The North Carolina Pell Grant is used for attending college. You can use this grant at any college in North Carolina as long as they participate in the Federal Student Aid Program if your school has a 6-digit federal school code. You will be able to know if you are eligible for the North Carolina Pell Grant by your EFC. If your EFC is lower than $6206, then you are eligible. We’ve listed all the Federal Student Aid school codes for North Carolina colleges at the bottom of the page.
- There are also many other sources of financial aid for North Carolina students.
- The North Carolina Need-Based Scholarship (NCNBS) provides need-based scholarships to North Carolina residents attending in-state colleges and universities.
- The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) provides various scholarships and grants to North Carolina residents, including the North Carolina Need-Based Scholarship (NCNBS).
- The Golden LEAF Scholarship provides need-based scholarships to North Carolina residents from economically distressed regions of the state.
- The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program provides merit-based scholarships to students pursuing teaching degrees.
- The North Carolina National Guard Educational Assistance Program offers financial assistance to members of the North Carolina National Guard.
- The University of North Carolina Grants and Scholarship program offers various institutional scholarships and grants to students attending University of North Carolina.
- The North Carolina Community College System Grants and Scholarship program offers various institutional scholarships and grants to students attending North Carolina community colleges.
Here are the school codes for colleges in North Carolina.
| 005463 | ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.alamancecc.edu/ |
| 042191 | ALEXANDER PAUL INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN | http://www.alexanderpaul.edu/ |
| 002906 | APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.appstate.edu/ |
| 004033 | ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECH CMTY CLG | http://www.abtech.edu/ |
| 041407 | AVEDA INSTITUTE CHAPEL HILL | http://www.avedainstitutechapelhill.edu/ |
| 002908 | BARTON COLLEGE | http://www.barton.edu/ |
| 008558 | BEAUFORT COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.beaufortccc.edu/ |
| 002910 | BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE | http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/ |
| 002911 | BENNETT COLLEGE | http://www.bennett.edu/ |
| 042284 | BEYOND MEASURE BARBERING INSTITUTE | http://www.beyondmeasurebarberinginstitute.edu/ |
| 007987 | BLADEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.bladencc.edu/ |
| 009684 | BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.blueridge.edu/ |
| 002912 | BREVARD COLLEGE | http://www.brevard.edu/ |
| 015285 | BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.brunswickcc.edu/ |
| 015358 | CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES | http://www.cabarruscollege.edu/ |
| 004835 | CALDWELL COMMUNITY CLG & TECH INST | http://www.cccti.edu/ |
| 002913 | CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY | http://www.campbell.edu/ |
| 005320 | CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.cfcc.edu/ |
| 035703 | CAROLINA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | http://www.carolinachristiancollege.edu/ |
| 041542 | CAROLINA COLLEGE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES | http://www.carolinacollege.edu/ |
| 041781 | CAROLINA COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN | http://www.carolinacollegeofhairdesign.com/ |
| 041013 | CAROLINA SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING | http://www.carolinabroadcasting.com/ |
| 002956 | CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | http://www.carolinau.edu/ |
| 031042 | CAROLINAS COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE | http://www.carolinascollege.edu/ |
| 008081 | CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.carteret.edu/ |
| 002914 | CATAWBA COLLEGE | http://www.catawba.edu/ |
| 005318 | CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.cvcc.edu/ |
| 041294 | CENTER FOR MASSAGE & NATURAL HEALTH | http://www.naturalhealthschool.com/ |
| 005449 | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.cccc.edu/ |
| 002915 | CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.cpcc.edu/ |
| 038273 | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AND THEOLOGI | http://www.charlottechristiancollege.org/ |
| 002916 | CHOWAN UNIVERSITY | http://www.chowan.edu/ |
| 008082 | CLEVELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.clevelandcc.edu/ |
| 005316 | COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.coastalcarolina.edu/ |
| 002917 | COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE | http://www.albemarle.edu/ |
| 013850 | COLLEGE OF WILMINGTON | http://www.cw.edu/ |
| 008086 | CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.cravencc.edu/ |
| G41464 | DAOIST TRADITIONS COLLEGE OF CHINESE MED | http://www.daoisttraditions.edu/ |
| 002918 | DAVIDSON COLLEGE | http://www.davidson.edu/ |
