US colleges race to capitalise on gaming’s popularity with venues, teams and degrees

N.C. State University and UNC Greensboro received millions in one-time money in the recently passed state budget to build esports facilities on campus. — Dreamstime/TNS

Colleges across North Carolina are pushing to get into the eSports business through the courses they offer, the clubs they sponsor and the facilities they are constructing.

And now the state is investing taxpayer dollars into two schools to help boost their eSports offerings.