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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
New Century Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-127194, 333-117816, and 333-117476) on Forms S-8 of New Century Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated March 31, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of New Century Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiary, which report appears in New Century Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiarys 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ Dixon Hughes PLLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 31, 2011
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