North Central State College has a record number of regional high school students are receiving college credit at no cost to their families. Currently 1,278 students from 55 high schools are taking 8,264 credits on the NC State campus, in their high schools, or online. This represents a 7% increase from the prior year, and a 5% increase in credits.
There are currently 313 students enrolled that graduated high school in 2019. Nearly 50% of these students took courses through NC State while in high school.