Program areas at CFNC
Educational loan programs: As of June 30, 2022, the Foundation was servicing 146,585 loans to 45,446 borrowers with an outstanding principal balance of $862,984,512. The Foundation services loans for higher education for North Carolinians at institutions of higher education and for students attending institutions of higher education in North Carolina. The Foundation services loans made under Part B, Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, EXTRA Education loans to borrowers attending schools in NC for qualified higher education expenses not covered under NC's Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), EXTRA MBA loans to borrowers from the Kenan Flagler Business School MBA or MAC programs at UNC Chapel Hill who were unable to secure loans under NC's FFELP or the EXTRA Education loan program, and NC Assist loans designed to help bridge the gap between the cost of attendance and other financial aid for students who are NC residents attending an eligible non-profit Title IV institution anywhere or nonresident students attending an eligible non-profit Title IV institution in North Carolina or for the parents of such students.
NC 529 College Savings Program: The Foundation acts as agent for the NC State Education Assistance Authority in the administration of the state's College Savings and Investment Program which is designed to meet the requirements of a "qualified" tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. North Carolina's National College Savings Program had 160,451 accounts for 144,103 beneficiaries and a value of $2,990,752,733 at June 30, 2022. The program received contributions totaling $291,608,781 and processed distributions totaling $226,419,981 during the year ended June 30, 2022.
Information dissemination initiative: The Foundation administers the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) program to coordinate information dissemination efforts to increase access to higher education in North Carolina and provide information on planning, applying, and paying for college through a comprehensive website (www.CFNC.org), call center, and program information services to students, families, schools, and colleges. Prospective students submitted 319,625 applications to NC schools using the website, the CFNC call center received 37,300 calls and responded to 3,693 email inquiries, and 1,870 specific programs were provided to colleges, K-12 schools and businesses during the year ended June 30, 2022.
Other program services: Residency Determination Service, NC Community College Grant program, UNC Need-Based Grant program, NC Education Lottery Scholarship program, NC Need-Based Scholarship program, Longleaf Commitment Grant, EX$EL, Victor E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship program, Broyhill Family Foundation scholarship program, management and computer services, and miscellaneous scholarship and grant programs.