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 33 community colleges
https://Transfer.appstate.edu/aspire

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • College of the Albemarle
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College

Program with 8 schools.
https://atriumhealth.org/education/carolinas-college-of-health-sciences/admissions

RN-BSN

  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College

BSMI (Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging) 

  • Carteret Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College

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

  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College 
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Cape Fear Community College 
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College 
  • Central Carolina Community College 
  • Central Piedmont Community College 
  • Coastal Carolina Community College 
  • College of the Albemarle 
  • Craven Community College 
  • Davidson-Davie Community College 
  • Durham Technical Community College 
  • Edgecombe Community College 
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  • Forsyth Technical Community College 
  • Gaston College 
  • Halifax Community College 
  • James Sprunt Community College 
  • Johnston Community College 
  • Lenoir Community College 
  • Martin Community College 
  • Montgomery Community College 
  • Nash Community College 
  • Pamlico Community College 
  • Piedmont Community College 
  • Pitt Community College 
  • Randolph Community College 
  • Richmond Community College 
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College 
  • Robeson Community College 
  • Rockingham Community College 
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  • Sampson Community College 
  • Sandhills Community College 
  • South Piedmont Community College 
  • Southeastern Community College 
  • Stanly Community College 
  • Surry Community College 
  • Vance-Granville Community College 
  • Wake Technical Community College 
  • Wayne Community College 
  • Wilkes Community College 
  • Wilson Community College

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

  • College of The Albemarle 
  • Edgecombe Community College 
  • Guilford Tech Community College
  • Lenoir Community College 
  • Pitt Community College 
  • Sandhills Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College 
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Central-Piedmont Community College
  • Craven Community College
  • Halifax Community College 
  • Lenoir Community College 
  • Pitt Community College 
  • Sampson Community College 
  • Sandhills Community College 
  • Southeastern Community College 
  • Wake Technical Community College 
  • Wayne Community College 
  • Wilson Community College

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

  • Blue Ridge Community College 
  • Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute 
  • Catawba Valley Community College 
  • Central Piedmont Community College 
  • Cleveland Community College 
  • Davidson-Davie Community College 
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  • Forsyth Technical Community College 
  • Gaston College 
  • Greenville Technical College 
  • Isothermal Community College 
  • Mitchell Community College 
  • Piedmont Community College 
  • Richmond County Community College 
  • Spartanburg Community College 
  • Stanly Community College 
  • Southeastern Community College 
  • Western Piedmont Community College 
  • Wilkes Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • College of the Albemarle
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilson Community College
  • Wilkes Community College

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

  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Tri-County Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College

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

  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College

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

  • Bladen Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College

Program with 19 community colleges
https://c3.ncsu.edu

  • Alamance Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Coastal Carolina Community College
  • Craven Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Wilson Community College

Program with 58 community colleges
go.ncsu.edu/wolfpack-connect

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Coastal Carolina Community College
  • College of The Albemarle
  • Craven Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Edgecombe Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Halifax Community College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Martin Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Montgomery Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Pitt Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Tri-County Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College
  • 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/

  • Alamance Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • College of Albemarle
  • Craven Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Edgecombe Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Louisburg Community College
  • Martin Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Pitt Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Tech Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilson Community College

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

  • Central Piedmont Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Coastal Carolina Community College
  • College of The Albemarle
  • Craven Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Edgecombe Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Halifax Community College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Martin Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Montgomery Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Pitt Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Tri-County Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College
  • Wilson Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Tech Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Coastal Carolina Community College
  • College of The Albemarle
  • Craven Community College
  • Davidson County Community College
  • Durham Tech Community College
  • Edgecombe Community College
  • Fayetteville Tech Community College
  • Forsyth Tech Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Tech Community College
  • Halifax Community College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Martin Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Tech Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Montgomery Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Pitt Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Tri-County Community College
  • Vance Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College
  • Wilson Community College

Program with 7 community colleges
https://www.unca.edu/admission/apply/partnerships/direct-admission-programs/

  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Cape FearCommunity College
  • Haywood Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College