| 002919 | DAVIDSON-DAVIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.daviddavie.edu/ |
| 002920 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | http://www.duke.edu/ |
| 005448 | DURHAM TECHNICAL CMNTY COLLEGE | http://www.durhamtech.edu/ |
| 002923 | EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | http://www.ecu.edu/ |
| E00646 | ECPI UNIVERSITY – CHARLOTTE | http://www.ecpi.edu/locations/charlotte-north-carolina |
| E00647 | ECPI UNIVERSITY – GREENSBORO | http://www.ecpi.edu/locations/greensboro-north-carolina |
| E01700 | ECPI UNIVERSITY – RALEIGH | http://www.ecpi.edu/locations/raleigh-north-carolina |
| 008855 | EDGECOMBE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.edgecombe.edu/ |
| E40471 | ELEVATE SALON INSTITUTE | http://www.elevatesalonschool.edu/ |
| 002926 | ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.ecsu.edu/ |
| 002927 | ELON UNIVERSITY | http://www.elon.edu/ |
| 002928 | FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.uncfsu.edu/ |
| 007640 | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL CMTY COLLEGE | http://www.faytechcc.edu/ |
| 005317 | FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.forsythtech. |
| 002929 | GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY | http://gardner-webb.edu/ |
| 002973 | GASTON COLLEGE | http://www.gaston.edu/ |
| E00722 | GORDON-CONWELL THEO SEM – CHARLOTTE | http://www.gordonconwell.edu/Charlotte/ |
| 002930 | GREENSBORO COLLEGE | http://www.greensboro.edu/ |
| 002931 | GUILFORD COLLEGE | http://www.guilford.edu/ |
| 004838 | GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY CLG | http://www.gtcc.edu/ |
| 033613 | GWINNETT COLLEGE | http://www.gwinnettcollege.edu/ |
| 007986 | HALIFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.halifaxcc.edu/ |
| 008083 | HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.haywood.edu/ |
| 041203 | HEALTH AND STYLE INSTITUTE | http://www.hsi.edu/ |
| 030893 | HERITAGE BIBLE COLLEGE | http://www.heritagebiblecollege.org/ |
| 002933 | HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY | http://www.highpoint.edu/ |
| G36633 | HOOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | http://www.hoodseminary.edu/ |
| 002934 | ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.isothermal.edu/ |
| 007687 | JAMES SPRUNT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.jamessprunt.edu/ |
| 002936 | JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY | http://www.jcsu.edu/ |
| 009336 | JOHNSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.johnstoncc.edu/ |
| 040733 | JUNG TAO SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL CHINESE MED | http://www.jungtao.org/ |
| 002937 | KING’S COLLEGE | http://www.kingscollege.edu/ |
| 002939 | LEES MCRAE COLLEGE | http://www.lmc.edu/ |
| 002940 | LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.lenoircc.edu/ |
| 002941 | LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY | http://www.lr.edu/ |
| 011926 | LEON’S BEAUTY SCHOOL | http://www.leonsbeautyschool.com/ |
| 031090 | LIVING ARTS COLLEGE | http://www.livingarts.edu/ |
| 002942 | LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE | http://www.livingstone.edu/ |
| 002943 | LOUISBURG COLLEGE | http://www.louisburg.edu/ |
| 041737 | MANNA UNIVERSITY | http://www.manna.edu/ |
| 002944 | MARS HILL UNIVERSITY | http://www.mhc.edu/ |
| 007988 | MARTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.martincc.edu/ |
| 011197 | MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.mayland.edu/ |
| 008085 | MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY CLG | http://www.mcdowelltech.edu/ |
| 002945 | MEREDITH COLLEGE | http://www.meredith.edu/ |
| 002946 | METHODIST UNIVERSITY | http://www.methodist.edu/ |
| 014101 | MID-ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | http://www.macuniversity.edu/ |
| E01785 | MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE – FAYETTEVILLE | http://fayetteville.miller-motte.edu/ |
| E01938 | MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE – JACKSONVILLE | http://jacksonville.miller-motte.edu/ |
| E01513 | MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE – RALEIGH | http://raleigh.miller-motte.edu/ |
| E00896 | MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE – WILMINGTON | http://wilmington.miller-motte.edu/ |
| 002947 | MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.mitchellcc.edu/ |
| 013670 | MITCHELL’S ACADEMY | http://www.mitchellsacademy.com/ |
| 008087 | MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.montgomery.edu/ |
| 002948 | MONTREAT COLLEGE | http://www.montreat.edu/ |
| 041245 | MYCOMPUTERCAREER | http://www.mycomputercareer.edu/ |
| E40447 | MYCOMPUTERCAREER – CHARLOTTE | http://www.mycomputercareer.edu/locations/charlotte/ |
| G42065 | MYCOMPUTERCAREER.COM | http://www.mycomputercareer.edu/ |
| 008557 | NASH COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.nashcc.edu/ |
| 002905 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIV | http://www.ncat.edu/ |
| 002950 | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY | http://www.nccu.edu/ |
| 002972 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV-RALEIGH | http://www.ncsu.edu/ |
