Bahneman Headed to NC State Via C3 Guaranteed Admission Pathway

Sep 11

Alexander Bahneman is a rising senior at Richmond Early College High School (REaCH). He was recently accepted into the C3 Program at NC State University.

C3 is a dual-admission, dual-enrollment program between N.C. State and Richmond Community College. RichmondCC students who are admitted into the program receive guaranteed admission to NC State while finishing their degree at RichmondCC.

C3 provides support for students during their time at RichmondCC and prepares them for transferring to N.C. State. Admitted students will have the opportunity to use N.C. State’s student information system and online advising systems, speak with an academic advisor at both institutions, and participate in specialized C3 activities.

C3 is just one of 10 guaranteed admission programs that RichmondCC has with four-year N.C. colleges and universities. Alexander first applied to the Pirate Promise program with East Carolina, but he switched his focus to the C-STEP program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Working with Quentin Locklear, guaranteed admission advisor at RichmondCC, Alexander got accepted into C-STEP.

However, Alexander realized his educational plan was better suited with another equally prestigious university: NC State.

“Since I am working toward a certificate in Mechatronics Engineering Technology at RichmondCC and due to the fact that I wanted to partake in my final year at REaCH, I decided to apply for the C3 Program at NC State,” Alexander said.

The certificate in Mechatronics Engineering Technology would have pushed him over the transferable credit limit with the C-STEP program.

While already an N.C. State student under the C3 program, Alexander will transfer to NC State at the start of the 2025 fall semester. He plans to go into the joint biomedical engineering program between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Alexander’s career plan is to become a medicinal chemist.

“RichmondCC has helped me reach my educational goals by allowing me to take college courses while attending high school in the REaCH program. Plus, if I wasn’t attending RichmondCC, I wouldn’t have been able to apply for this guaranteed admission program,” he said.

C3 is one of 10 guaranteed admissions programs that RichmondCC has to offer students. The other are:

Appalachian State University (Aspire Appalachian)
East Carolina University (Pirate Promise)
NC A&T State University (Aggie Plus Program)
UNC-Chapel Hill (C-STEP)
UNC-Pembroke (BraveStep)
UNC-Wilmington (PathWays)
Gardner-Webb University (Bulldog Bound)
Lees-McRae University (GAP)
Pfeiffer University (Pfeiffer Pact)