North Carolina's 21st Century Center.

North Carolina's 21st Century Center. The nation's first-of-its-kind Center for 21st Century Skills will be created in North Carolina North Carolina,state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N).Facts and FiguresArea, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. to help students acquire the knowledge and ability needed for success in the global economy. The center will be housed under the North Carolina Business Committee for Education within the governor's office. NCBCE is a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. consortium of businesses focused on providing a business perspective to the state's education system. Gov. Mike Easley's newest budget includes funds to NCBCE in the coming fiscal year and $500,000 the following year to create the center.