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Community College Collaboration (C3)

1. Verify Your Eligibility

Admission to C3 is competitive, and we review many factors in selecting which students to admit into the C3 program.
To be considered for C3, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

Eligibility Requirements

  • You must have completed less than 30 credit hours of transferrable college work at the time you start in the C3 program. AAS coursework is generally not transferrable.
  • You should have at least one full year of community college remaining (full time; fall + spring semesters) at the time you start in the C3 program. Generally that means students have 24+ credits left to complete the associate degree.
  • You must be attending or planning to enroll at one of our partner community colleges.
  • High school students with CCP credit should apply in their final semester of high school.
  • You should be from a low-to-moderate income household. While C3 seeks students who fall at or below the $110,000 household income range, we are dedicated to considering you and your unique story. Feel free to reach out to us to discuss extenuating circumstances regarding your application and eligibility.
  • You must be classified as a resident for tuition purposes through the North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS). We suggest you apply for residency before you apply for C3 and include your RDS number on your application. See step 3.
  • You must be enrolled in and planning to complete an AS, AA, AE, AATP or ASTP degree at your community college.
  • Your major must be offered at NC State. The C3 program applies to most majors that NC State offers. However, while we can guarantee admission into NC State, we cannot guarantee admission into a particular program.
    • If you’re considering a studio-based major within the College of Design, you are not eligible for C3. Students may apply for C3 if they are interested in the Design Studies major.
    • Additionally, those interested in majoring in Biomedical Engineering at NC State will be required to submit additional application information and go through an additional review process prior to their consideration for that program.

If you have high school or college coursework from outside the United States, you will be required to submit a few additional materials.

  • If you have a high school coursework outside the U.S., you must submit an official copy of your high school transcript. Records not issued in English must be accompanied by the English translation that is certified by an appropriate school official, official translator, or U.S. embassy or consulate official.
  • Applicants who have completed any university coursework outside of the U.S. will need to submit a course-by-course evaluation, along with an official transcript, completed by one of the following NACES-accredited foreign credential evaluation services:
    • World Education Services
    • Educational Credential Evaluations, Inc.
    • Educational Perspectives
    • International Education Evaluations, Inc.

Note: To be considered official, documents must be sent directly to NC State from the issuing institution or they must be certified as true copies by an official of the educational institution, an embassy official, or an appropriate government official.

Is C3 for me?

Our interactive form will help you decide if you’re a fit for C3 and if it’s the right time for you to apply.

Am I a fit for C3?

Your Next Step

2. Dates, Deadlines and Transfer Timing