Proposed Amendment of 2A SBCCC 400.2 Admission Requirements
The State Board of Community Colleges has initiated the rulemaking process to amend 2A SBCCC 400.2 Admission Requirements. The proposed amendment would clarify the admission requirements for proprietary schools. The proposed amendment is published on the NC Community College System’s website, www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/sbcccode. For your convenience, a copy of the proposed rule, with the changes indicated, is attached to this memorandum. Strikethroughs indicate deletions of existing language and underlines indicate additions of language.
Any member of the public has the right to submit written comments on the proposed rule. Please note that any person who submits public comments on behalf of their community college should comply with their college’s local process for submitting comments on a proposed rule. Written comments on the rule must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2024. Any member of the public has the right to request a hearing on the proposed rule. Requests for a hearing must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 8, 2024.
Mailing Address: 5001 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, NC 27699-5001
Written comments and requests for hearing shall be directed to the following address: Tawanda Foster Artis, 5001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-5001 or by email to publiccomments@nccommunitycolleges.edu. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
CC24-016
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CC24-016 – Proposed Amendment to 2A SBCCC 400.2 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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Date: April 23, 2024
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Title, Chapter, Subchapter, and Rule Number of Rule Proposed to be Adopted, Amended, or Repealed |
Amend 2A SBCCC 400.2 Admission Requirements |
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Specify whether the SBCC proposes |
Adopt |
Amend |
Repeal |
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to amend, adopt, |
(new rule) |
(change existing rule) |
(delete entire rule) |
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or repeal a rule: |
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Rationale for proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: |
Amends admission requirements for proprietary schools. |
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Proposed Effective Date of Rule |
August 1, 2024 |
State Board of Community Colleges Code
TITLE 2. PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 2A PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS
SUBCHAPTER 400. GENERAL PROVISIONS
2A SBCCC 400.2 Admission Requirements
- The admission requirements for schools licensed under Article 8 of Chapter 115D of the General Statutes of North Carolina shall be made available to the public and administered as
- As a prerequisite to enrolling in a certificate or diploma course, the school shall require one of the following:
- Graduation from a public, private, or home high school that operates in compliance with state or local law;
- A certificate of high school equivalency;
- Graduation from a community college or university that operates in compliance with state or local law;
- Completion of secondary education that is equivalent to high school education in the United States;
- The student’s signed, notarized attestation of graduation from a public, private, or home high school that operates in compliance with state or local law, receipt of a certificate of high school equivalency, graduation from a community college or university that operates in compliance with state or local law, or completion of secondary education equivalent to high school education in the United States;
- For persons at least 18 years old individuals beyond the age of compulsory secondary school attendance who did not graduate from a public, private, or state home high school, obtain a certificate of high school equivalency, graduate from a community college or university that all operate in compliance with state or local law, or complete secondary education equivalent to high school education in the United States; demonstration of an ability to benefit as determined by any test instrument approved by the Department of Education; or
- The school shall only admit a student pursuant to Subsection (b)(5) if the student provides the school with written evidence of the student’s inability to obtain a copy of the student’s high school transcript, certificate of high school equivalency, community college or university transcript, or completion of secondary education equivalent to high school education in the United
The school shall not permit high school students to attend the school during the time student’s high school principal in writing. The proprietary school shall include a copy of the approved form in the student’s record.
- Schools shall maintain a copy of the high school transcript in the student’s record for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(1) of this
- Schools shall maintain a copy of the certificate of high school equivalency in the student’s record for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(2).
- Schools shall maintain a copy of the community college or university transcript in the student’s record for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(3).
- Schools shall maintain a copy of the educational diploma or transcript, translated in English, for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(4).
- Schools shall maintain a copy of the student’s signed, notarized attestation for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(5).
- Schools shall maintain the results of the ability to benefit test in the student’s record for students admitted pursuant to Subsection (b)(6).
- The school may admit students to special courses or subjects which are part of the approved curriculum offered by the school when the school deems the student can benefit from the instruction offered.
- If total tuition is greater than five-thousand dollars ($5,000), the school may collect up to 50 percent of the total tuition prior to that mid-point of the program. The remainder of the tuition may be collected only when the student has completed one- half of the program. Federal regulations regarding the disbursement of tuition shall supersede state disbursement regulations stated in this
History Note: Authority G.S. 115D-89; 115D-90;
Eff: September 1, 1993;
Amended Eff: February 1, 2016; August 1, 2014; December 1,
