Guaranteed Transfer & Co-Admissions Programs between NC Community Colleges and NC Four-Year Colleges and Universities

Students enrolled (or enrolling) in an NC Community College may be interested in pursuing a 4-Year Degree at NC college or university. While there are many options for this transition, one of best paths is through a Guaranteed Admissions/Co-Admissions Program. 

These programs are: 

  • Specific agreements between the community college and a four-year university
  • Allow for a seamless transfer between the two institutions
  • Usually require completion of an associate's degree while maintaining a certain grade or GPA level
  • Often include perks, such as a student ID to the four-year university

Each program is different, so if you're interested, make sure you contact the admissions office at your community college for more information. 

CFNC maintains a list of Guaranteed Admissions/Co-Admissions Programs (below); however, please note that this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other programs that are not listed. 

Program with 27 community colleges
https://Transfer.appstate.edu/aspire

  1. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  2. Blue Ridge Community College
  3. Brunswick Community College
  4. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  5. Cape Fear Community College
  6. Catawba Valley Community College
  7. Central Piedmont Community College
  8. Cleveland Community College
  9. Davidson-Davie Community College
  10.  Forsyth Technical Community College
  11.  Gaston College
  12.  Guilford Technical Community College
  13.  Lenoir Community College
  14.  Mayland Community College 
  15.  McDowell Technical Community College
  16.  Mitchell Community College
  17.  Piedmont Community College
  18.  Randolph Community College
  19.  Richmond Community College
  20.  Robeson Community College
  21.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  22.  Sandhills Community College
  23.  South Piedmont Community College
  24.  Surry Community College
  25.  Wake Technical Community College
  26.  Western Piedmont Community College
  27.  Wilkes Community College

Local Program with one community college
https://catawba.edu/learnlocal/

  1. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Program with 46 community colleges
https://piratepromise.ecu.edu/participating-colleges/

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Beaufort County Community College 
  3. Bladen Community College
  4. Blue Ridge Community College
  5. Brunswick Community College
  6. Cape Fear Community College 
  7. Carteret Community College
  8. Catawba Valley Community College 
  9. Central Carolina Community College 
  10.  Central Piedmont Community College 
  11.  Coastal Carolina Community College 
  12.  College of the Albemarle 
  13.  Craven Community College 
  14.  Davidson-Davie Community College 
  15.  Durham Technical Community College 
  16.  Edgecombe Community College 
  17.  Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  18.  Forsyth Technical Community College 
  19.  Gaston College 
  20.  Halifax Community College 
  21.  James Sprunt Community College 
  22.  Johnston Community College 
  23.  Lenoir Community College 
  24.  Martin Community College 
  25.  Montgomery Community College 
  26.  Nash Community College 
  27.  Pamlico Community College 
  28.  Piedmont Community College 
  29.  Pitt Community College 
  30.  Randolph Community College 
  31.  Richmond Community College 
  32.  Roanoke-Chowan Community College 
  33.  Robeson Community College 
  34.  Rockingham Community College 
  35.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  36.  Sampson Community College 
  37.  Sandhills Community College 
  38.  South Piedmont Community College 
  39.  Southeastern Community College 
  40.  Stanly Community College 
  41.  Surry Community College 
  42.  Vance-Granville Community College 
  43.  Wake Technical Community College 
  44.  Wayne Community College 
  45.  Wilkes Community College 
  46.  Wilson Community College

Program with 6 community colleges 
https://www.ecsu.edu/admissions/articulation-agreements.php 

  1. College of The Albemarle 
  2. Edgecombe Community College 
  3. Guilford Tech Community College
  4. Lenoir Community College 
  5. Pitt Community College 
  6. Sandhills Community College

Program with 15 community colleges 
https://www.uncfsu.edu/admission-and-aid/transfer-to-fsu/transfer-partnerships

  1. Alamance Community College 
  2. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  3. Bladen Community College
  4. Carteret Community College
  5. Central-Piedmont Community College
  6. Craven Community College
  7. Halifax Community College 
  8. Lenoir Community College 
  9. Pitt Community College 
  10.  Sampson Community College 
  11.  Sandhills Community College 
  12.  Southeastern Community College 
  13.  Wake Technical Community College 
  14.  Wayne Community College 
  15.  Wilson Community College

Program with 19 community colleges
https://gardner-webb.edu/admissions-aid/transfer-students/equivalencies/articulation-agreements/bulldog-bound/

