Acceptable High School and College Transcripts

The responsibility for verifying high school completion and determining transfer credit from other colleges and universities rests with the Student Affairs staff. Accreditation of the college or university by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education is required; however, accreditation does not guarantee acceptance of transfer credit.

Students with international institution transcripts must have the transcripts translated into English by an internationally recognized service and member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

High schools must be registered with the Department of Public Instruction or the Division of Non-Public Education in the state in which they are authorized to operate. Students not completing a high school program approved by a regionally or nationally accredited institution or without an acceptable transcript may still enroll at the College; however, course and program options will be limited.

Homeschool administrators must be currently registered with the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education. This means the administrator must have a school approval number, a charter for the school, or anything that denotes approval from the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education and provide the approval number on the high school transcript.

For more information on acceptable high school transcripts, refer to Procedure 5.1.1.1 – General Admissions Procedures or email admissions@clevelandcc.edu.

For more information on acceptable college transcripts, refer to Policy 5.1.2 – Acceptance of Transfer Students/Credit or email admissions@clevelandcc.edu.