North Carolina boasts communities large and
small, rural and urban, and one of the fastest-growing,
most diverse populations in the country.
More than 10 million people call the Old North
State home.
Thanks to the support of local government
partners, and the commitment and passion of
our statewide network of experts, every North
Carolina community is connected to our state's
land-grant universities: NC State and N.C.
A&T State.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension partnership
is a vast network, working to provide programs
like Extension Master Gardener, 4-H youth
development, and Speedway to Healthy.
Extension helps drive our state's economy,
and enhances the lives and wellbeing of all
North Carolinians.
The need to educate people about where their
food comes from, and the importance of agriculture
has never been greater.
We help grow North Carolina's 84 billion dollar
agriculture industry through interactive technology
like the Agri-Pride Simulator, and educational
workshops for farmers.
Whether we're teaching them about our food
supply or introducing them to geographic information
systems and STEM-related fields, Extension's
4-H youth development programs help over 247,000
youth grow into active, contributing citizens
each year.
With thousands of volunteers, we maintain
clean and healthy communities through service
projects.
Our North Carolina Cooperative Extension partnership
is a local service at its core.
With our local centers and more than 700 employees,
we deliver more than 13,000 educational programs
annually.
Central to Extension's sustainability and
success is a consistent customer experience
in every facet of our daily operations.
When a client interacts with Extension, whether
it's at a county center, 4-H camp, field day
event or campus office, our objective is to
greet them with a smile and treat them like
family, while fully addressing their questions
and needs, no matter what.
With a family as large and diverse as Extension
is, a welcoming attitude and commitment to
service is our embrace.
Our professionals across the state create
a customer experience that reflects both our
obligation as land-grant institutions and
stewards of higher-ed, as well as our leadership
in experiential education and evidence-based
information.
We're here to make North Carolina better,
and that involves providing service at the
highest level and doing everything we can
to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
As we continue in our second century of service,
partnerships and service remain the lifeblood
of the largest non-formal educational outreach
program in the 17-campus UNC system.
Together with our county partners, who help
make it all possible, we teach, we serve,
we aspire.
We are North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