| 002951 | NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE | http://www.ncwc.edu/ |
| 043059 | ONE STOP ACADEMY | http://www.onestopacademy.com/ |
| 007031 | PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.pamlicocc.edu/ |
| 011799 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | http://fayetteville.paulmitchell.edu/ |
| 037773 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL GASTONIA | http://gastonia.paulmitchell.edu/ |
| 042047 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL RALEIGH | http://raleigh.paulmitchell.edu/ |
| 002955 | PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY | http://www.pfeiffer.edu/ |
| 009646 | PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.piedmontcc.edu/ |
| 017191 | PINNACLE INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY | http://www.pinnaclecosmetologyschool.com/ |
| 004062 | PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.pittcc.edu/ |
| 002957 | QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE | http://www.queens.edu/ |
| 005447 | RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.randolph.edu/ |
| 005464 | RICHMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.richmondcc.edu/ |
| 008613 | ROANOKE-CHOWAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.roanokechowan.edu/ |
| 008612 | ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.robeson.edu/ |
| 002958 | ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.rockinghamcc.edu/ |
| 005754 | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.rccc.edu/ |
| 002960 | SALEM COLLEGE | http://www.salem.edu/ |
| 007892 | SAMPSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.sampsoncc.edu/ |
| 002961 | SANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.sandhills.edu/ |
| 002962 | SHAW UNIVERSITY | http://www.shawu.edu/ |
| 041730 | SHEPHERDS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | http://www.ststoday.org/ |
| 042276 | SHERRILL’S UNIVERSITY OF BARBER & COSMET | http://www.sherrillscollege.com/ |
| 010264 | SOUTH COLLEGE – ASHEVILLE, NC | http://www.southcollegenc.edu/ |
| 007985 | SOUTH PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.spcc.edu/ |
| G02963 | SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINAR | http://www.sebts.edu/ |
| 035553 | SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE | http://www.southeasterncollege.edu/ |
| 002964 | SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.sccnc.edu/ |
| 042740 | SOUTHEASTERN FREE WILL BAPTIST BIBLE COL | http://www.sefwb.edu/ |
| 008466 | SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.southwesterncc.edu/ |
| 002968 | ST AUGUSTINES COLLEGE | http://www.st-aug.edu/ |
| 011194 | STANLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.stanly.edu/ |
| 002970 | SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.surry.edu/ |
| 009430 | TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.tricountycc.edu/ |
| 003981 | UNC SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | http://uncsa.edu/ |
| 002954 | UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE | http://www.uncp.edu/ |
| 002949 | UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT OLIVE | http://www.umo.edu/ |
| 002976 | UNIVERSITY OF N C – GREENSBORO | http://www.uncg.edu/ |
| 002974 | UNIVERSITY OF N C-CHAPEL HILL | http://www.unc.edu/ |
| 002984 | UNIVERSITY OF N C-WILMINGTON | http://www.uncw.edu/ |
| 002907 | UNIVERSITY OF NC ASHEVILLE | http://www.unca.edu/ |
| 002975 | UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHARLOTTE | http://www.uncc.edu/ |
| 009903 | VANCE-GRANVILLE CMTY COLLEGE | http://www.vgcc.edu/ |
| E00515 | WAKE FOREST GRAD SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS | http://business.wfu.edu/ |
| E00429 | WAKE FOREST UNIV – GRAD A&S/DIVINITY | http://divinity.wfu.edu/ |
| E00514 | WAKE FOREST UNIV – SCH OF LAW | http://law.wfu.edu/ |
| E00524 | WAKE FOREST UNIV – SCH OF MEDICINE | http://medschool.wfu.edu/ |
| 002978 | WAKE FOREST UNIV – UNDERGRADUATE | http://www.wfu.edu/ |
| E40512 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY CHARLOTTE CENTER | http://www.wfu.edu/charlotte/ |
| 004844 | WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.waketech.edu/ |
| 002979 | WARREN WILSON COLLEGE | http://warren-wilson.edu/ |
| 006483 | WATTS COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.wattscollege.edu/ |
| 008216 | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.waynecc.edu/ |
| 002981 | WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | http://www.wcu.edu/ |
| 002982 | WESTERN PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.wpcc.edu/ |
| 002983 | WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.wilkescc.edu/ |
| 002953 | WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY | http://www.peace.edu/ |
| 004845 | WILSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.wilsoncc.edu/ |
| 002985 | WINGATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.wingate.edu/ |
| 030095 | WINSTON-SALEM BARBER SCHOOL | http://www.wsbarberschool.org/ |
| 002986 | WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.wssu.edu/ |
If you want to learn how to apply to the North Carolina Pell Grant, click here: https://thepell.com/pell-grant-application-process/