Departments & Partners
North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an educational partnership of colleges and universities helping people put research-based knowledge to work for economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and an improved quality of life. For a comprehensive list of extension and outreach programs at NC State University visit Outreach & Engagement.
Colleges and Universities
Departments with Cooperative Extension
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Animal Science
- Applied Ecology (includes Aquaculture, Fisheries, Toxicology and Wildlife Extension)
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Design
- Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
- Forestry
- Horticultural Science
- Poultry Science
- Tourism Extension
- Wood and Paper Science
Centers
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems
- Center for Marine Sciences and Technology
- NCSU Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education
- NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management
Our State Partners
- NC Agricultural Research Service
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- NC Department of Public Instruction
Our Partners Around the Country
Extension is also part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the USDA unit which binds the state Land Grant institutions together.