What is a "Proprietary School"?
Proprietary Schools are for-profit businesses which provide education and training. They may be privately owned, a partnership or a corporation.
Under Article 8 of North Carolina
General Statutes 115D, the State Board of Community Colleges is charged with the responsibility of licensing certain proprietary business, trade, and
correspondence schools in North Carolina.
How will these pages help you?
Our purpose is to assure prospective and enrolled students and citizens of North Carolina that proprietary schools operating in North Carolina meet minimum standards of quality in their operation. These pages provide information on licensing regulations and processes, licensed schools, and additional resources related to establishing and maintaining post-secondary educational standards. Some pages include downloadable forms. See the information below for instructions on downloading.
For Students
Here you will find information on schools currently holding a license
for the 2008-2009 fiscal year and information on closed schools.
For Potential Owners
General information about the licensure process, and the Inquiry Information
Packet in both WORD and PDF formats.
For Current Owners
Information and forms for program changes, instructor additions, license
renewal, annual reports, a licensing calendar, and ability to benefit tests.
List of Proprietary Schools - (Updated 09/11/08)
2008-2009 Directory of Proprietary Business, Technical, Trade, and Correspondence Schools
.pdf version .doc version (Word 2003)
General Information
Downloading Documents:
To save Word and Adobe documents, use the following instructions:
For Internet Explorer, right click on the "Word" or "PDF" link and then select "Save Target As ...", which allows you to save the file onto your hard drive. Downloading Word documents allows you to edit in Word as normal. You can also open the document and use "Save as" in the "file" menu. PDF files are not editable without the appropriate editing software. Be sure to make a note where you save the file.
For Netscape, right click on the "Word" or "PDF" link and then select "Save Link As ...", which allows you to save the file onto your hard drive. Downloading Word documents allows you to edit in Word as normal. PDF files are not editable without the appropriate editing software. You can also open the document and use "Save as" in the "file" menu. Be sure to make a note where you save the file.
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