The resources of the College of Design are excellent. Labs, research centers, and the College of Design Library are professionally staffed and support student work and faculty instruction. Galleries and critique spaces encourage an open exchange of ideas, as does an ambitious visiting lecture and exhibition program. Student organizations scale down the size of the university and their activities ease the transition from school to work.

Brooks Hall, built as the original library of NC State College, has been the central building of the College since 1956 when the new north wing was added. To accommodate the institution's rapid growth, a south wing was added in the late 1960s, and the Kamphoefner Addition in 1978. A separate building, Leazar Hall, was acquired for basic design studies in 1969. Together these facilities create a physical community, blending traditional and modern architectural styles. The buildings house the College's design library, gallery, auditorium, resource centers, studios, laboratories, classrooms and offices.

All 700-plus students enrolled in studio programs within the College have dedicated studio space with 24-hour access and security. Every workstation is networked and students have additional access to three 18-seat labs, printing and scanning facilities, and departmental computer clusters. All labs are professionally staffed: four full-time Information Technology Lab staff members maintain hardware, software and networking, and manage student assistants, who check out equipment (all equipment in the College circulates at no charge). A faculty technology committee updates a technology plan annually and makes proposals and decisions regarding expenditure of the College's portion of university technology fees.

The Facilities and Materials Lab is staffed by two full-time professionals and student assistants. There are also wet darkrooms, and a screen printing facility. The Brooks Hall Gallery is a facility for exhibitions and design presentations.