116-209.16A. Information on career and major options.
(a) Know Before You Go. - The Authority shall provide information on a Web site, under a section entitled "Know Before You Go," to students and parents to assist in selection of major and career options as provided in this section. The information shall be updated annually.
(b) Career Options. - The Authority shall, as data is available, provide information on projected employment needs in the labor economy and associated salary ranges for those areas of employment, college majors which may fulfill those needs, and institutions of higher education that may provide those majors. The Authority may use existing sources of public information, such as the employment projections produced by the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, to develop this information.
(c) Major Options. - The Authority shall, as data is available, provide information based on aggregate data for outcomes of public and private institutions of higher education in North Carolina. Outcome information for each public and private institution of higher education shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Completion rates within the expected number of semesters for the degree sought.
(2) Transfer rates of students to other institutions.
(3) Percentage of students receiving financial aid, by type of aid.
(4) Average and median amount of loan debt upon student graduation, by major.
(5) Average and median salary, by major.
(6) Percentage of graduates employed within six months of graduation, by major.
(7) Percentage of graduates enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation, by major.
(d) Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education. - For the purposes of this section, "public institutions of higher education" shall include the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and the community colleges under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges and "private institutions of higher education" shall include postsecondary institutions that award postsecondary degrees, as defined in G.S. 116-15(a2)(1). (2016-57, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 116 - Higher Education
Article 23 - State Education Assistance.
§ 116-201 - Purpose and definitions.
§ 116-204 - Powers of Authority.
§ 116-204.1 - Council on residency determination policies.
§ 116-205 - Title to property; use of State lands; offices.
§ 116-206 - Acquisition of obligations.
§ 116-207 - Terms of acquisitions.
§ 116-208 - Construction of Article.
§ 116-209.1 - Provisions in conflict.
§ 116-209.3 - Additional powers.
§ 116-209.4 - Authority to issue bonds.
§ 116-209.5 - Bond resolution.
§ 116-209.9 - Negotiability of bonds.
§ 116-209.10 - Bonds eligible for investment.
§ 116-209.11 - Additional pledge.
§ 116-209.12 - Credit of State not pledged.
§ 116-209.14 - Annual reports.
§ 116-209.15 - Merger of trust fund.
§ 116-209.16 - Other powers; criteria.
§ 116-209.16A - Information on career and major options.
§ 116-209.17 - Establishment of student assistance program.
§ 116-209.18 - Powers of Authority to administer student assistance program.
§ 116-209.19 - Grants to students.
§ 116-209.20 - Public purpose.
§ 116-209.22 - Constitutional construction.
§ 116-209.23 - Inconsistent laws inapplicable.
§ 116-209.24 - Parental loans.
§ 116-209.25 - Parental Savings Trust Fund.
§ 116-209.27 - Administration of scholarships previously awarded by Teaching Fellows Program.
§ 116-209.28 - Administration of scholarships previously awarded by the Principal Fellows Program.
§ 116-209.45 - Forgivable Education Loans for Service Program and Fund.
§ 116-209.50 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-190, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.51 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-191, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.52 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-192, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.53 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-193, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.54 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-194, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.55 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-195, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.61 - North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission established; membership.
§ 116-209.62 - North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program established; administration.
§ 116-209.63 - Terms of forgivable loans; receipt and disbursement of funds.
§ 116-209.81 - Eligibility requirements for a scholarship.
§ 116-209.82 - Semester limitation on eligibility for scholarship.
§ 116-209.83 - Scholarship amounts; adjustment of scholarship amounts.
§ 116-209.84 - Scholarship administration; reporting requirements.
§ 116-209.85 - Scholarship Reserve Fund for Public Colleges and Universities.
§ 116-209.90 - Tuition grants for graduates to attend a constituent institution.