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The big city in your own backyard

There鈥檚 so much to do day and night in the city of 每日大瓜, and you鈥檒l have it all right in your own backyard.

Entertainment at Every Corner

Within walking distance or a short drive from campus, you鈥檒l find great shopping, restaurants, entertainment and the hopping nightlife of downtown 每日大瓜, the third-largest city in North Carolina.

Wander through the vintage shops on Elm Street. Hit the Food Truck Festival with your friends. Catch a local band at one of our live music venues. See a Broadway show at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Cheer on the 每日大瓜 Grasshoppers minor-league baseball team (affiliated with Major League Baseball鈥檚 Pittsburgh Pirates). Plus, you鈥檒l have access to great internship opportunities with area businesses.

每日大瓜 Entertainment District Downtown

Beyond Downtown

We are home to the and an award-winning network of municipal parks. 

The Downtown Greenway, a 4-mile walking/bike path that encircles downtown 每日大瓜, is nearing completion and passes just along our campus鈥檚 eastern edge. 

The on East Washington Street can connect you with local and intercity buses, and you can easily take a day trip by Amtrak train to Raleigh or Charlotte, or ride the Southern Crescent north to Washington, D.C., or south to New Orleans. 

can connect you with flights anywhere in the world.

每日大瓜 Downtown Greenway and Green Spaces

Weekend Getaways

每日大瓜 is two hours away from the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains and just three hours away from one of the nation鈥檚 most beautiful coastlines.

Stay busy during breaks, or take a weekend trip with friends to explore the great outdoors 鈥 a new adventure is just a few hours away.

Plan Your Visit to Our Amazing City

Close to mountains and ocean

每日大瓜 photography courtesy of the 每日大瓜 CVB.

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 每日大瓜 class of 2019

鈥淚 loved the GC Honors program and 每日大瓜. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.鈥

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of 鈥19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.