The application period for the virtual 2024-2025 program is June 1 – July 15, 2024. 

Municipal and County Administration, our flagship course, has been available to public servants in North Carolina since 1954 and has more than 3,700 alums. Course participants learn the roles, rules, and operations of city and county governments in North Carolina and become part of a broad network of local government peers.

This comprehensive application-based program takes place over eight months. Participants are city and county managers, department heads, and city and county officials whose responsibilities require an understanding of the functions of multiple specialization areas.

Major subject areas include:

• Local government law
• Organization and management
• Finance and budgeting
• Public employment law
• Planning and regulation development
• Municipal and county services

Who should apply?

City and county managers, department heads, and other city and county officials whose responsibilities require an understanding of the functions of multiple areas of specialization.

2024-2025 Virtual Program Dates- All sesssions are 9:00am – 12:30pm

• October 8, 9, 10, 22, 23 
• November 19, 20
• December 3, 4 
• January 14, 15, 28, 29 
• February 11, 12, 25, 26 
• March 11, 12, 25, 26
• April 8, 9, 22, 23 
• May 6, 7, 8 

Additional Information:

• You are expected to attend all sessions. 
• In addition to the 3 1/2 hour virtual sessions, there will be work outside class to be completed, such as pre-recorded video lectures, exercises, reading, and quizzes.

Materials

All materials and assignments are posted online via Canvas, the School’s secure online platform. You will also receive a digital version of the reference book County and Municipal Government in North Carolina accessible via Canvas. 

Tuition

The program fee is $4,500 and includes your digital reference book.

Funding Sources 

Scholarships offer partial financial assistance to qualified applicants and their units who would otherwise be unable to attend the Municipal and County Administration program. Financial need will be a significant factor in determining who receives assistance. We receive many applications for scholarships. Applicants will not be offered assistance in all cases, and should have alternate funding secured. The below sources are open to qualified candidates.

• Alumni Association of Municipal and County Administration (county and municipal applicants)
• James Blackburn III Memorial Fund for Municipal and County Administration (county and municipal applicants)
• Ellis Hankins Municipal Administration Scholarship (for municipal applicants)
• Peter F. Lydens Scholarship for Municipal Employees Endowment Fund (municipal applicants)
• Frayda S. Bluestein Scholarship Fund for Municipal and County Administration (municipal and county applicants)
• Civic Local Foundation (all applicants who are also members of the Civic Federal Credit Union or Local Government Federal Credit Union). Civic Local Foundation funding must be applied for separately. That link is available in the financial need section of the program application. 

How to apply for funding

Answer the Funding Need question within the program application. This will put you in consideration for all the above except for Civic Local Foundation. Civic Local Foundation funding must must be applied for separately. An external link will be provided in the program application.

I’ve applied. Now what? 

• Applicants will receive program and funding notifications between August 15 and 30. Not everyone will receive their notification at the same time. 
• You will need to accept and confirm your acceptance by the deadline in the acceptance email.
• Bookmark this page to easily access essential dates, times, deadlines.
• Have funding planned before the notification date, and be ready to finalize payment by August 30th if accepted.