General Contractors in NC must complete Continuing Education to renew a license.

High Point Area Builders Association is offering Continuing Education to assist GCs in meeting this requirement during 2025.

Cost:  HBA Member Price / Non-HBA Price  (HPABA will honor membership in any HBA, with verification.)

• 8-hours = $160 / $190
• 6-hours = $120 / $142.50
• 4-hours = $80 / $95
• 2-hours = $40 / $47.50

All 8-hour dates include the 2-hour Mandatory course and 6-hours of electives.  You may register for each course individually or the full day.

Virtual Dates – Zoom (click to register)

• Thursday, January 29, 2026 — 8-hrs offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Warranties]
• Wednesday, February 25, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Warranties]
• Wednesday, March 18, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Improve Communication, Establishing a Drug-Free Workplace]
• Thursday, April 30, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, Improve Communication, Warranties]
• Friday, May 15, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Thursday, June 18, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Tuesday, July 21, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Thursday, August 13, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Thursday, September 17, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Monday, November 30, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]

In-Person Dates (click to register)

• Thursday, February 5, 2025  — 8hrs offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Warranties]
• Tuesday, March 3, 2026  — 8hrs offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Warranties]
• Tuesday, April 14, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, Improve Communication on a Jobsite, Establishing a Drug-Free Workplace]
• Thursday, May 21, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Thursday, July 9, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Tuesday, August 4, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]
• Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — 8hrs offered [Courses: Mandatory, TBD, TBD]

Location for In-Person Class:  High Point Area Builders Association, 503 Gatewood Ave, 2nd Floor, High Point, NC  27262

This location limits class sizes for more dynamic interactions.  Maximum registrations = 8 GCs.  If registration surpasses 8, we will relocate.

For in-person dates only, lunch is available for $10.

Other Locations for CE:  Note each has their own location, pricing, and details.

CCHBA:  Carteret County Home Builders Association (click to register)

These courses will be held at the Carteret County Community College – Joslyn Hall.  Lunch for this date is sponsored.

• CCHBA:  October 1, 2026 — [Courses: Mandatory; CPR & AED Machines, Warranties: What Builders in NC Need to Know]

FCHBA:  Franklin County Home Builders Association (click to register)

These courses will be held in the Franklinton, NC office.  Lunch for these dates is $10.

• FCHBA: Date & Course Names – TBD
• FCHBA: Date & Course Names – TBD

HBACPC:  HBA of Craven & Pamlico Counties  (click to register)

These courses will be held at ____.  Lunch for these dates is $20.

• HBACPC: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 — [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Establishing a Drug-Free Workplace]
• HBACPC: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, Establishing a Drug-Free Workplace]
• HBACPC:  Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — [Courses:  Mandatory,

JCBIA:  Johnston County Building Industry Association (click to register)

These courses will be held in the Smithfield, NC office.  Lunch for those dates is sponsored.

• JCBIA:  Date & Course Names – TBD
• JCBIA:  Date & Course Names – TBD
• JCBIA:  Date & Course Names – TBD

Courses and Times:

All dates include the full 8-hours of CE needed for GC License renewal, including the 2-hour Mandatory and 6-hours of electives.

All dates begin at 8am, unless otherwise noted.  Lunch is 30 minutes.  We strive to be done by 4:30pm.

You may select courses individually or all 8-hours, unless otherwise noted.

Contact the office if you wish to register via a paper form (336-885-5687 or execofficer@highpointbuilders.com).

 

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For Reference:  Visit the NC Licensing Board for General Contractors @ www.nclbgc.org for full details about CE.

General Statute 87-10.2 states that North Carolina licensed general contractors will be required to complete continuing education (CE) beginning with 2021 license renewals.

If you did not take CE during 2025 you cannot renew your license for 2026 until you do.  Your window to do so is from January 1 – February 28, 2026.  The 2-hr 2025 Mandatory course may only be taken online via the Licensing Board.  The remaining 6-hrs can be taken with us prior to the end of February.  If you complete these 8-hrs, you still need an additional 8-hrs during 2026 to renew your 2027 license.

Courses

• CE courses begin on January 1, 2026.
• 8 hours of CE must be completed in order to renew a license by at least one qualifier for licensees in the license classifications of Building, Residential and Unclassified.  For the Unclassified license, it shall be the qualifier who has passed the Building examination.
• The 8-hour course requirement includes a mandatory 2-hour course produced by the Board with information about changes in the laws and rules and other content applicable to general contracting.
• The remaining 6 hours will be elective courses produced by outside providers, submitted to and approved by the Board.

Timing

• The CE year begins January 1 and ends on November 30 annually.
• Classes will not be offered during the month of December by any provider in the state as it is a state law.