North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private four-year coeducational, liberal arts college, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Founded in 1956, the school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a number of preprofessional programs. North Carolina Wesleyan also offers evening courses at its 200-acre (0.81 km2) Rocky Mount campus, as well as satellite locations in Morrisville and Goldsboro.
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