Specific Program Admissions Requirements
College Transfer Programs
Applicants must be high school graduates or possess high school equivalency certificates. Students with a high school GPA below 2.2 from a college-prep curriculum, or placement test scores that do not indicate college-level readiness in English and Math, will be placed into the A10300FY First-Year Cohort until demonstration of a 2.2 LCC GPA.
Associate in Applied Science Programs
Applicants must be high school graduates or possess high school equivalency certificates.
Associate in General Education Programs
Applicants must be high school graduates or possess high school equivalency certificates.
Diploma Programs
Applicants must be high school graduates or possess high school equivalency certificates.
Certificate Programs
- Technical certificate programs: Applicants must be high school graduates or possess high school equivalency certificates.
- Health Sciences certificate programs: See health sciences admissions section.
- Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certificate program: Applicants must provide a letter of sponsorship from a law enforcement agency. Applicants will be required to take a placement assessment specified by the BLET program chair.
- Skills certificate programs: Applicants must have a minimum of ten units of secondary school work and demonstrate the ability to succeed in the program. Students who earn certificates of attendance from high schools may be admitted to these programs.
Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology Programs
Students may be required to complete in-flight training hours prior to acceptance to the Career Pilot Technology AAS degree.
Gunsmithing Programs
The College requires students who request admission to programs that possess a firearm to show proof of eligibility to be enrolled in such program. For the purposes of this Section, "firearms" shall have the same definition as G.S. 14-409.39(2). For the purposes of this Section, proof of eligibility shall include:
- Any current, valid State-issued permit to purchase a firearm;
- A current, valid State-issued concealed carry permit from North Carolina;
- A current, valid State-issued concealed carry permit from a state with a reciprocal concealed carry agreement with North Carolina;
- Proof of an exemption from permit requirements pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25; or
- A background check that is determined by the college. The sole purpose of the background check shall be to determine whether an applicant can lawfully possess a firearm in North Carolina pursuant to G.S. 14-269.8, G.S. 14-404(c), G.S. 14-415.1, G.S. 14-415.3, and G.S. 14-415.25.
The College will not admit any individual in the Gunsmithing program until the individual has provided the Director of Admissions a certified criminal record check for local and state records for the time period since the student has become an adult (16 years of age) and from all locations where the student has resided since becoming an adult. An Administrative Office of the Courts criminal record check or a comparable out-of-state criminal record check shall satisfy the requirement. The College will also provide the student with the name of an approved vendor that can provide a background check to the College at the student's expense.
Health Science and Nursing (HS&N)Competitive Admissions
Most Health Sciences and Nursing programs have a separate, competitive admissions process due to limited enrollment. Admission to the College does not guarantee acceptance into these programs.
Each program has specific prerequisites and admission requirements, including coursework, testing, and documentation, that must be completed by the published deadlines in order to be considered. Students who require developmental coursework in reading, English, and/or math must complete those requirements prior to the application deadline.
Competitive Health Science & Nursing programs use a point-based selection process to rank qualified applicants.
To be considered for a competitive HSN program, students must first submit an Intent to Apply form, which typically opens in September. Submission of this form is required to receive access to the program-specific application from the Office of Admissions.
Applicants are responsible for reviewing program requirements, meeting all deadlines, and submitting all required materials. Detailed information about each program, including prerequisites, deadlines, and selection criteria, is available through the Office of Admissions.
Non-U.S. citizens are not eligible for admission into competitive Health Science and Nursing programs. Additionally, federal law prohibits states from granting professional licenses to undocumented immigrants. Therefore, undocumented students cannot be admitted into courses of study where licensure is required for employment, such as the Associate Degree Nursing curriculum.
The following programs have a specific admissions process:
- Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, Paramedic to ADN, AAS
- Dental Assisting Diploma
- Dental Hygiene, AAS
- Licensed Practical Nursing Refresher Certificate
- Medical Assisting, AAS
- Polysomnography, AAS
- Polysomnography - Transition, AAS
- Practical Nursing Diploma
- RN Refresher Certificate
- Radiography, AAS
- Surgical Technology, AAS
Continuing Education Programs
These programs refer to the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division section of the catalog.
Students’ Disclosure of Criminal Records
Students entering or who wish to enter programs that require practicums, internships, or clinical experiences are advised that prior criminal records may result in the inability to complete selected programs. Most participating agencies require background checks before students are allowed at their facilities. If prior criminal records exist, students may not be allowed at the participating agencies. Criminal records must be shared with those participating agencies at which placement is being sought. If participating agencies will not accept the students because of the records, the students will be unable to fulfill the program requirements. Students are required to disclose prior criminal records. Programs that require such experience include, but are not limited to, Health Sciences and Nursing programs, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Associate, Emergency Medical Science and Social and Human Services.
Generally, individuals who have been found guilty of a felony, pleaded guilty to a felony, or had a professional license, registration, or certification denied, revoked, suspended, or subjected to probationary conditions by a regulatory authority or certification board are not eligible to take the CMA (AAMA) Exam. However, the Certifying Board may grant a waiver based upon mitigating circumstances. For more information go to www.aama-ntl.org.