Live 1-Day Class · Jacksonville, NC · Thursday, July 9 · Only 50 Seats
NC Residential Contractor Exam Prep. It's open-book, that's exactly why most people fail.
The exam is open-book — 90 questions, 3.5 hours, 70% to pass — and most people fail not because they don't know the material, but because they can't find the answer fast enough under the clock.
Reserve now, pay over time. Split your $350 seat into 4 interest-free payments of about $87.50 with Shop Pay — 0% interest, no fees.
When & Where
One Day, In Person — Right Here in Jacksonville
Thursday, July 9, 8 AM–4 PM at the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce — a central, easy-to-find spot with parking. The map shows exactly where to be; tap Get Directions for turn-by-turn navigation to the door.
Why Trust A-1 NC Contractor Academy
Taught by a Board-Approved North Carolina Provider
Anyone can sell you a study guide. Here's who you're actually learning from — and why that's the whole difference on a North Carolina exam.
A Board-approved NC provider
A-1 North Carolina Contractor Academy is an approved NCLBGC continuing-education provider — held to the standard the state trusts. (This one-day class is exam prep, not a CE course, so it doesn't earn CE hours; the approval simply tells you the caliber of instruction behind it.)
Built for North Carolina, not 50 states
The exam is built on North Carolina's building code and licensing law, and so is this class — not a recycled national script with the state name swapped in that leaves you guessing on test day.
Live, local, and answerable
A real instructor in the room in Jacksonville. Ask your question and get a straight answer the same day — not a forum reply you're still waiting on the night before your test.
Made for where you are
For North Carolina contractors preparing for the Residential exam — whether you're going out on your own, qualifying a company, or ready to legally bid jobs over $40,000.
What You'll Walk Away Knowing
By 4 PM, You'll Know Exactly How to Beat an Open-Book Exam
Spend one focused day with a Board-approved North Carolina instructor and you'll leave with a working system for the real test — 90 questions, 3.5 hours, 70% to pass — and a plan for every one of them. This isn't a lecture you'll forget by Friday.
Find any answer fast
The tabbing, indexing, and look-up method that turns 'open book' from a trap into your biggest advantage — so you're not flipping pages while the clock runs.
Know where every topic lives
Business and project management, estimating, plan reading, building code — which book and which section each kind of question comes from, so you go straight to it.
Manage the clock
A pacing plan for 90 questions in 3.5 hours, so you never run out of time on the points you already know.
Set up your book before test day
Walk in organized and tabbed instead of flipping blind — the difference-maker under a 3.5-hour timer.
Think like the exam
Read what each question is really asking, spot the traps that burn first-timers, and confirm the right answer straight from the book with confidence.
The Real Cost of Going It Alone
Failing Costs Far More Than the $350 Class
First-time pass rates run only about 55–65%, and the #1 reason people fail isn't the material — it's not finding answers fast enough. No honest provider can promise a score, but we target the exact thing that trips people up. Here's what a failed attempt really costs you — and how one focused day erases it.
Wasted time
Weeks or months of scattered self-study that still leaves gaps — replaced by the full system in a single day.
Money down the drain
Every failed attempt is another testing fee and another day off work. One prepared sitting beats three unprepared ones.
Doing it all over again
Miss the cut and you're back in line for a retake. Walk in ready the first time instead.
The self-doubt
Trade the 'am I actually ready?' anxiety for a practiced, confident game plan you built in the room.
Money left on the table
Every week unlicensed is a $40,000-plus job you can't legally bid — going to someone who already passed.
Reserve
Pick Thursday, July 9 & Lock In Your Seat
Prefer to browse the calendar? Click the July 9 date to reserve. A valid phone number is required to confirm your registration. Registration closes at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 8 — the day before class.
Still on the Fence?
Have a Question? Talk to a Real Person — Then Reserve Your Seat.
Not sure if July 9 is the right class for where you are in the licensing process? Call us and get a straight answer from a real person at the academy — no pressure, no script. Or lock in one of the 50 seats now: $350, or 4 interest-free payments of about $87.50 with Shop Pay. In-person dates fill fast, and once July 9 is full it's closed until the next class.