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The brainchild of former North Carolina Governors [[Jim Hunt]] and [[Terry Sanford]], and well known author and academic [[John Ehle]], NCSSM opened its doors in [[1980]] as the first school of its kind in the United States.

NCSSM is located on the site of the former [[http://www.geocities.com/quantpsy/watts/ Watts Hospital]], which operated there from to 1895 to 1976. One of the school's buildings is still known as Watts. NCSSM's campus is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and it is home to a refurbished lunch counter from a [[F.W. Woolworth]]'s in Durham, in commemoration of a [[sit-in]] which took place in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] in [[February 7]], [[1960]].[[Image:NCSSM-Watts_Cupola-%284-5-04%29.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Cupola atop 1908 Watts building.]]

The student body has grown to approximately 650 students since 1980. Since its inception, the school has been fully funded by the state, meaning no student has ever paid any tuition, room, board, or other student fees. Legislation was passed in [[2003]] granting all graduates of the school free tuition to any institution in the [[University of North Carolina System]], as an incentive to encourage NCSSM's talented students to stay in North Carolina. As of [[2005]], the future of this tuition grant is in question, as the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] is considering repealing it.