North Carolina Education and Training Consumer Guide
The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina

  • To start, click the Select by Institutions tab.
  • Click the + sign in the first column to expand the list of Institutions.  Next click an Institution to select the Institution.
  • In the second column, click the + sign to expand the list of Programs.  Next click the Program you are interested in.
  • Click the Results button or Tab to display the Results.
  • To start a new list, simply click the Clear All button and make new selections.
  • For more detail on additional search options click on the How to use Consumer Guide tab.

Version 1.0    last updated: 09/19/2011

Introduction

The North Carolina Consumer Guide provides employment and earnings information for completers of programs offered by the University North Carolina System (UNC) and the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS).

Getting Started

Click the Browser Compatibility tab if you would like more detail on browser compatibility details.

The Tabs across the page allow you to navigate through the website.
Click the About Consumer Guide tab to get more detail about the Consumer Guide program.
Click the Select by Institutions tab to start the selection process by Institutions first.
Click the Select by Programs tab to start the selection process by Programs first.
Click the How to use Consumer Guide tab to view this quick user guide.

Selection Process

Begin the selection process with the following steps:
You may either choose the Select by Institutions tab or the Select by Programs tab depending on which search criteria you like to select first.

1. If you choose to explore by Institutions:  

2. If you choose to explore by Programs:  

You may also choose the Completer Year from and to by selecting the year from the dropdown list. 
By default the Number of years after program completion is five, you may change this by selecting a different number from the dropdown list.
When you are satisfied with the selections made you may click the Results tab or the Results button to display the results based on the selection criteria.  At any time you may go back and adjust your selection criteria.
To start a new list, simply click the Clear All button and make new selections.

Results

Click the Details button on the Results Page to display more detail for each institution. 
For each institution the numbers of completers with earnings, the number with no reported earnings and the total completers will be listed when clicking the Details button.
Click the Export to Excel or Export to Word button to export the data.