Decoration for The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at North Carolina State University

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The Belk Center supports community college leaders at every stage of their careers, equipping them with timely insights and practical tools focused on improving the experiences and outcomes of their students.

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Leaders want to know what works. We turn evidence into action, empowering current and future community college leaders with research-backed practices to help their institutions excel and their students thrive. We envision a future where all learners in North Carolina benefit from the high-quality education offered by our state’s community colleges and realize success in our institutions and beyond.

Belk Center for Community College Leadership Our Mission — The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at North Carolina State University was a key resource and led many of the breakout sessions during the North Carolina Community College System Conference held at the Raleigh Convention Center on Monday, October 14, 2024. The center provided their staff and faculty with head shots and a team photo. Additionally, the meeting was documented by photographing the meeting and staging some working/people-in-action images for marketing and communications.

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Our history.

North Carolina’s community colleges, like our peers across the nation, are facing a critical leadership shortage. Learn more about why the Belk Center was created and how we’re working to develop a pipeline of exceptional community college leaders to guide our institutions into the future.

March 11, 2026

Seven Belk Center Fellows to Attend 29th Annual Innovations Conference

This month, seven doctoral students from the 2026 Belk Center Fellows cohort will travel to Indianapolis, Ind., to attend the 29th annual Innovations Conference hosted by League for Innovation in…

March 09, 2026

Belk Center Honored with 2026 Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research (Belk Center) at NC State University has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship…

February 27, 2026

Department Chairs as Change Agents for Compressed Academic Terms

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, 68% of community college students enroll part-time and, among those students, only 19% graduate within six years. Research on part-time student completion…

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