In the 1931 session, the Consolidated System was established to include which three state-supported institutions?

In the 1931 session, the Consolidated System was established to include which three state-supported institutions?

• A. Duke University, Wake Forest University, and UNC Chapel Hill
• B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College (North Carolina State University at Raleigh), Woman's College (UNCG)
• C. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, East Carolina University, and UNC Wilmington
• D. North Carolina A&T State University, Johnson C. Smith University, and Livingstone College

Answer: (B)

The question asks about how North Carolina organized its public higher education in 1931. In that year the General Assembly created a single umbrella system, the Consolidated University of North Carolina, by bringing together three state-supported institutions. Those three were the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and the Woman’s College in Greensboro (which later became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). This arrangement unified governance and resources for the state's main public universities. Other groups in the choices don’t fit because they either include private institutions (like Duke and Wake Forest) or campuses that were established later or were not part of the Consolidated System in 1931 (such as UNC Charlotte, East Carolina University, or UNC Wilmington, and private colleges).

The question asks about how North Carolina organized its public higher education in 1931. In that year the General Assembly created a single umbrella system, the Consolidated University of North Carolina, by bringing together three state-supported institutions. Those three were the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and the Woman’s College in Greensboro (which later became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). This arrangement unified governance and resources for the state's main public universities.

Other groups in the choices don’t fit because they either include private institutions (like Duke and Wake Forest) or campuses that were established later or were not part of the Consolidated System in 1931 (such as UNC Charlotte, East Carolina University, or UNC Wilmington, and private colleges).