The University of North Carolina Wilmington works closely with our North Carolina Community College partners to ensure a seamless transfer process. The Pathways to Excellence program is a partnership between UNCW and 47 Community Colleges within the North Carolina system. It is a pathway for guaranteed transfer admission to UNCW for students completing an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Engineering with a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in transferable college-level coursework.
As a pathway for guaranteed transfer admission, the Pathways to Excellence program does not apply to first-year admission. Students planning to apply as first-year students, including dual enrolled or early college high school students, should not pursue the Pathways to Excellence program. For more information about applying as a first-year student, please visit https://uncw.edu/admissions/firstyear.html
To learn more, check out a quick video about the UNCW Pathways to Excellence program here.
Current colleges that hold a Pathway to Excellence agreement with UNCW are as follows:
- Alamance Community College
- Beaufort County Community College
- Bladen Community College
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Brunswick Community College
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- Cape Fear Community College
- Carteret Community College
- Catawba Valley Community College
- Central Carolina Community College
- Central Piedmont Community College
- Cleveland Community College
- Coastal Carolina Community College
- College of the Albemarle
- Craven Community College
- Davidson-Davie Community College
- Durham Technical Community College
- Edgecombe Community College
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
- Gaston College
- Halifax Community College
- Haywood Community College
- James Sprunt Community College
- Johnston Community College
- Lenoir Community College
- McDowell Technical Community College
- Mitchell Community College
- Nash Community College
- Pamlico Community College
- Piedmont Community College
- Pitt Community College
- Randolph Community College
- Richmond Community College
- Robeson Community College
- Rockingham Community College
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
- Sampson Community College
- Sandhills Community College
- South Piedmont Community College
- Southeastern Community College
- Stanly Community College
- Surry Community College
- Vance-Granville Community College
- Wake Technical Community College
- Wayne Community College
- Wilkes Community College
- Wilson Community College
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