North Carolina high school seniors applying to college might want to target NC Countdown to College, October 17th to 21st, 2022, for applying to college. During that time period, many North Carolina colleges and universities, plus, every North Carolina community college, will waive application fees for North Carolina residents.
The application fee for most colleges is $25 or $50, so if you’re applying to more than one school the savings will really add up.
To take advantage of the free applications you need to apply through CFNC.org and you need to be a North Carolina resident.
Find more information on NC Countdown to College.
NC Schools waiving application fees on CFNC.org
- Barton College
- Belmont Abbey College
- Bennett College
- Brevard College
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
- Campbell University
- Catawba College
- Chowan University
- Davidson College
- East Carolina University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Elon University
- Fayetteville State University
- Gardner-Webb University
- Greensboro College
- Guilford College
- Lees-McRae College
- Lenoir-Rhyne University
- Louisburg College
- Mars Hill University
- Meredith College
- Methodist University
- Montreat College
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Pfeiffer University
- Queens University of Charlotte
- Saint Augustine’s University
- Salem College
- Shaw University
- St. Andrews University
- University of North Carolina Asheville
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Warren Wilson College
- Western Carolina University
- William Peace University
- Wingate University
- Winston-Salem State University
- All 58 NC Community Colleges
In addition, four North Carolina universities changed their policies last year so that in-state students pay just $500 tuition per semester.
Those four universities are:
- Elizabeth City State University
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Western Carolina University
- Fayetteville State University
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Travis Phillips says
Can college freshman that want to transfer do this?
Dawn says
Is this fee waived for out of state students that want to apply??
Michelle says
Why is the Common App still charging application fees for these colleges?