Graduation Requirements

To graduate from Columbus Technical College, students must pass all required courses an obtain a minimum 2.0 grade point average overall or in their program of study.

Students graduate with the course requirements that are applicable at the time they enroll in a program if they remain continuously enrolled until graduation. Students who withdraw from a program must graduate with the course requirements that are in effect at the time they re-enroll. Graduates of Columbus Technical College programs receive a degree, diploma, or Technical certificate of credit (TCC), depending on the program.

Prior to graduation, all degree, diploma, or Technical certificate of credit students MUST do the following:

1. Achieve regular program admission status for the program from which they plan to graduate before their last semester in that program.
2. Earn a graduation grade point average of 2.0 overall or in the program of study.
3. Settle all financial obligations to Columbus Technical College.
4. Complete all program curriculum requirements.
5. Request the application of any transfer credit, credit for prior training or experiences, and exemption examination credit toward the program requirements (25 percent of program requirements must be completed at Columbus Technical College). 
6. Complete the online graduation application  and pays the $40 non-refundable graduation processing fee.
7. Be in good academic standing with Columbus Technical College

As advisement for each semester begins, all students who will be eligible to graduate from their current major at the end of the semester for which they are registering should complete the online Application for Graduation.    Once the application for graduation is received the Registrar's staff will conduct an degree audit.  Students will be  informed in writing of any deficiencies. Students who have no deficiencies will receive a clearance email.

Students may be awarded a credential(s) for previously earned credit, within the prescribed timeframe, for any approved program of study, to include newly approved programs that were not in place at the time of the student's enrollment.  This is similar to the process of awarding embedded TCCs to students enrolled in a degree, diploma, or longer TCC.  These students are not actively enrolled but are awarded these stackable credentials as they are earned.