General Admission Requirements
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is open to any individual 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 6.2 – General Admissions.
Undocumented Immigrants
An undocumented immigrant is any immigrant who is lawfully present in the United States. The college shall not admit undocumented immigrants unless all of the following conditions apply
a. Community colleges shall admit an undocumented immigrant only if he or she earned
a High School Equivalency Diploma, or attended and graduated from a United States
public high school, Adult High School, private high school, or home school that operates
in compliance with State or local law
b. When determining who is an undocumented immigrant, community colleges shall use
federal immigration classifications
c. Undocumented immigrants admitted under Subparagraph (a) shall comply with all
federal and state laws concerning financial aid
d. An undocumented immigrant admitted under Subparagraph (a) shall not be considered
a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes. Colleges shall charge all undocumented
immigrants admitted under Subparagraph (a) out-of-state tuition whether or not the
undocumented immigrant resides in North Carolina.
e. When considering whether to admit an undocumented immigrant into a specific program of
study, community colleges shall take into account that federal law prohibits states from
granting professional licenses to undocumented immigrants; and
f. 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.