RALEIGH (WTVD) -- One of the Triangle's oldest historically black colleges is celebrating the start of a new school year and a bright future, following an amazing turnaround.
A year ago, Saint Augustine's University had dropping enrollment, financial struggles and accreditation problems.
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Not any longer. Saint Augustine's University balanced the budget, got off of academic probation and has seen freshmen enrollment double.
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"I'm proud to be a Falcon because I went through the probation. I went through being off the probation. I'm SGA president right now and I couldn't do it without my Falcon leaders and students," Nolan Sweeting said.