Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College October 19-30

North Carolina high school seniors applying to college might want to target NC Countdown to College, October 19th to 30th, 2020, for applying to college. During that time period (extended to two weeks this year), many North Carolina colleges and universities, not to mention, 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 October 19-30

Barton College
Belmont Abbey College
Bennett College
Brevard College
Campbell University
Catawba College
Chowan University
Davidson College
East Carolina University
Elizabeth City State University
Elon University
Fayetteville University
Gardner-Webb University
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Johnson & Wales University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lees-McRae College
Livingstone College
Louisburg College
Mars Hill College
Methodist University
Montreat College
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Pfeiffer University
Queens University of Charlotte
Salem College
Shaw University
St. Andrews University
Saint Augustine’s University
University of Mount Olive
University of North Carolina Asheville
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Warren Wilson College
Western Carolina University
Wingate University
Winston-Salem State University
All NC Community Colleges (always free to apply)

In addition, three North Carolina universities changed their policies last year so that in-state students pay just $500 tuition per semester, and out of state students pay just $2,500 per semester.

Those three universities are: