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Licensing Agencies Affecting North Carolina

This list represents agencies involved with the licensing and governance of businesses and professionals conducting business in the State of North Carolina. This list is provided solely to assist you in making an educated consumer decision. If you know of any links that should be added to this page, please let us know - info@nwncbbb.com.

Clicking on a selection will take you to that agency's website, if available.

Acupuncture Licensing Board (no web site; this links to a trade association)

Agriculture

Air Conditioning Contractors

Alarm Systems Licensing Board

Appraisal Board

Architects

Athlete Agents

Auctioneers

Audiologist

Attorneys

Barbers

Certified Public Accountants  (CPA's)

Childcare

Chiropractic Examiners

Code Officials Qualification Board (Electrical Inspector)

Code Officials Qualification Board (Mechanical Inspector)

Code Officials Qualification Board (Plumbing Inspector)

Cosmetic Arts

Daycare & Child Development

Dental Examiners

Dietitians

Doctors

Educators

Elections

Electricians (Electrical Contractors)

Electrolysis Examiners

Engineers

Fire Sprinkler Contractors

Financial Planners (no licensing required; may be a member of an independent regulatory group)

Foresters

 P. O. Box 27393
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-733-2162

General Contractors

Geologists

Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Board

Heating Contractors

Home Inspector Licensure Board

Insurance Companies licensed by NC Department of Insurance

Investment Advisors

Investment Advisers regulated by the SEC

Landscape Architects

Landscape Contractors' Registration Board

Land Surveyors

Law Examiners

Lawyers

Loan Brokers

Loan Officers

Locksmiths

Marriage and Family Therapy Certification Board

 3000 Bethesda Place
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336-794-3891

Medical Doctor

Midwifery Joint Committee (Nurse Midwife)

Mortgage Lenders / Brokers

Mortuary Science

Nursing

Nursing Home Administrators

Nutritionists

Occupational Therapists

Opticians

 North Carolina State Board of Opticians
P. O. Box 25336
Raleigh, NC 27611-5336
919- 733-9321

Optometrists

Pastoral Counselors (Fee-Based)

 3000 Bethesda Place
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336-794-3470

Pest Controllers

 North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Structural Pest Control Division PO Box 27647
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
919-733-6100

Pharmacists

Physical Therapists

Physicians

Plumbers (Plumbing Contractors)

Podiatry Examiners

Private Investigators

Professional Counselors

Professional Educators

Psychiatrists

Psychologists

Public Librarians

Real Estate Agents

Refrigeration Examiners

Sanitarian Examiners

Securities

Security Guards

Social Work Certification and Licensure Board

Soil Scientists

Speech and Language Pathologists

State Approving Agency (Veteran)

Stockbrokers

Structural Pest Controllers

 North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Structural Pest Control Division PO Box 27647
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
919-733-6100

Substance Abuse Professionals

Surveyors

Teachers

Therapeutic Recreation Specialists

University of North Carolina- Board of Governors

Veterinarians