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

  • Alamance Community College
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Craven Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College

Program with 14 community colleges
49ernext.charlotte.edu

  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College

Program with 10 community colleges
https://admissions.uncg.edu/admissions/transfer-admissions/uncg-transfer-promise/

  • Alamance Community College 
  • Central Piedmont Community College 
  • Davidson-Davie Community College 
  • Durham Technical Community College 
  • Forsyth Tech Community College 
  • Guilford Technical Community College 
  • Randolph Community College 
  • Rockingham Community College 
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  • Wake Technical Community College 

Program with 58 community colleges
https://www.uncp.edu/academics/transfer-pathways/brave-nation-advantage.html

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Brunswick Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Cape Fear Community College
  • Carteret Community College
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Coastal Carolina Community College
  • College of The Albemarle
  • Craven Community College
  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Edgecombe Community College
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College
  • Halifax Community College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • James Sprunt Community College
  • Johnston Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • Martin Community College
  • Mayland Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Montgomery Community College
  • Nash Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Piedmont Community College
  • Pitt Community College
  • Randolph Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Roanoke-Chowan Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sampson Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Stanly Community College
  • Surry Community College
  • Tri-County Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Western Piedmont Community College
  • Wilkes Community College
  • Wilson Community College

Program with 51 community colleges
https://uncw.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/nc-community

  • Alamance Community College 
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 
  • Beaufort County Community College 
  • Bladen Community College 
  • Blue Ridge Community College 
  • Brunswick Community College 
  • Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute 
  • Cape Fear Community College 
  • Carteret Community College 
  • Catawba Valley Community College
  • Central Carolina Community College 
  • Central Piedmont Community College 
  • Cleveland Community College 
  • College of the Albemarle 
  • Craven Community College 
  • Davidson-Davie Community College 
  • Durham Technical Community College 
  • Edgecombe Community College 
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College 
  • Forsyth Technical Community College 
  • Gaston College 
  • Guilford Technical Community College 
  • Haywood Community College 
  • James Sprunt Community College 
  • Johnston Community College 
  • Lenoir Community College 
  • Mayland Community College 
  • McDowell Technical Community College 
  • Mitchell Community College 
  • Montgomery Community College
  • Nash Community College 
  • Pamlico Community College 
  • Piedmont Community College 
  • Pitt Community College 
  • Randolph Community College 
  • Richmond Community College 
  • Robeson Community College 
  • Rockingham Community College 
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 
  • Sampson Community College 
  • Sandhills Community College 
  • Southeastern Community College 
  • South Piedmont Community College 
  • Stanly Community College 
  • Surry Community College 
  • Vance-Granville Community College 
  • Wake Technical Community College 
  • Wayne Community College 
  • Western Piedmont Community College 
  • Wilkes Community College 
  • Wilson Community College

Program with 29 community colleges
https://www.wcu.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/transfer-students/agreements-with-other-schools/admissions-partnerships/wcuconnect.aspx

  • Alamance Community College
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • Bladen Community College
  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
  • Carteret Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Craven Community College
  • Durham Technical Community College
  • Gaston College
  • Guilford Technical Community College 
  • Halifax Community College
  • Haywood Community College
  • Isothermal Community College
  • Lenoir Community College
  • McDowell Technical Community College
  • Pamlico Community College
  • Richmond Community College
  • Robeson Community College
  • Rockingham Community College
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • Sandhills Community College
  • Southeastern Community College
  • Southwestern Community College
  • Vance-Granville Community College
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Wayne Community College
  • Wilkes Community College

Program with 1 community college
https://peace.edu/future-students/transfer-student/peace-pathways/

  • Wake Technical Community College

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

  • Blue Ridge Community College
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Richmond Community College 
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  • South Piedmont Community College
  • Stanly Community College

Program with 3 community college
https://www.wssu.edu/admissions/dual-admissions-program.html

  • Davidson-Davie Community College
  • Forsyth Technical Community College
  • South Piedmont 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.