NEW & FORMER STUDENTS

We’re glad you’re here!

Whether you’re enrolling for the first time, or returning to Carteret CC after a year or more break we couldn’t be happier to have you here. Follow the steps below to apply to Carteret Community College. If you need assistance, we’re here to help you along the way. Contact admissions@carteret.edu or call (252) 222-6155. We look forward to seeing your application.

STEP 1   |   COMPLETE YOUR RESIDENCY DETERMINATION

First, complete your North Carolina Residency Determination. This is required before submitting an application for admissions to Carteret CC and establishes whether you’ll pay in-state or out-of-state tuition. Once completed, you will be assigned a Residency Certification Number (RCN). Save this number! You’ll need it for the Carteret CC admission application.

Please note, there are some exceptions for in-state tuition such as military officers and dependents stationed in NC. Carteret CC requires documentation for these exceptions to be made. Requests for exceptions can be made by submitting a Waiver for In-State Tuition form.

STEP 3   |   SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS (HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE) 

You’re almost there! Now, we just need your official transcript(s). Contact all schools you have attended and request they send your official high school, GED, high school equivalency, and/or college transcripts to transcripts@carteret.edu.

• Special Credit/Visiting Students – High school transcripts are not required for non-degree seeking students. Please proceed to Step 4.
• Current High School Seniors – You may submit a mid-year high school transcript for provisional admission.Homeschool Students – must submit their homeschool registration card along with their official high school transcript.
• High School Equivalency Students (GED) – Applicants with an HSE should submit an official transcript from the state in which the HSE was received. Students with an HSE from North Carolina can go to Diploma Sender to obtain an official transcript.
• College Graduates – If you have earned an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university, you may submit an official college transcript with a graduation date in place of an official high school transcript. Certain academic programs, including health sciences, require an official high school transcript. An official high school transcript showing graduation must be submitted as soon as it becomes available. Financial aid may not be awarded until the official transcript has been received.

STEP 5   |   DETERMINE COURSE PLACEMENT

Carteret Community College uses high school GPA or GED test scores to determine placement.  Students with GED scores older than 2014 will be placed in transition courses unless the student chooses to take the placement test.  A student can take the placement test in order to achieve higher placement in English in Math if they are not satisfied with how their high school GPA or GED scores placed them.

For more information or to schedule a placement test, visit or contact the MAPS Center at MAPS@carteret.edu or call (252) 222-6236.