The Academic Programs Section provides leadership, assistance, and consultation to colleges in the areas of curriculum development, approval, criteria and standards, and competencies for academic and technical curriculum programs. A major function also includes consultation to colleges concerning professional development and faculty/staff training.

Career & College Promise

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Success in today’s global economy may require a two-or four-year degree, a certificate or diploma. Through Career & College Promise (CCP), qualified high-school-age students in North Carolina have the opportunity to pursue these options, tuition free, while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation.

Career and College Ready Graduate (CCRG)

The State Board of Community Colleges (SBCC) in consultation with the State Board of Education(SBOE) is required, Section 10.13 of S.L. 2015-241, to develop a program that introduces the college developmental math, reading, and English curriculum in the high school senior year. High school seniors that are not career and college ready by the end of their junior year, will have opportunities for college remediation prior to high school graduation through cooperation with community college partners.

College Codes

A sortable list of Colleges and the Code for each.

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College Transfer Articulation Agreements

College Transfer/Articulation Agreements Intro Text

This page contains information about the four agreements.

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
Uniform Articulation Agreement (Associate in Engineering)
Uniform Articulation Agreement (RN to BSN)
Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

Combined Course Library

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The Combined Course Library allows you to search through all of the Curriculum and Continuing Education courses offered by the NC Community College System.

Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual

Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual (CPRM) Intro Text

The Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual is a resource for colleges, which provides them with procedures for performing various Curriculum Management functions. Included in this manual is information about program applications, program terminations, electronic programs of study, course revisions, service areas, etc.

For questions regarding the Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual, please contact Michelle Lair at lairm@nccommunitycolleges.edu.

Curriculum Standards

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Colleges in the North Carolina Community College System offer more than 275 different certificate, diploma and associate curriculum program titles utilizing criteria set forth in the following curriculum standards. These titles are divided among eleven program areas.

NC Community College System Catalog

The Education Catalog provides information about offered curriculums and is updated monthly after the State Board meeting.

Requests for Proposal (RFPs)

The following Requests for Proposal (RFPs) are solicitations for legislative funding from various grants available. If funding is awarded, the resources will be used for Curriculum Improvement Projects (CIPs) in order to update and revise selected curriculum courses and standards.

Resources for CIS Curriculum Data Managers

Following is a list of recent action items performed by the Academic Programs section of the NCCCS, in response to SBCC (State Board of Community Colleges) and CRC (Curriculum Review Committee) curriculum approvals. College Curriculum Data Managers may use this list as a tool for updating their local libraries, including course changes, programs of study (POS), etc.

Numbered Memos

2023
Number	Date	Subject
CC23-014	05/19/2023	State Board Action on May 19, 2023 - New Curriculum Standard
CC23-012	05/02/2023	State Board Action on April 21, 2023 - Revised Curriculum Standards
CC23-009	04/11/2023	State Board Action on March 17, 2023 - New Curriculum Standard
CC23-010	04/11/2023	Curriculum Course Review Committee Course Approvals
CC23-001	01/11/2023	Curriculum Course Review Committee Course Approvals

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