University of North Carolina (UNC) is an educational institution that grants baccalaureate degrees through sixteen campuses. Its constituent institutions include Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Asheville, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC also includes the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. UNC offers academic programs in medicine, law, veterinary sciences, pharmacy, nursing, engineering, and performing arts. The University was founded in 1789 and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.