ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR ALL CURRICULUM PROGRAMS

1. Submit completed application form.  Social Security number is voluntary and is used for record-keeping purposes.

2. Applicants may request a counseling interview in Student Services by calling 704-484-4073.  All Allied Health applicants (ADN, Surgical Technology, PN, and RAD), excluding Nursing Assistant and Phlebotomy, are required to attend an Allied Health informational meeting.  Call 704-484-4081 for a meeting schedule.  An interview is required for selected Allied Health applicants (ADN, Surgical Technology, PN, and RAD) after Psychological Services Bureau testing.  Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant applicants do not take the PSB.

3. Have official transcripts of all previous education (high school/GED and college) mailed to the College prior to the completion of the first semester.  The applicant who is not pursuing a diploma, degree, or certificate is not required to have transcripts sent unless the transcripts are needed to prove that course prerequisites have been satisfied. (To be official, a transcript must be certified by the school/college attended and received by Cleveland Community College, in a sealed envelope.)

4. Degree-seeking applicants, Phlebotomy, Cosmetology, Nursing Assistant and technical diploma or technical certificate applicants must take placement tests in English, algebra, math and reading or must satisfy the exceptions stated in the Admissions Criteria. To determine if you may be exempt from Academic Placement Testing, contact the Vice President of Student Services at 704-484-4041 or the Dean of Enrollment Management at 704-484-4073.

5. If required, call the Academic Support Center at 704-484-5325, to schedule a date and time to take the ASSET Placement Test.  Sample test questions are available.  The Placement Tests cover math, English, reading and algebra.  (Your application should be on file before we can schedule your test appointment.)

6. Receive a letter of acceptance from the Dean of Enrollment Management prior to the end of the student’s first semester.  Allied Health day applicants must be accepted prior to Spring Semester.  Allied Health night/weekend applicants must be accepted prior to the Spring Semester.

7. Allied Heath applicants (those who are applying for Associate Degree Nursing program, Practical Nursing program, the Radiography program, Surgical Technology, Nursing Assistant and the Phlebotomy program) must satisfy separate, previously-established qualitative and quantitative admission requirements.  These applicants are required to meet the academic and technical standards of the Allied Health curriculums.