Wingate University is an American "Judeo-Christian" university based over three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte, and Hendersonville, North Carolina. It was founded in 1896 and is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The university offers 35 undergraduate majors, 34 minors, 12 career concentrations and nine pre-professional programs; master's degrees in accounting, business, education, sport management and physician assistant studies; and doctorates in education, pharmacy and physical therapy. Wingate University is ranked #32 in Regional Universities South by U.S. News & World Report.
Wingate University's main campus is located in Union County, North Carolina on a 400 acres (1.6 km2) campus 30 miles east of Charlotte. A high percentage of students (85%) live on campus all four years. The Ballantyne campus in south Charlotte, NC, offers four adult degree programs, including MBA, Master of Arts in Sport Management, Master's and doctorate degrees in Graduate Education, and an Adult Bachelor's Degree. The Hendersonville campus, located 22 miles south of Asheville, NC, offers graduate programs in Pharmacy and Physical Therapy.
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W'International
Wingate University has offered an international study-tour program called W'International since 1978. After attending a one-hour seminar once a week during the regular semester, students travel to their chosen destination with the faculty member after classes end.
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Athletics
Wingate student-athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports.These sports include: baseball, softball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's lacrosse, football and volleyball. Wingate's mascot is the Bulldog.
In 2016 the Men's soccer team won the school's and the South Atlantic Conference's first team championship, by defeating University of Charleston 2-0 in the national title game in Kansas City, Missouri.
Notable alumni
- John Bowman, Grey Cup champion CFL football player
- Kenwin Cummings, former NFL football player
- Anthony Dean Griffey, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer with the Metropolitan Opera
- Rohit Gupta, film director
- Lorinza "Junior" Harrington, former National Basketball Association player
- Jesse Helms, former Republican U.S. Senator
- David Jones, former NFL football player
- Leon Levine, founder, Family Dollar retail stores
- Luke Mulholland, Major League Soccer player
- David Hayes, former Major League Soccer player
- Kristen Bartlett, writer, Saturday Night Live
References
External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website
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