our campus, you’ll find opportunities to experience new things, discover new passions and meet new people. With endless possibilities, what path will you choose?

Graduate students work in the Pulp and paper lab; in the department of Forest Biomaterials (CNR). The students are working in the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative. The Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) is the major global university-industry partnership effort focused on researching, developing, and utilizing alternative fibers to manufacture a myriad of sustainable products. Photo by Marc Hall
Graduate students work in the Pulp and paper lab; in the department of Forest Biomaterials (CNR). The students are working in the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative. The Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) is the major global university-industry partnership effort focused on researching, developing, and utilizing alternative fibers to manufacture a myriad of sustainable products.
Dr. Hsuan Chen works with an undergraduate student in a greenhouse on main campus. Dr. Hsuan Chen is interested in ornamental plant breeding by versatile technologies, including conventional plant breeding, cytogenetics, ploidy manipulation, molecular marker-assisted selection and interspecific hybridization.
Dr. David Tarpy works with colleagues at the apiary at the Lake Wheeler Road field lab. His lab lab studies the behavioral ecology of insect societies, with a primary focus on the proximate and ultimate mechanisms of honey bee queen behavior and reproduction.

Your Future Starts Here

Start prepping for post-grad life from day one.

Want to build your business, delve into groundbreaking research or get straight to work in your field? No matter what’s next, we’ll set you up with the skills you need to succeed in the real world.

Entrepreneurship

Fuel your entrepreneurial mindset. We’ve got plenty of resources to bring your bold ideas to life, including our innovative Entrepreneurship Clinic.

Pre-professional programs

Heading to medical school, law school or vet school after graduation? We’ve got advising groups to keep you on the right track — and send you off strong.

Internships

Get on-the-job training with leading companies on our Centennial Campus or land your next big opportunity with help from our Career Development Center.

NC State precollege program participants standing around a presenter

Jumpstart Your College Journey

Through a wide range of offerings that serve a variety of interests, our pre-college programs give students the opportunity to develop academic skills, conduct research, investigate careers, build a portfolio, experience college life and ultimately prepare for college enrollment.

Unforgettable Opportunities

You’ll always remember what you learned at NC State, because the eureka moments happen in places you’ll never forget.

If you’re a student who thrives with hands-on lessons and high-impact experiences, you belong here. Think and Do isn’t just our motto. It’s how we operate.

nc state students in prague

Take the Wolfpack Worldwide

Over 200 study abroad opportunities await. Your classroom could be the Great Barrier Reef, the Amazon rainforest or our own permanent international facility in Prague.

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Extraordinary Classrooms

Our students research in zero-gravity labs. They learn at the top of 30-foot-high ropes courses. And when they study infrastructure, they do it by cracking concrete pillars under thousands of pounds of pressure. So when we say “hands-on learning,” we aren’t kidding.

Make it Yourself

We’ve got two Makerspaces on our campus. You’ll have access to an arsenal of tools to teach yourself new skills — from sewing to 3D printing — and carry them with you for the rest of your life.


“I am learning how to pull out the strengths and weaknesses of my students so that they leave my classroom a different person.”

Amaya Dicker
College of Education

“My experiences and the people at NC State in and out of the classroom continue to push me to be better.”

Ritika Shamdasani
Wilson College of Textiles

“With all these programs, I’ve actually felt more connected to my culture, to my roots, than I did before.”

Yahir Sanchez-Vazquez
Poole College of Management