PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Augusta Technical College is committed to an "open door" admissions policy in accordance with its stated mission and goals. The "open door" policy means that any qualified applicant able to benefit from our curriculum will be served by the college on a first-applied, first-qualified basis with the exception of programs that have competitive admission.

Entrance requirements are flexible enough to allow a student opportunity for admission into a specific program. This can be accomplished when the student demonstrates aptitude and ability for these programs as determined by personal interest, satisfactory academic background and performance, placement tests, personal interviews, and other appropriate evaluations when deemed necessary to determine general fitness for admission.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

Prospective students must complete the following:

1. Submit a completed application for admission APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONS and the required fee to the Student Accounts Office, Building 100 at the Augusta campus or the Student Services Office at the Waynesboro and Thomson campuses. If mailing the application, send check or money order made payable to Augusta Technical College.
2. Request official transcripts TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM from all colleges attended and official high school transcript or GED scores to be sent to the Office of Student Records.  Applicants must have official high school or GED scores and college/university transcripts from all colleges, universities or business/vocational programs attended. Failure to list and provide official sealed transcripts from all colleges, universities, business, military related schools, and/or vocational-technical schools attended may result in a denial decision from Admissions or a delay in your application process. Students may not choose to exclude coursework attempted at another college or vocational-technical program.  
3. Report for COMPASS testing if scheduled.  Testing will not be required for students who have submitted acceptable official test scores (taken within the last 60 months) from a recognized admissions placement test (COMPASS, SAT, ACT, CPE, OR ASSET) or have been awarded appropriate college credit for English and/or math.
4. Report for orientation and/or interview as required.

APPLICATION DEADLINES/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Age: Applicant must be at least 16 years old (Cosmetology and Allied Health Sciences — Applicants must be at least 17).
• Education: A GED or high school diploma (verified by an official transcript including diploma type) is required for admission unless otherwise specified by the program’s standards.  Certificates of attendance or special education diplomas are not recognized for admission purposes.   Additionally, students with diplomas from secondary schools located outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated for equivalency by an approved outside evaluation organization
• Experience: Paramedic Technology applicants must either provide documentation of certification as an Emergency Medical Technician and six months experience working as an EMT or complete an EMT Field Internship course.
• Placement tests:  Applicants for a degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs must take the COMPASS test.  The Standardized Aptitude Test (SAT ), American College Test (ACT), College Placement Exam (CPE), or ASSET scores may be accepted in lieu of the COMPASS.

  The COMPASS is a series of placement tests in the areas of writing, reading comprehension, pre-algebra, and algebra.  It is a computerized multiple-choice format test and is not timed.  Calculators are provided for the pre-algebra and algebra sections. 

NOTE:  COMPASS scores remain valid for sixty months.

Applicants with a learning or physical disability that may require testing accommodations must notify Counseling Services on the Augusta Campus or Student Services on the Thomson and Waynesboro campuses, at least two days prior to the scheduled test to arrange testing accommodations.  Appropriate documentation will be required before allowing test accommodations.

• Health: Applicants should be able to attend school regularly and to perform necessary classroom and laboratory/shop activities.
• Competitive Admission:  Admission to Associate Degree Nursing, Cardiovascular, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy Care, and Surgical Technology is competitive.  These programs use a combination of factors including all or some of the following components: required college courses, placement examination scores, interviews, essays, and grade point average.  For more information regarding this process for a specific program, please contact the Augusta Campus Admissions Office (706-771-4028), the Thomson Campus Student Services Office, (706-595-0166), or the Waynesboro Campus Student Services Office (706-437-6801) for details.

Note:  Applicable Augusta Technical College exemption scores will be used for competitive admissions ranking in lieu of DANTE, CLEP, AARTS, or AP results, as well as results from similar exams.