EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Private Baptist institution founded 1896 as Wingate Academy, it became Wingate Junior College in 1923, Wingate Senior College in 1978, and Wingate University in 1995.

Location:
Wingate, NC

Founding Date:
1896

Enrollment:
1300

Official Website:
http://www.wingate.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jesse Helms	Politician	18-Oct-1921	4-Jul-2008	US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003

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