Jesse Helms Center

The Jesse Helms Center, located along Highway 74 in Wingate, is an interactive museum that houses the senatorial and personal papers of the late Senator Jesse Helms.For more information, or to contact the Jesse Helms Center, visit their website.

Wingate University

Wingate University, consistently ranked as a top 10 "best value" in the South by U.S News and World Report, serves more than 3,600 students on three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte and Hendersonville, NC. Founded in 1896, the University offers:

• 12 Career Concentrations
• 35 Minors
• 35 Undergraduate Majors
• 9 Pre-Professional Programs
• Doctorates in Education, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy
• Master's Degrees in Accounting, Business, Education, Physician Assistant Studies and Sport Management

With a 14 to 1 student / teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. To view current news, video and story ideas, watch this University video.

In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 11 years. For more information, visit the athletics website.

Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America-producing colleges in the 2000s with 96 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate is number one in this millennium with 96 Academic All-America honorees. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 105 lifetime Academic All-America picks. For more information on WU athletics, visit the athletics website.

The Batte Center

Opened in 1999, the George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center presents events in the Hannah Covington McGee Theatre, Plyer-Griffin Recital Hall and Austin Auditorium. A five-minute drive from Monroe and 29 miles southeast of Charlotte, The Batte is just off of Highway 74. Free parking is plentiful and all three performance spaces offer full wheelchair accessibility.
To view current season offerings, visit the Batte Center’s site.