Live 1-Day Classes · Raleigh, NC · December 1, 2 & 3 · 50 Seats Each Day
NASCLA on Tuesday, NC Building on Wednesday, NC Residential on Thursday — each a full day with a Board-approved North Carolina instructor. Every one of these exams is open book, and that is exactly why most people fail them: not because they don't know the work, but because they cannot find the answer fast enough under the clock.
Pick Your Exam
Each day is a complete, standalone class for one exam. Take the one you need — or take two and three if you are qualifying for more than one license.
Tuesday, December 1
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The accredited exam that carries across state lines. 115 questions, 81 correct to pass, 330 minutes, open book — the longest day of the three and the one where a lookup system matters most.
50 seats
Reserve TuesdayWednesday, December 2
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
North Carolina's Building classification. 90 questions, 63 correct to pass, 200 minutes, open book — and Sports Fields is a real 5 questions of it, which catches people out.
50 seats
Reserve WednesdayThursday, December 3
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
North Carolina's Residential classification. 90 questions, 63 correct to pass, 210 minutes, open book — heavy on the residential code, blueprint reading and site work.
50 seats
Reserve ThursdayTaking more than one day? Call (910) 227-9002 before you book and we will sort the seats out together.
Reserve now, pay over time. Split a $365 seat into 4 interest-free payments of about $91.25 with Shop Pay — 0% interest, no fees, nothing extra to apply for. Choose Shop Pay at checkout.
When & Where
December 1, 2 and 3, 8 AM–4 PM each day, at the Embassy Suites on Creedmoor Road — easy off the beltline, free parking on site, and a proper conference room rather than a back office. The map shows exactly where to pull in.
Why Trust A-1 NC Contractor Academy
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-1 North Carolina Contractor Academy is an approved NCLBGC continuing-education provider — held to the standard the state trusts.
These exams are built on North Carolina's building code and licensing law, and so are these classes — not a recycled national script with a state sticker on the front.
A real instructor in the room in Raleigh. Ask your question and get a straight answer the same day — not a forum reply you're still waiting on next week.
NASCLA, Building and Residential run back to back, so if you're qualifying for more than one license you can do it in a single trip to Raleigh.
What You'll Walk Away Knowing
Spend one focused day with a Board-approved North Carolina instructor and you'll leave with a working system for the real test — not a pile of notes and a vague sense that you should study more.
The tabbing, indexing and look-up method that turns 'open book' from a trap into your biggest advantage — so you're not flipping blind while the clock runs.
Business and project management, estimating, plan reading, building code — which book and which section each kind of question comes from.
A pacing plan built for your exam's real length, so you never run out of time on the points you already know.
Walk in organised and tabbed instead of flipping blind — the single biggest difference-maker under a timer.
Read what each question is really asking, spot the traps that burn first-timers, and confirm the right answer straight from the book.
The Real Cost of Going It Alone
First-time pass rates run only about 55–65%, and the number one reason people fail isn't the material — it's not finding answers fast enough. No honest provider can promise you a pass. What we can do is make sure you walk in with a system.
Weeks or months of scattered self-study that still leaves gaps — replaced by the full system in a single day.
Every failed attempt is another testing fee and another day off work. One prepared sitting beats three unprepared ones.
Miss the cut and you're back in line for a retake. Walk in ready the first time instead.
Trade the 'am I actually ready?' anxiety for a practised, confident game plan you built in the room.
Every week unlicensed is a $40,000-plus job you can't legally bid — going to someone who already passed.
Reserve
Click December 1, 2 or 3 to reserve. A valid phone number is required to confirm your registration. Registration closes the day before each class.
Still on the Fence?
NASCLA, Building or Residential — which one you take depends on what you plan to bid and where. Call us and get a straight answer from a real person at the academy, not a chatbot and not a sales script.