  1. Blue Ridge Community College 
  2. Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute 
  3. Catawba Valley Community College 
  4. Central Piedmont Community College 
  5. Cleveland Community College 
  6. Davidson-Davie Community College 
  7. Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  8. Forsyth Technical Community College 
  9. Gaston College 
  10.  Greenville Technical College 
  11.  Isothermal Community College 
  12.  Mitchell Community College 
  13.  Piedmont Community College 
  14.  Richmond County Community College 
  15.  Spartanburg Community College 
  16.  Stanly Community College 
  17.  Southeastern Community College 
  18.  Western Piedmont Community College 
  19.  Wilkes Community College

Program with 29 community colleges
https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/guaranteed-admission.htm

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  3. Blue Ridge Community College
  4. Brunswick Community College
  5. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  6. Cape Fear Community College
  7. Carteret Community College
  8. Catawba Valley Community College
  9. Central Carolina Community College
  10.  College of the Albemarle
  11.  Davidson-Davie Community College
  12.  Gaston College
  13.  Haywood Community College
  14.  Isothermal Community College
  15.  Johnston Community College
  16.  Lenoir Community College
  17.  Mayland Community College
  18.  Mitchell Community College
  19.  Richmond Community College
  20.  Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  21.  Rockingham Community College
  22.  Southeastern Community College
  23.  Southwestern Community College
  24.  Stanly Community College
  25.  Surry Community College
  26.  Wake Technical Community College
  27.  Western Piedmont Community College
  28.  Wilson Community College
  29.  Wilkes Community College

Program with 14 community colleges
https://www.lr.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/transfer-students/bear-bound

  1.  Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  2. Blue Ridge Community College
  3. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  4. Catawba Valley Community College
  5. Cleveland Community College
  6. Gaston College
  7. Haywood Community College
  8. Isothermal Community College
  9. McDowell Technical Community College
  10.  Mitchell Community College
  11.  Southwestern Community College
  12.  Tri-County Community College
  13.  Western Piedmont Community College
  14.  Wilkes Community College

Program with 3 community colleges
https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/transfer-students/

  1.  Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  2. Blue Ridge Community College
  3. McDowell Technical Community College

Program with 6 community colleges
https://www.methodist.edu/academics/one-stop/transfer-partners/

  1. Bladen Community College
  2. Central Carolina Community College
  3. Fayetteville Technical Community College
  4. Robeson Community College
  5. Sampson Community College
  6. Sandhills Community College

Program with 11 community colleges 
https://www.ncat.edu/admissions/transfer-admissions/aggie-plus-program.php

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Central Piedmont Community College
  3. Davidson-Davie Community College
  4. Durham Technical Community College
  5. Fayetteville Technical Community College
  6. Forsyth Technical Community College
  7. Johnston Community College
  8. Richmond Community College
  9. Rockingham Community College
  10.  South Piedmont Community College
  11.  Wake Technical Community College  

Program with 5 community colleges 
https://www.nccu.edu/ots/transfer-articulation-agreements

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Cape Fear Community College
  3. Durham Technical Community College
  4. Vance-Granville Community College
  5.  Wake Technical Community College

Program with 22 community colleges
https://c3.ncsu.edu

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Asheville- Buncombe Technical Community College
  3. Brunswick Community College
  4. Catawba Valley Community College
  5. Central Carolina Community College
  6. Coastal Carolina Community College
  7. Craven Community College
  8. Durham Technical Community College
  9. Fayetteville Technical Community College
  10.  Forsyth Technical Community College
  11.  Gaston College
  12.  James Sprunt Community College
  13.  Johnston Community College
  14.  Nash Community College
  15.  Richmond Community College
  16.  Robeson Community College
  17.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  18.  Sampson Community College
  19.  Vance-Granville Community College
  20.  Wake Technical Community College
  21.  Wayne Community College
  22.  Wilson Community College

Open to all NC community college graduates but specific agreements signed with the following 36 community colleges:
https://ncwu.edu/academics/partnerships/community-college-transfer-credit-partnerships/

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Beaufort County Community College
  3. Bladen Community College 
  4. Blue Ridge Community College
  5. Brunswick Community College
  6. Cape Fear Community College
  7. Central Carolina Community College
  8. Cleveland Community College
  9. College of Albemarle 
  10.  Craven Community College
  11.  Durham Technical Community College
  12.  Edgecombe Community College
  13.  Forsyth Technical Community College
  14.  Isothermal Community College
  15.  James Sprunt Community College
  16.  Johnston Community College
  17.  Louisburg Community College
  18.  Martin Community College
  19.  Mayland Community College
  20.  McDowell Technical Community College
  21.  Nash Community College
  22.  Pamlico Community College
  23.  Piedmont Community College
  24.  Pitt Community College
  25.  Randolph Community College
  26.  Richmond Community College
  27.  Robeson Community College
  28.  Sampson Community College
  29.  South Piedmont Community College
  30.  Southwestern Community College
  31.  Stanly Community College
  32.  Vance-Granville Community College
  33.  Wake Tech Community College
  34.  Wayne Community College
  35.  Western Piedmont Community College
  36.  Wilson Community College

