Admissions Procedures for Credit Programs
1. Complete and submit an application for admission with a one-time nonrefundable $25 fee.
2. Submit an official high school or GED transcript. Please refer to High School Diploma/GED Requirements section.
3. If you have previously attended college/technical school, submit an official transcript from each college/technical school attended.
4. Submit SAT, PSAT, PACT, ACT, ACCUPLACER, ASSET, COMPASS, GED English and Math, Georgia Milestones 9th grade English Language Arts test scores, or HOPE GPA. If these scores are not available or do not meet the college's minimum scores, applicants will be required take the ACCUPLACER placement test. **Due to COVID 19 West Georgia Technical College will not require placement testing for traditional student applicants for the Spring, Summer, and Fall Semester(s) 2021. Please check the Admission website, or contact an Admissions Counselor for updated information.
5. Applicants may be exempt from placement testing requirements if there is evidence of completion of appropriate college-level English and math courses or completion of an associate degree or higher level degree.
6. Applicants to diploma and degree Health Sciences and Nursing programs must complete a competitive selection process prior to admission to the desired program. Applicants to degree programs are initially admitted to the Healthcare Professional certificate program to begin taking core courses. Applicants to diploma level programs are initially admitted to the Healthcare Assistant certificate program to begin taking core courses. Applicants may elect to enroll in other programs while completing the courses to enter the selection process. Please refer to the Additional Procedures for Diploma and Associate Degree Level Health Sciences and Nursing Programs section of this catalog for additional information. Non-Georgia residents will be considered in the competitive selection process on a space available basis, and will not be included if there are enough qualified applicants who are residents of the State.