CFNC Electronic Transcript System: 96 Additional North Carolina High Schools Participating

CFNC Electronic Transcript System: 96 Additional North Carolina High Schools
Participating

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students have the ability to
request their official high school transcript be sent electronically from any
of the 265 participating public high schools to any of the 116 North Carolina
colleges or universities through the College Foundation of North Carolina's
college access web portal, CFNC.org.

Ninety-six state high schools were recently added to the CFNC Transcript
System. Plans to make this service available to all public and charter high
schools in North Carolina are underway. The CFNC Electronic Transcript System
has been operational since Fall 2003 and has delivered over 74,000 official
high school transcripts electronically.

Participating high schools use the NCWise (North Carolina Window of
Information for Student Education) system. To view a list of high schools
that participate on the CFNC Transcript System, go to
http://www1.cfnc.org/ExternalScripts/My_CFNC/transcripts.asp. Click on the
"participating public high school" link.

Official electronic high school transcripts (current and final) can be
requested in one of two ways on CFNC.org: (1) when applying online for
admission to any of the 116 colleges or universities in North Carolina, or (2)
directly from CFNC.org's Transcript Manager. Students can also track their
electronic transcript activity on CFNC.org. Electronic transcript tracking
activity includes destination colleges, date sent and status of transcripts.

For more information on how to apply for college and send electronic
transcripts, call toll-free 1-866-866-CFNC.

About CFNC, NCSEAA, and CFI

College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC), a free service of the State of
North Carolina provided by Pathways, College Foundation, Inc. and the N.C.
State Education Assistance Authority, helps students plan, apply and pay for
college.

The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority is the State agency
that promotes access to higher education by administering financial aid and
savings programs, informing students and families about paying for college,
teaching educators about financial aid administration, and advocating for
resources to support students.

Pathways is a state-based initiative including North Carolina's Department of
Public Instruction, the University of North Carolina System, the North
Carolina Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and
Universities working together to increase access to college for all North
Carolinians.

College Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation serving North Carolina
students and families since 1955, administers a portfolio of more than $3
billion, including low-interest federal education loans, the state's college
grant programs and the tax-free "529" college savings program on behalf of the
N.C. State Education Assistance Authority.

CFNC offers its resources via telephone, toll-free at 1-866-866-CFNC or on its
website at CFNC.org.

SOURCE College Foundation, Inc.

Ben Kittner of College Foundation, Inc., +1-866-866-CFNC (toll free),
bkittner@cfi.org; or Robin Greene of Pathways of North Carolina,
+1-828-262-7819, greeners@northcarolina.edu