Directions & Parking

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
712 CECIL STREET, DURHAM, NC 27707
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From Raleigh (Highway 70)
Take US 70 West to the I-540 Ramp toward Raleigh/Durham International Airport. Take the I-40 W exit toward Durham. Take NC-147 North (exit 279 B), toward Durham/Downtown. Merge on to NC – 147. Take the NC-55/Alston Avenue exit, (exit 11). Turn left on S. Alston Avenue. Take a right on Cecil Street. Park in the parking lot in front of the building on your left (the New School of Education).

From Fayetteville (I-95 to I-40)
Take Grove Street to Hwy 301 N. Take a left. Merge on to I-95. I-95 will present a Raleigh/Wilmington Exit near Benson, NC. From I-95, veer to the left on I-40. Take the NC-147 North (exit 279 B), toward Durham/Downtown. Merge on NC – 147. Take the NC-55/Alston Avenue exit, (exit 11). Turn left on S. Alston Avenue. Take a right onto Cecil Street. Park in the parking lot in front of the building on your left (the NCCU New School of Education).

From Raleigh (I-40)
Take I-40. Take the NC-147 North (exit 279 B), toward Durham/Downtown. Merge on to NC – 147. Take the NC-55/Alston Avenue exit, (exit 11). Turn left on S. Alston Avenue. Take a right on Cecil Street. Park in the parking lot in front of the building on your left (the New School of Education).

From Greensboro/Charlotte/Winston-Salem (I-40/I-85)
Take I-40 E / I-85 N. When the road forks (past Burlington), take the I – 85 N exit toward Durham (the left side of the fork). Take the Durham Freeway/Hwy 147 exit to the NC-55/Alston Avenue exit. Turn right on S. Alston Avenue.
Take a right on Cecil Street. Park in the parking lot in front of the building on your left (the New School of Education).

From Henderson (I-85)
Take I-85 S. Take the Roxboro Road/Avondale Drive exit and turn left. Take a right on Alston Avenue. Take a right on Cecil Street. Park in the parking lot in front of the building on your left (the New School of Education).

From Durham Marriott to School of Education, NCCU

Durham Marriott
201 Foster Street
Durham, NC 27701

Head south on Foster St toward E Chapel Hill St ., Turn left at E Chapel Hill St,. Take the 3rd right onto N Mangum St ., Turn left at Morehead Ave/S Srv Rd E,. Continue to follow Morehead Ave., Take the ramp onto N Carolina 147 S., Take the N Carolina 55/Alston Ave exit , Turn right at S Alston Ave/N Carolina 55 E., Turn right at Cecil St.

Parking

Parking is available in the small lot in front of the School of Education and along the side streets around the building. You may want to plan to arrive a few minutes early, as parking will be more available