Nursing CE by state · North Carolina
North Carolina nursing CE: what the board asks for
North Carolina nurses show continuing competence through one of eight options, one of which is 30 contact hours, and the Board's list of acceptable providers includes any state board of nursing.
Who may approve your CE
What North Carolina’s rule says
“North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) or ANY state board of nursing”
NCBON 'Acceptable Providers for Continuing Education' item 10; 21 NCAC 36 .0232; 21 NCAC 36 .0120 (CE activity definition) · Read the rule at the source
The requirement
RNs: 30 contact hours (one of eight options)
LPNs: Same options as RN
Cycle: Every 2 years
Read this before you count our hours
What to know in North Carolina
- Another option is 15 contact hours plus 640 practice hours; national certification is another.
- Hours must relate to your practice, and you also complete a self-assessment and learning plan.
Before you buy anything
What we will not tell you
We will not tell you that a course satisfies your North Carolina requirement. Your board decides that, and an audit lands on your license, not on us.
What we can do is show you the rule, quoted or cited, and linked, and tell you plainly where our courses stand. Each of our RN & LPN course pages states the continuing-education approval that course carries, and that statement applies only to the course it appears on.
If anything here is unclear for your situation, ask your board before you enroll. Keep every certificate and the course description; the description is what shows an auditor what the course covered.
Read the rule yourself
NCBON 'Acceptable Providers for Continuing Education' item 10
North Carolina Board of Nursing
When we read it
We read the rule on 29 September 2026. Rules change; the board’s current text governs.
Ready to look at courses?
Read each course page against what your board asks for, then choose.