Some colleges temporarily drop application fees

The cost of going to college gets more expensive every year. So to help make the process a little less painful some colleges across the state are waiving their application fees this week.

About 30 private schools and all the community colleges in the state are participating. Students can apply online for free from now until Friday.

The following schools are participating:

• Barton College
• Belmont Abbey College
• Bennett College for Women
• Brevard College
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
• Campbell University
• Catawba College
• Gardner-Webb University
• Guilford College
• Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte
• Lees-McRae College
• Lenoir-Rhyne College
• Louisburg College
• Mars Hill College
• Meredith College
• Methodist University
• Montreat College
• Mount Olive College
• N.C. Wesleyan College
• Peace College
• Pfeiffer University
• Queens University of Charlotte
• Salem College
• St. Andrews Presbyterian College
• Saint Augustine's College
• Warren Wilson College
• Wingate University
• Any North Carolina community college