Amends GS 115D­5(b)(12), authorizing the State Board of Community Colleges to waive tuition and registration fees for all courses taken by high school students at community colleges (currently only applies to curriculum courses).

Amends GS 115D­20(4) to authorize local community colleges to offer, in addition to all currently authorized offerings, academic transition pathways for qualified junior and senior high school students that lead to State or industry­recognized credentials.

Applies beginning with the 2017­18 academic year.