Old North State Council

Merit Badge College + Central

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Alamance Community College, 1247 Jimmie Kerr Road, Graham, NC

Registration closes on Tuesday, October 20 at 11:59 pm.

Registration should be completed by the unit leader and not individual Scouts or families unless there is only one Scout from the unit attending. 

Required Paperwork for Everyone

1. Pre-event Medical Screening Form
2. Health Form Parts A & B

Cost: The event fee is $13.00

Program:

• Check-in begins at 8:00 am
• A welcome presentation will begin at 8:30 am
• Instruction begins at 9:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm (6 hours of merit badge instruction)
• Scouts BSA enroll in 1 merit badge section for the day
• Scouts BSA merit badge offerings:

1. Architecture
2. Citizenship in the Nation
3. Communication
4. Engineering
5. Genealogy
6. Landscape Architecture
7. Moviemaking
8. Music
9. Photography
10. Safety
11. Traffic Safety

• Some merit badges have requirements that will not be covered during the merit badge college. 
  • See the Class Prerequirements Report under the "REPORTS" near the top left on your event reservation page

Activity/Program/Training Matrix

• Refer to the matrix above for notes, prerequisites, complete/incomplete status, etc.

Schedule:

8:00 AM - Check-in opens

8:30 AM - Welcome Presentation

9:00 AM - Merit badge instruction begins

12:00 PM - Break for lunch

1:00 PM - Merit badge/Activity/Training resumes

4:00 PM - Merit badge/Activity/Training ends

4:30 PM - All participants depart Alamance Community College

Lunch:

• Lunch is not included. 
• Attendees need to bring their own lunch and snacks.
• Attendees must follow Alamance Community College's policies regarding approved dining area.
  • ACC Self-Serve Vending area will be CLOSED for our event.

Post-Event Advancement Paperwork:

• At the end of the merit badge college, the merit badge instructors will communicate a Scout's progress towards completing the merit badge using the Unit Advancement Detail Report.
  • The Unit Advancement Detail Report is accessible under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.
• Black Pug will generate a .CSV file that can be imported into Scoutbook or Troopmaster.
  • The .CSV file will load the requirements the Scouts completed.
  • You can generate the Scoutbook or Troopmaster Upload .CSV file under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.
  • Directions on how to upload the .CSV file into Scoutmaster or Troopmaster are available under the REPORTS tab above.
• This event does not issue blue cards.
  • If your council requires the use of a blue card, you can generate a blue card using the Blue Card report accessible under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.

Questions:

Direct questions to Merit Badge College Dean Cory Parsons (ca_parsons@outlook.com). The professional staff adviser for this event is Isaac Young (isaac.young@scouting.org).