Now you can add a touch of purple and gold to your car by ordering an official Western Carolina University collegiate plate that sports a WCU insignia. By showing your true colors, not only will you be instantly recognizable as a Western alum, but you'll be a driving force behind the University's academic programs: $15 of the registration fee will go to the WCU Loyalty Fund.
The cost is only $25 (in addtion to your regular motor vehicle registration fee). For an extra $20, the Department of Motor Vehicles will personalize a plate according to your instructions. (see "Specifications" at bottom af page for details).
For some time now we have been working to meet the minimum requirements for the State of North Carolina Collegiate license tag. As of Friday, May 25 we have reached our minimum requirement of 300 applicants!
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1. COSTS - The special WCU plate will cost $25 per year in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The WCU Loyalty Fund will receive $15 of the $25. Personalized WCU plates can be obtained for an additional fee of $20 (making the total cost for a personalized plate $45 in addition to the regular registration fee).
2. DESIGN - The special WCU plate will have a purple and gold "WCU" insignia on the left side, followed by a "C" and four numerals (WCU C----). The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will automatically assign numerals in chronological order, beginning with 0001 and continuing through 9999. Please see "Personalized Plates" below for exceptions.
3. PERSONALIZED PLATES - The "WCU" insignia and the first letter ("C") cannot be altered. The final four characters can be a combination of letters, numerals, spaces, symbols, and punctuation. Punctuation, spaces, and symbols each take up one character space. Punctuation and/or symbols do not create different numbers, however. For example, C#001 and C0001 are considered duplicates. If you are considering using four numerals in your personalized plate, please note that the D.M.V. will not use a number until all preceding numbers have been assigned. For example, if you would like your plate to bear the graduation year of 1980, the D.M.V. will not honor your request ("C1980") until all preceding 1,979 numbers have been used. Consider requesting "CL'80" instead.