Program with one community college
https://www.queens.edu/admissions/royalup/

  1. Central Piedmont Community College

Program with 58 community colleges
https://www.shawu.edu/transfer-agreements/

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  3. Beaufort County Community College
  4. Bladen Community College
  5. Blue Ridge Community College
  6. Brunswick Community College
  7. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  8. Cape Fear Community College
  9. Carteret Community College 
  10.  Catawba Valley Community College
  11.  Central Carolina Community College
  12.  Central Piedmont Community College
  13.  Cleveland Community College
  14.  Coastal Carolina Community College
  15.  College of The Albemarle
  16.  Craven Community College
  17.  Davidson-Davie Community College
  18.  Durham Technical Community College
  19.  Edgecombe Community College
  20.  Fayetteville Technical Community College
  21.  Forsyth Technical Community College
  22.  Gaston College
  23.  Guilford Technical Community College
  24.  Halifax Community College
  25.  Haywood Community College
  26.  Isothermal Community College
  27.  James Sprunt Community College
  28.  Johnston Community College
  29.  Lenoir Community College
  30.  Martin Community College
  31.  Mayland Community College
  32.  McDowell Technical Community College
  33.  Mitchell Community College
  34.  Montgomery Community College
  35.  Nash Community College
  36.  Pamlico Community College
  37.  Piedmont Community College
  38.  Pitt Community College
  39.  Randolph Community College
  40.  Richmond Community College
  41.  Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  42.  Robeson Community College
  43.  Rockingham Community College
  44.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  45.  Sampson Community College
  46.  Sandhills Community College
  47.  South Piedmont Community College
  48.  Southeastern Community College
  49.  Southwestern Community College
  50.  Stanly Community College
  51.  Surry Community College
  52.  Tri-County Community College
  53.  Vance-Granville Community College
  54.  Wake Technical Community College
  55.  Wayne Community College
  56.  Western Piedmont Community College
  57.  Wilkes Community College
  58.  Wilson Community College

Program with 2 community colleges
https://www.queens.edu/admissions-aid/freshman/queens-royalup.html

  1. Sandhills Community College
  2. Richmond Community College

Program with 58 community colleges 
https://my.umo.edu/external/pages/transfer-agreements

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Asheville-Buncombe Tech Community College
  3. Beaufort County Community College
  4. Bladen Community College
  5. Blue Ridge Community College
  6. Brunswick Community College
  7. Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
  8. Cape Fear Community College
  9. Carteret Community College
  10.  Catawba Valley Community College
  11.  Central Carolina Community College
  12.  Central Piedmont Community College
  13.  Cleveland Community College
  14.  Coastal Carolina Community College
  15.  College of The Albemarle
  16.  Craven Community College
  17.  Davidson County Community College
  18.  Durham Tech Community College
  19.  Edgecombe Community College
  20.  Fayetteville Tech Community College
  21.  Forsyth Tech Community College
  22.  Gaston College
  23.  Guilford Tech Community College
  24.  Halifax Community College
  25.  Haywood Community College
  26.  Isothermal Community College
  27.  James Sprunt Community College
  28.  Johnston Community College
  29.  Lenoir Community College
  30.  Martin Community College
  31.  Mayland Community College
  32.  McDowell Tech Community College
  33.  Mitchell Community College
  34.  Montgomery Community College
  35.  Nash Community College
  36.  Pamlico Community College
  37.  Piedmont Community College
  38.  Pitt Community College
  39.  Randolph Community College
  40.  Richmond Community College
  41.  Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  42.  Robeson Community College
  43.  Rockingham Community College
  44.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  45.  Sampson Community College
  46.  Sandhills Community College
  47.  South Piedmont Community College 
  48.  Southeastern Community College
  49.  Southwestern Community College
  50.  Stanly Community College
  51.  Surry Community College
  52.  Tri-County Community College
  53.  Vance Granville Community College
  54.  Wake Technical Community College
  55.  Wayne Community College
  56.  Western Piedmont Community College
  57.  Wilkes Community College
  58.  Wilson Community College

Program with 5 community colleges 
https://www.unca.edu/admission/apply/partnerships/direct-admission-programs/

  1. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  2. Blue Ridge Community College
  3. Haywood Community College
  4. Sandhills Community College
  5. South Piedmont Community College 

Program with 14 community colleges
https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/types-of-applications/c-step/

