It takes a lot of confidence and money to make the jump from Division II to Division I; In 2006, N.C. Central University took that leap and has not looked back.
During the transition there have been discussions about whether the school was prepared to make the jump, but the better question is; were the athletes ready?
Since making the jump to Division I only the 2007 football team which finished 6-4 and played five opponents who were not D-I, the 2007 women's volleyball team who went 21-13 and the 2010-2011 men's basketball team who finished 15-15 this season have completed a season with a record of .500 or better.
"I think that there was too much change going on as a school during the transition that worked against the move to D-I," said former baseball player Tim McAlister.
One could argue that the progress is a slow process and that nothing great comes without some struggle.
Former footballer Rashad Fox says while he enjoyed his time as an athlete and improved a great deal while he was here he does not feel he reached his full potential.
"If I could change anything here it would be the facilities and the lack of supplements," he said.
Fox is not the only former athlete that feels that way "I feel like we need a specific program to improve because every program doesn't work the same for each athlete because we all have different abilities," said former track athlete Mercedes Moore.
The jump to Division I has left athletes with great memories of competing against state rivals Duke, N.C. State, App State, ECU and North Carolina.
"The thing I will remember the most about being an athlete here is the homecoming games and the Duke game," said Fox.
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