NCCU student demand overflows campus housing
Hundreds of new and returning students at North Carolina Central University in Durham will be on their own to find housing this school year.
Posted — UpdatedUniversity spokeswoman Ayana Hernandez said NCCU is welcoming its largest-ever freshman class of 1,400 students and can't accommodate all of them in campus residence halls.
The university guarantees campus housing to students who apply and pay a housing fee by May 1. After that time, spaces in campus housing are doled out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
"My daughter's frustrated, and I'm definitely frustrated," said Theresa Conyer. "I think if you had to move upperclassmen off the campus for freshman to have housing, that's what you should've done."
Hernandez said those who didn't get a guaranteed on-campus spot would be notified, again on a first-come, first-served basis, if any spots open up as students move in.
Sunday marks the beginning of the NCCU "Week of Welcome," and classes start on Aug. 20.
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