Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and Southwestern Community College (SCC) have partnered to increase the number of students transferring to and graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill. 

Through the Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP), low- and moderate-income high school and community college students who enroll at SCC are guaranteed admission to UNC-Chapel Hill if they are first admitted to and successfully complete the community college portion of the program with at least a 3.2 GPA.

Now in its 12th year, C-STEP was launched with the support of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in an effort to enable more community college students to transfer to and graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill. Almost 800 transfer students enter UNC-Chapel Hill each year, about 33 percent from North Carolina community colleges.
 

Students can enroll for C-STEP twice a year. If you are interested, we encourage you to enroll as soon as possible. 

Current and prospective SCC students can learn more by contacting Vicki Todd, Southwestern’s C-STEP Advisor and Mathematics Instructor, at 828.339.4266.