Residency | FAFSA | Applications

NC Countdown to College (C2C) supports college access every October. C2C activities help high school seniors learn more about taking three important college enrollment steps: residency, applying for financial aid, and college applications. Many North Carolina colleges and universities participate in C2C by waiving application fees during College Application Week - a great way to save on the cost of going to college!

NC Countdown to College will take place during the month of October of 2023 and College Application Week (when many NC colleges have free applications) will be Oct 16-20.

Residency

Complete your NC residency determination to be considered for in-state tuition (a significant savings in the cost of going to college), state grants/scholarships, and certain financial aid!

NC Residency Determination Service

FAFSA

Learn more about financial aid and the FAFSA to help you pay for college. We can help!  The FAFSA application will open in December, but you can set up your FSA ID account now.

FAFSA Application

College Applications

Submit your admissions applications online during College Application Week, October 16-20, 2023!

College Search

Transcripts

Send your NC high school transcript to any NC college for FREE! Make your request right here at CFNC.org!

Request your Transcript

During College Application Week 2021, hundreds of volunteers at 359 different sites helped 14,470 students submit 30,524 admission applications and 47,272 electronic high school transcripts. 10,398 applications were submitted from Tier 2 counties and 9,257 applications were submitted from Tier 1 counties.