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Admissions

Â鶹ӰÊÓnical Community College follows an open-door with guided placement admissions policy as established by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges (SBCC) and consistent with SBCC code. Â鶹ӰÊÓnical Community College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity, American Disabilities Act, Section 504 institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or sexual orientation, color, age, religion, national origin, or disability in admitting students. The College reserves the right to refuse admission to any applicant during any period of time that the student is suspended or expelled from any other educational institution. The College also reserves the right to refuse admission to any applicant who poses an articulable, imminent, and significant threat to others.

View the Admissions policy and procedure.

Concurrent Enrollment

Â鶹ӰÊÓ is supportive of concurrent enrollment for high school students. The college encourages interested high school students who have progressed beyond the normal high school curriculum to take college-level courses at Â鶹ӰÊÓ.

View the Concurrent Enrollment policy and procedure.

Enrollment Due Dates

Enrollment due dates are provided to encourage students to complete the admissions process in time for general registration. If a student submits all required paperwork by the enrollment due date for each term, the student can expect the following: to be admitted to the College, to have their transcripts evaluated in time to meet with an advisor, and to have the option to charge tuition and books to financial aid (if eligible) at the beginning of the general registration period for new students.

Students who miss the enrollment due dates should be prepared to bring official transcripts (sealed in an envelope) to Admissions, Registration, and Records; and pay for tuition, fees, and books independently during registration.

View more information about enrollment due dates.

Admissions Support for Veterans

Students applying for Veterans benefits must provide official transcripts for completed high school credentials and all college transcripts. Veterans follow the College’s general admissions procedures as outlined within this document. Veterans participating in the military Tuition Assistance (TA) program are directed to meet with the College’s certifying official in Veterans Services and to speak with their service branch’s Educational Services Officer or counselor prior to completing the enrollment process.

International Admissions

As part of its enrollment process, Â鶹ӰÊÓ reviews the immigration status of all non-US citizens and provides enrollment advising. Students should visit the Center for the Global Learner in the White Building (Building 1) room 1-148, to begin this process. Advisors are happy to discuss educational options with students in all immigration statuses, including undocumented students. To schedule an appointment, contact the Center for the Global Learner at cgl@durhamtech.edu or 919-536-7264, ext. 3228. View more information about admissions steps for non-US/international students in the Admissions, Registration, and Records section for Non-US/International Students.

Placement, Advising, and Registration

Course Placement

Â鶹ӰÊÓ accepts students’ college transcripts; unweighted high school GPA; and ACT, SAT, GED®, HiSET®, NCDAP, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER scores for college placement.

Students who have completed associate degrees or higher from a regionally accredited college or university are college-ready and can take any gateway 100-level course on their plan of study. Students with associate degrees or higher from other countries should contact the Center for the Global Learner for support.

Students who do not already hold an associate degree or higher from the United States must use their unweighted high school GPA for placement if they graduated from an accredited high school in the United States. ACT, SAT, GED, HiSET, NCDAP, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER scores can be used for placement within 10 years from the date taken.

Students who lack an unweighted high school GPA and who have ACT, SAT, GED, HiSET, NCDAP, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER scores from the past 10 years that do not place them into college- level courses (with or without corequisite support courses) will be required to take the RISE placement test.

Only the following students are allowed to take the RISE placement test:

• Students whose U.S. high school GPA is not unweighted;
• Students whose unweighted high school GPA is not from a U.S. high school, and they have been referred by the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program after first taking ACCUPLACER ESL placement test;
• Students whose ACT, SAT, GED, HiSET, NCDAP, COMPASS, ASSET, or ACCUPLACER scores from the past 10 years do not place them into college-level courses (with or without corequisite support course);
• Students who lack Career and College Ready Graduate (CCRG) grades or DMA or DRE credits;
• Students who are referred via the English for Academic Purposes department; and
• Career and College Promise (CCP) students who lack qualifying high school GPA or test scores for college-level course work.
   

If high school records or test scores are older or unavailable, students must (re)take the placement test unless they have been continuously enrolled in classes. Students are considered continuously enrolled at the College if they register for and attend courses (including prerequisites) creditable toward a degree, diploma, or certificate in a following semester after the initial enrollment semester (attendance is required in the following fall or spring semester or the following spring or fall semester). Students who do not attend classes for two consecutive semesters (not including summer term) must reapply and retest if their scores are older than 10 years.

Read more about continuous enrollment in the Admissions policy and procedure.

Continuing Education courses or programs may be approved by the dean of the student’s intended curriculum program to be considered towards continuous enrollment at the point of application to limited- enrollment programs.

