This week, 45 colleges and universities across the state are waiving their application fees for students who submit an application through a free state portal.

According to a press release from N.C. State, “Wolf Pack Connect” is now available to students from all 58 community colleges in North Carolina.

Schools are trying to attract a limited pool of higher-end families. High Point University is a blueprint.

The state’s grading system is based on a two-part formula. The majority — 80 percent — is based on a school’s achievement score, mostly made up from student results on end-of-grade and end-of-course tests.

When the light goes green on the 2025-26 college basketball season, North Carolina plans to go with an all-gas approach to eliminate a recent history of starting slow.

A Greensboro woman studying at North Carolina A&T State University is stranded in Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa tore through the island on Tuesday. Gift Obimma