Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Asheville, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University

University of North Carolina Asheville is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is located at 1 University Heights, Asheville, North Carolina.

Western Carolina University is a part of the North Carolina University school system. This college is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, which is near the Smokey and Blue Ridge Mountains.

Michael Jordan went to the University of North Carolina.

The University of North Carolina is located at Chapel Hill, which put most of the university in Orange County with the rest in Durham County.