1790 Fordham Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Chapel Hill, located in Orange County, NC is best known as the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care. UNC-Chapel Hill, which opened its doors in 1795 as the nation’s first public university, ranks among the world’s leading research universities. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, UNC regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. The University offers 78 bachelor’s, 112 master’s, 68 doctorate and seven pro¬fessional degree programs through 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. More than 29,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students learn from a faculty of 3,600. Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh make up the three corners of the Research Triangle, so named in 1959 with the creation of Research Triangle Park, a research park between Durham and Raleigh. The “Triangle” name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numer-ous high-tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is now used to refer to the geographic region, “the Triangle” originally referred to the universities (North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), whose research facilities, and the educated workforce they provide, have historically served as a major attraction for businesses located in the region. The region’s growing high-technology community includes such companies as IBM, SAS Institute, Cisco Systems, NetApp, Red Hat, EMC Corporation, and Credit Suisse First Boston. In addition to high-tech, the region is consistently ranked in the top three in the U.S. with concentration in life science companies. Some of these companies include GlaxoSmithKline, Biogen Idec, BASF, Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, and Wyeth. Anchored by these leading companies, world-class universities and medical centers, the area’s economy has performed exceptionally well. Significant in-creases in employment, earnings, personal income, and retail sales are projected over the next 13 years.