North Carolina Central University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 5 programmatic accredited programs and 1 internships/residency accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges | Accredited | 1/1/1938 - Current |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Didactic Program in Dietetics | Accredited | 8/1/1982 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program | Accredited | 12/1/1951 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools | Accredited | 1/1/1950 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs | Accredited | 9/1/1993 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1997 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
Accredited Internship/Residency Programs
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship | Accredited | 12/1/1995 - Current |