  1. Alamance Community College
  2. Cape Fear Community College
  3. Carteret Community College
  4. Central Carolina Community College
  5. Central Piedmont Community College
  6. Craven Community College
  7. Durham Technical Community College
  8. Fayetteville Technical Community College
  9. Guilford Technical Community College
  10. Richmond Community College
  11. Robeson Community College
  12. Sandhills Community College
  13. Southwestern Community College
  14. Wake Technical Community College

Program with 6 community colleges
49ernext.charlotte.edu

  1. Catawba Valley Community College 
  2. Central Piedmont Community College 
  3. Gaston College 
  4. Mitchell Community College 
  5. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  6. Wake Technical Community College

Program with 9 community colleges
https://admissions.uncg.edu/admissions/transfer-admissions/uncg-transfer-promise/

  1. Alamance Community College 
  2. Central Piedmont Community College 
  3. Durham Technical Community College 
  4. Forsyth Tech Community College 
  5. Guilford Technical Community College 
  6. Randolph Community College 
  7. Rockingham Community College 
  8. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  9. Wake Technical Community College 

Program with 19 community colleges
https://www.uncp.edu/academics/pathways-success/articulation-agreements

  1. Beaufort County Community College 
  2. Bladen Community College 
  3. Brunswick Community College 
  4. Carteret Community College 
  5. Cape Fear Community College 
  6. Central Carolina Community College 
  7. Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  8. Lenoir Community College 
  9. Louisburg College 
  10.  Montgomery Community College 
  11.  NC School of Science and Math 
  12.  Pitt Community College 
  13.  Randolph Community College 
  14.  Richmond Community College 
  15.  Robeson Community College 
  16.  Sandhills Community College 
  17.  Southeastern Community College 
  18.  Southwestern Community College 
  19.  South Piedmont Community College

Program with 50 community colleges
https://uncw.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/nc-community

  1. Alamance Community College 
  2. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 
  3. Beaufort County Community College 
  4. Bladen Community College 
  5. Blue Ridge Community College 
  6. Brunswick Community College 
  7. Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute 
  8. Cape Fear Community College 
  9. Carteret Community College 
  10.  Catawba Valley Community College
  11.  Central Carolina Community College 
  12.  Central Piedmont Community College 
  13.  Cleveland Community College 
  14.  College of the Albemarle 
  15.  Craven Community College 
  16.  Davidson-Davie Community College 
  17.  Durham Technical Community College 
  18.  Edgecombe Community College 
  19.  Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  20.  Forsyth Technical Community College 
  21.  Gaston College 
  22.  Guilford Technical Community College 
  23.  Haywood Community College 
  24.  James Sprunt Community College 
  25.  Johnston Community College 
  26.  Lenoir Community College 
  27.  Mayland Community College 
  28.  Mitchell Community College 
  29.  Montgomery Community College
  30.  Nash Community College 
  31.  Pamlico Community College 
  32.  Piedmont Community College 
  33.  Pitt Community College 
  34.  Randolph Community College 
  35.  Richmond Community College 
  36.  Robeson Community College 
  37.   Rockingham Community College 
  38.  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  39.  Sampson Community College 
  40.  Sandhills Community College 
  41.  Southeastern Community College 
  42.  South Piedmont Community College 
  43.  Stanly Community College 
  44.  Surry Community College 
  45.  Vance-Granville Community College 
  46.  Wake Technical Community College 
  47.  Wayne Community College 
  48.  Western Piedmont Community College 
  49.  Wilkes Community College 
  50.  Wilson Community College

Program with 19 community colleges
https://www.wcu.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/transfer-students/agreements-with-other-schools/admissions-partnerships/index.aspx

  1. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  2. Blue Ridge Community College 
  3. Caldwell Community College 
  4. Cape Fear Community College 
  5. Carteret Community College 
  6. Catawba Valley Community College 
  7. Davidson County Community College 
  8. Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  9. Forsyth Technical Community College 
  10.  Gaston College 
  11.  Haywood Community College 
  12.  Isothermal Community College 
  13.  Lenoir Community College 
  14.  NC School of Science and Math 
  15.  Randolph Community College 
  16.  Robeson Community College 
  17.  Southwestern Community College 
  18.  Tri-County Community College 
  19.  Western Piedmont Community College

Program with 6 community colleges
https://www.wingate.edu/admissions/transfers

  1. Blue Ridge Community College
  2. Central Piedmont Community College
  3. Richmond Community College 
  4. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  5. South Piedmont Community College
  6. Stanly Community College

Program with one community college
https://www.wssu.edu/admissions/dual-admissions-program.html

  1. Forsyth Technical Community College

This list may not include all Guaranteed Admission, Transfer Partner, or Co-Admission programs in North Carolina. In addition, there are many traditional transfer programs available and explained further here. Always check with the Admissions Office of your college if you have specific questions.