Old North State Council

Merit Badge College + Central

Saturday, November 22, 2025

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

Registration closes on Tuesday, November 18 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

Registration & Merit Badge Enrollment Open Dates:

• Old North State Council Scouts - Friday, October 10 at 12:00 am
• Scouts from Other Councils - Sunday, October 19 at 12:00 am

Program:

• 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. Citizenship in the Nation
2. Citizenship in the World
3. Communications
4. Genealogy
5. Health Care Professions & Public Health
6. Law
7. Moviemaking
8. Music
9. Public Speaking

• 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
• Venturing youth have the opportunity to complete the Venturing First Aid & CPR Requirements
  • There is a $17 program fee to cover the program supplies used for Venturing First Aid & CPR
• Adults can complete the following trainings:
  • Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Specifics
  • Committee Chair Training (WS10)
  • Committee Member Training( WS10)
  • Merit Badge Counselor Training (D76)

Activity/Program/Training Matrix

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

DRAFT Schedule:

8:15 AM - Check-in opens

9:00 AM - Merit badge/Activity/Training 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.

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) or Merit Badge College Dean Jason Hicks (jasonfhicks@gmail.com). The professional staff adviser for this event is Bud Harrelson (bud.harrelson@scouting.org).