Winston-Salem State University
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
Student Size
5,169
College Type
Public University|Historically Black
About Our College
Winston-Salem State University was founded as Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It began with 25 pupils and one teacher in a one-room frame structure. By 1895 the school was recognized by the State of North Carolina and in 1899 it was chartered by the state as Slater Industrial and Slater Normal School.[4]