North Carolina

Institute Conducted by

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Recognized May 1980)

Department Conducting Institute

Institute of Government, School of Government

Program Director

Kristina Wilson
Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government
Institute of Government, School of Government
CB #3330 - Knapp-Sanders Building
UNC at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330

Phone: 919.843.8930 Fax: (919) 962-0654
E-mail Kristina Wilson
Website: Clerks Net

Additional Program Contacts

Carla Stowe
Phone: (919) 843-8176
E-mail Carla Stowe

Location of Instruction

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Knapp-Sanders Building

Dates of Institutes

New Clerks Institute: November 15, 2023 | Registration fee: $210.00 

Clerks Certification Institute | Registration fee: $3,200.00 (includes lunch)

  1. Week 1 – February 13-17, 2023
  2. Week 2 – June 12-16, 2023
  3. Week 3 – August 28-September 1, 2023 (tentative)
  4. Week 4 –  October 16-20, 2023

Master Clerks Academies: November 15-17, 2023 | Registration fee: $580.00 total for all three days.

Master Municipal Clerk Academy

Master Municipal Clerk Academies held in conjunction with the annual conference of the NC Association of County Clerks (NCACC)
Dates: April 20-21, 2023 

 Four one-day Master Clerks Academies held throughout the state in cooperation with the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks (NCAMC) and North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM)
Dates: March-April 2023, Locations TBD

Master Clerks Academies held in conjunction with the NCAMC’s annual conference with the cooperation of the NCLM
Dates: August 2023

Three one-day Master Clerks Academies held throughout the state in cooperation with the NCACC
Dates: October 2023

Scholarship(s) Available
 North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks
IIMC Foundation
Local Government Federal Credit Union 

Scholarship(s) Available

North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks
IIMC Foundation
Local Government Federal Credit Union

Program Scheduling

Time to graduate: The Clerks Certification Institute is designed to be completed in a single calendar year.