Students who visit the Testing Center are asked a series of questions regarding U.S. English as their first language. Based on their responses, students may be required to take the ACCUPLACER ESL (English as a Second Language) test to determine if English for Academic Purposes (EAP) placement is appropriate.

Read more about test preparation, requesting/submitting test scores, and placement test schedules in the Placement Testing policy and procedure or in the Placement Testing section of the website.

Advising

Academic advising at Â鶹ӰÊÓ is the key to student success. Our advisors help determine students’ interests, explore career options, set academic goals, select courses, answer questions about programs of study, and ensure students are ready for registration.

More information can be found in the Advising procedure or the Academic Advising section of the website.

Registration

Upcoming course schedules are available in the Courses section of the website. Each term, returning admitted program students may register during priority registration using Self-Service, the College’s student academic planning system. New and visiting students register during general registration. Prior to registering for courses via Self-Service, all students must meet prerequisite course requirements and have their advising hold removed by an academic advisor.

Students may pay their tuition and fees through Self-Service or in person on Main Campus in the Admissions, Registration, and Records office in the Wynn Center (Building 10); or at the Cashier's Window in the White Building (Building 1) entrance foyer; or at the Orange County Campus. Students receiving Veterans educational benefits must notify Financial Aid and Veterans Services of their intent to utilize benefits each term prior to enrollment and registration. View the Registration section of the website.

ACA Registration Rule

The ACA 122 course is designed as the college’s First-Year Experience course, intended to deliberately engage students in their first semester of enrollment and support them through that term as they transition into the college. It is a graduation requirement for all Â鶹ӰÊÓ Associate degrees.

View the ACA Registration Rule policy and procedure.

Course Auditing

Â鶹ӰÊÓnical Community College (Â鶹ӰÊÓ) welcomes individuals who wish to enroll in courses for self-enrichment and without the opportunity to receive a grade, academic/transfer credit, continuing education units, or certificate of completion. Enrollment is subject to space availability and prior approval. An audit student may not supplant a student who takes the course for credit, continuing education credits, or certificate of completion. Audit students are subject to Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s standard attendance requirements and may be required to complete coursework.

View the Course Auditing procedure.

Transfer Credit Evaluation

Â鶹ӰÊÓ evaluates transfer credit for equivalent courses with the grade of C or better from member institutions of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and other post-secondary institutions.

View the Transfer Credit Award policy and procedure.

Academic Credit for Prior Learning

Â鶹ӰÊÓnical Community College (Â鶹ӰÊÓ) provides its students with an opportunity to acquire meaningful credentials and secure living-wage employment through education and training.

View the Academic for Prior Learning policy and procedure.

Credit by Examination

Qualified credit students with relevant prior training or experience may earn academic credit for certain courses by examination.

Read more about credit by examination in the Grading System policy and procedure and the Transfer Credit Award policy.

Transcripts

Â鶹ӰÊÓ offers students the option of ordering Â鶹ӰÊÓ transcripts electronically. Once students create an account, they may request an official, certified PDF of their transcript and track the status of their order. Orders are usually processed within five business days (allow for additional processing time during high volume periods).

Students may also request a Â鶹ӰÊÓ transcript in person by visiting Admissions, Registration, and Records located in the Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center (Building 10) room 10-201. All students must provide photo identification to pick up a transcript. Student transcripts cannot be picked up by another person unless the student has provided written permission.

Students are charged a fee for each official transcript copy, with the exception of Adult High School transcripts. There is no charge for unofficial copies printed through Self-Service. Requests made by phone and fax are not accepted.

The College does not release, copy, or return transcripts or other documents from other schools.

Students are not eligible to receive an official transcript if they have an outstanding debt to Â鶹ӰÊÓ.

Student Records

Â鶹ӰÊÓ follows the guidelines for records retention and disposition outlined in the Records Retention and Disposition policy and procedure.

A student’s permanent record includes demographic information provided on the application to the College, a registration form, or through use of student information portals.

Student records are maintained, available for inspection and review, and disseminated in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). View the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy and procedure. 

Under North Carolina’s Leon's Law (N.C.G.S § 115D-10.80) community colleges must, as allowed under FERPA, automatically share educational records of minor students with their parents, guardians, or acting guardians if:

1. The student is under 18;
2. Is a dependent; and
3. The parent has not opted out.
    

Colleges must also require these students to sign a form acknowledging this access before registering for courses. The college will release a minor student’s education records under N.C.G.S 115D-10.80 to include school administrators and school counselors at the school in which the student is dually enrolled.

View the Records Retention and Disposition policy and procedure.