NC budget includes $5M digital credential project that appears to favor politically connected vendor

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 613

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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In the recently passed budget, North Carolina lawmakers included $5 million for a statewide digital credential system for the state’s 58-school community college system.

The budget provision includes technical requirements that appear to favor a politically-connected vendor that participated in a state pilot program last year.

Who wrote the budget language remains unclear, but the requirements closely mirror features offered by DigiCred, one of the two companies that participated in the pilot.

Sen. Michael …

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