For more information on local Community Colleges, visit the North Carolina Community Colleges Website.
The Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP) created by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill enables more community-college students to transfer to and graduate from Carolina. C-STEP focuses on high school seniors or community college students whose household incomes fall at or below 300% of the 2015 federal poverty guidelines as indexed by family size (around $72,750 for a family of four). Visit their website for information on which community colleges participate and how to apply.
Community College Collaboration (C3) Durham Tech has partnered with North Carolina State University for the NC State Community College Collaboration, or C3, program. The pathway will guarantee admission to NC State to eligible students. The program is designed for students from a low-to-moderate income background. Students start the program at Durham Tech but are simultaneously admitted as a non-degree studies student at NC State. Students will work to earn their Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Engineering degree at Durham Tech. Students must have completed less than 30 hours of college work and have the ability to attend Durham Tech full-time. For more information about C3 and how to apply, visit the NC State website.
The North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) is a statewide agreement governing the transfer of credits between NC community colleges and NC public universities and has as its objective the smooth transfer of students. For more information, visit the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement page of the NC Community Colleges website. https://www.ncperkins.org/mod/page/view.php?id=38
To learn more about why Community College might be right for you, take a look at this article from The College Board's Professionals portal.