NC College Connect

Logo for the NC College Connect program.

NC College Connect is a groundbreaking initiative offering direct college admission to eligible high school seniors across the state for the 2025–2026 school year! Open to public high school seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher who meet course requirements, students will be matched with colleges where they already qualify — no traditional application needed. 

Eligible students will be notified this fall and will be able to accept their offers by completing a short form on CFNC.org. 

Learn more by attending one of the events below. Additional information and a toolkit for educators will be available later in the summer.

Questions? Email nccollegeconnect@dpi.nc.gov. 

Superintendent Green's Message to Students

Supt. Green's NC College Connect Message

For Educators

These overview webinars offer an opportunity for school counselors and other public school employees to learn about the program and ask questions. 

Webinars

Office Hours

For Parents and Students

The student and parent webinars will give an overview of the program, while office hours are an opportunity for more personalized support. 

Office Hours

Eligible Students

Eligible student lists are available through your district/charter test coordinator.
Student lists were generated based on data available from the NC-SIS on June 30.  Grade 11 students (rising Seniors) were accessed. 

June 30 Data Pull:

  • To be eligible, a student must have:
    a minimum of 2.8 weighted GPA and
    passed or enrolled in a fourth level math course.
  • The most common reason why a student did not make it on a list is that their math course was not scheduled correctly as of June 30. 

FINAL DATA PULL.  Schools have until September 26 to finalize student data and schedules.  Data managers have also been given a validation report to see who will be pulled - this will ensure that all eligible students are captured.  

A student will be included in the dataset if:

  • They are in Grade 12 or Grade 13.
  • They have a min 2.8 weighted GPA.
  • They have passed or are enrolled in a fourth-level math course.
  • They have met or enrolled in UNC Min Course Requirements.

NOTE:  No placeholders course codes will be recognized.  Actual math course codes MUST be used.  Colleges/universities prefer that all UNC MCR are scheduled for the year.

NOTE:  Letters will NOT be mailed to this second round of students.  Lists will be sent through accountability staff again and CFNC accounts will be updated.
 

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