Top Story Spotlight How did NC schools do in US News rankings of colleges across the nation? Jane Winik Sartwell The News & Observer (Raleigh) Sep 28, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. News & World Report made waves in North Carolina when it announced that, according to its calculations, Catawba College is the best regional college in the South.kAmqFE }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 D49@@=D :>AC6DD65 @? E96 ?2E:@?2= DE286 2D H6==]k^AmkAmu@C 6I2>A=6[ &}r\r92A6= w:== AC@G:56D E96 36DE G2=F6 7@C :?\DE2E6 DEF56?ED 4@>A2C65 E@ F?:G6CD:E:6D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ &]$] }6HD]k^Am kAm#625 @? E@ 7:?5 @FE 9@H }r D49@@=D 5:5 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]FD?6HD]4@>^36DE\4@==686DQ C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm&]$] }6HD’ ?2E:@?2= 4@==686 C2?<:?8D 7@C a_afk^2m]k^Am People are also reading… Kannapolis beer and BBQ joint to permanently close. 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