North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 115D. Community Colleges § 115D-10.5. Program funding

(a) New Programs and Terminations of Programs.--A community college may not offer a new program without the approval of the State Board of Community Colleges except that approval shall not be required if the tuition for the program will fully cover the cost of the program.  If at any time tuition fails to fully cover the cost of a program that falls under the exception, the program shall be discontinued unless approved by the State Board.  If a proposed new program would serve more than one community college, the State Board shall perform a feasibility study prior to acting on the proposal.  The State Board shall consider whether a regional approach can be used when developing new programs and, to the extent possible, shall initiate new programs on a regional basis.  The State Board shall collect data on an annual basis on all new programs and program terminations it approved and any regionalization of programs during the year, including the specific reasons for which each program was terminated or approved.

(b) Recreation Extension Courses.--Funds appropriated to the Community Colleges System Office as operating expenses for allocation to the institutions comprising the North Carolina Community College System shall not be used to support recreation extension courses.  The financing of these courses by any institution shall be on a self-supporting basis, and membership hours produced from these activities shall not be counted when computing full-time equivalent students (FTE) for use in budget-funding formulas at the State level.

(c) Real Estate Continuing Education Courses.--Whenever a community college offers real estate continuing education courses, the courses shall be offered on a self-supporting basis.