Raleigh Neighborhood College

Raleigh Neighborhood College just reaffirmed that everybody's opinion matters. We should take an active role in how the City is shaped and making it a city that is comfortable as well as prosperous now and in the future. We each have a hand in that.
Charles Haywood, Employee of the N.C. Justice Department

Benefits

Raleigh Neighborhood College (RNC) offers participants the tools to become actively involved in neighborhood and community organizations. Many graduates serve as a resource for their neighbors or go on to become leaders in local neighborhood organizations.

Students meet Raleigh and Wake County staffers who provide an inside look at the services and programs offered by the City of Raleigh and Wake County.

It connected me personally more to the City. I feel that I not only know more about the workings of the City but I feel more a part of it because of the experience.
Clodah Bastian, Executive Director of International Focus

Congratulations to our Spring 2023 Graduates!

Ben Bruster
Jenn Cole
Robert Courts
Jeff Durkin
Carol Gabor
Peyton Glendinning
Elizabeth Hofelt
Kristy Iluzzi
Nardra Johnson
Ana MacLeod
Kristen Meeks
Shantique Mills
Ruthie Rodriguez Stuhlman
Patricia Scurlock
Charles Tyson Van de Zander
Nique Williams

Register

Applications for Spring 2024 are now being accepted.

The Spring 2024 session will offer two options to choose from: Virtual Thursday, 10:30 - 12 (limit to 10 students); and in-person Thursday, 5:30 - 8 pm (limit 25 students). Graduation takes place at the end of the last class.

Class Topics:

City & County
Budget Management & Finance
Solid Waste Services & Raleigh Water
Planning-Development & Transportation
Community-Economic Development & Code Enforcement
Emergency Communication Center & Information Technology
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources & Sustainability
Raleigh Fire
Raleigh Police
Communications / Community Engagement
Equity & Inclusion / Neighborhood Enrichment

You may apply online. Applications will be considered in the order they are received.

As a new resident, it was a great program to immerse myself in the City and really learn the basic nuts-and-bolts things that you would pick up in a lifetime of living somewhere. It helped me cement a permanent connection.
Jeff Murison, Executive Director of the Hillsborough Street Community Service Corp