General Admission Requirements
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is open to any adult meeting the admission requirements for the particular course or area in which the student wishes to enroll. The College is fully committed to providing a learning and work environment that is free from prohibited discrimination. The College does not practice or condone discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, age, political affiliation or veterans’ status in the administration or in any of its academic programs and employment practices.
Open Door Admissions
Except as otherwise specified herein, the college maintains an open-door admission policy to all applicants who are legal residents of the United States and who are high school graduates or are at least eighteen (18) years of age. The college shall not solicit or use information regarding the accreditation of a secondary school located in North Carolina that a person attended as a factor affecting admission to the college or to any program of study, loans, scholarships or other educational activity at the college unless the accreditation was not conducted by a state agency. For purposes of this Policy, the term “accreditation” shall include certification or any other similar approval process. Student admission processing and placement determination shall be performed by college officials.
Provisions with respect to admissions of high school students under concurrent enrollment regulations outlined in the Curriculum Procedures Manual Section 14 Career & College Promise and are set forth in the State Board of Community College Code 1D SBCCC 200.95 and 1D SBCCC 300.99. Admission requirements for an emancipated minor shall be the same as for an applicant who is eighteen (18) years old or older. Non-emancipated minors may be admitted and allowed to attend the college pursuant to 1D SBCCC 200.95.
The open-door policy does not mean there are no restrictions on admission into specific college programs. If an academic deficiency exists, applicants will be given an opportunity to remove the deficiency by taking preparatory work. For more specific information regarding certain admissions criteria, see Procedure 5.2 – General Admissions.
Residency for Distance Learning
The College is not authorized to provide distance learning courses outside of North Carolina unless state authorization has been granted from the state in which the applicant resides. State authorization requires colleges to seek and secure authorization to offer instruction in that state. For a list of states CCC&TI is authorized to provide instruction please visit the Out of State Student Information page on the college website.
Admission of applicants residing outside of North Carolina to an online degree, diploma, certificate program or individual online courses offered by the College is dependent on the College’s ability to secure authorization from the applicant’s state of residence. The college reserves the right to refuse admission to distance learning courses and programs for any applicant residing in a state where the college is not authorized to provide post-secondary education. State authorization does not affect the cost of attending the College. Tuition requirements, including those for out-of-state students, still apply.
Undocumented Immigrants
An undocumented immigrant is any immigrant who is not lawfully present in the United States. The college shall not admit undocumented immigrants unless all of the following conditions apply:
a. The undocumented immigrant attended and graduated from a United States public high
school, private high school or home school that operates in compliance with state or local
law. Undocumented immigrants with a General Educational Development (GED)
Diploma are not considered to have “graduated from a United States public high school,
private high school, or home school” and therefore are not eligible to be admitted to a
community college.
b. The undocumented immigrant must comply with all federal and state laws concerning
financial aid.
c. The individual shall not be considered a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes and
must be charged out-of-state tuition regardless of whether the individual resides in North
Carolina.
d. When considering whether to admit the individual into a specific program of study, the
college shall take into account that federal law prohibits states from granting
professional licenses to undocumented immigrants.
e. Students lawfully present in the United States shall have priority over any undocumented
immigrant in any class or program of study when capacity limitations exist.
Furthermore, graduation from a CCC&TI program alone does not guarantee that the student has met all eligibility requirements for licensure, certification, or registry required in order to practice in the related field. Prospective students should contact the appropriate agency prior to enrollment if they have any questions concerning their eligibility for credentialing examinations and legal ability to practice.