North Carolina

The North Carolina Postsecondary Education Alliance joined Think College in efforts to designate May 1, 2023, as Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day. With this proclamation, May 1, 2023 was designated as Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day in the state of North Carolina.

This appropriations bill increased the number of inclusive postsecondary education programs and funding allotted to community colleges. This expansion to fifteen programs at community colleges includes opportunities for micro credentials or other credentials that lead to increased employment outcomes. A proposed $3.9 million is identified for the the community college portion of the bill.

Signed in November 2021, this established the North Carolina Comprehensive Transition (CTP) Postsecondary Scholarship Program. The new scholarship program covers cost of attendance for NC students with intellectual disability (ID) enrolled in current and future CTPs within the UNC system (all North Carolina public universities). Individual institutions may determine the individual size of scholarships to give students based upon need and whether they have received other scholarships that will help cover cost of attendance.

Signed September 2020, this directed the University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors to allocate funds to UNC institutions for up to 100 resident full-time students enrolled in CTPs. The funding begins with FY 2021-2022, with direction to allocate funds each year thereafter. This is the state match for in-state students, which until this bill passed were not included in the FTE calculation. If there are more than 100 resident full-time students enrolled at UNC system CTPs in any academic year, the UNC Board of Governors must allocate funds to each institution on a pro rata basis.

Bill was reported from committee in March 2019, but did not pass the House. This bill would have secured $2 million to support courses for resident full-time students enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary (CPT) programs in North Carolina. The legislation, which would be entitled "Catherine's Law", draws money from the North Carolina General Fund, and would support the three CTPs within the University of North Carolina system at UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina University, and Appalachian State University.