NC Contractor Continuing Education Hours Tracker
Track your continuing education (CE) hours for North Carolina contractor license renewal. NC requires 8 CE hours per renewal cycle, including mandatory topics.
Mandatory: minimum 2 hours required per cycle
Recommended: at least 2 hours of safety training
Used to calculate days remaining in your renewal cycle
Formula
Total CE Hours = Law Hours + Safety Hours + Business Hours + Technical Hours + Other Hours
Hours Remaining = max(0, 8 − Total CE Hours)
Mandatory Law Deficit = max(0, 2 − Law Hours Completed)
Percent Complete = min(100, (Total CE Hours ÷ 8) × 100)
Fully Compliant = (Total CE Hours ≥ 8) AND (Law Hours ≥ 2)
Days Remaining = Renewal Date − Today's Date
Assumptions & References
- NC General Statutes §87-10.1 and NCLBGC rules require 8 continuing education hours per 2-year license renewal cycle.
- A minimum of 2 hours must cover NC Lien Law and/or License Law — this is a mandatory topic category.
- CE hours must be completed through NCLBGC-approved providers; self-study or unapproved courses do not qualify.
- License classifications (Limited, Intermediate, Unlimited) all share the same 8-hour CE requirement.
- Contractors should retain CE completion certificates for a minimum of 3 years in case of audit.
- CE hours do not carry over from one renewal cycle to the next.
- Source: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC) — nclbgc.org