Admission Requirements for Applicants
Age
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older for college admission. The minimum age for admission in certain programs is greater than 16 years of age.
High School Diploma/GED Requirements
A high school diploma or GED will not be required for admission to the College or to a program unless specified by program standards. All degree and diploma programs, and selected certificate programs, require a high school diploma or GED prior to program admittance. There are selected certificate programs that have no high school diploma or GED requirement.
High school diplomas must have been awarded by a secondary school that is accredited by an agency included in the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education’s list of recognized accreditation agencies.
Students completing a secondary program of study that is not accredited by a recognized accrediting agency may be considered for admission only if the following criteria are met:
Applicant must submit minimum SAT scores, recent within the last five years, of: Verbal 430 and Math 400 for diploma & certificate programs or
Verbal 460 and Math 440 for associate degree programs
And applicant must meet minimum program placement scores by taking the ASSET or COMPASS placement test with West Central
Applicant must have no Learning Support course requirements
Placement Testing
All program applicants must meet minimum placement testing requirements to determine regular, provisional, or developmental admission status. Most program applicants will take the ASSET or COMPASS placement test offered by West Central. Applicants may submit recent (within the last five years) SAT, ACT, CPE, ASSET or COMPASS scores for review for placement status. Previous college or technical school course work completed at an accredited institution may be submitted for review for placement status.
Non-program seeking students are required to meet placement test score requirements per individual course registration.
Health
All applicants should be able to perform ordinary class and laboratory functions that are required by the program of study. Some programs require special medical reports be submitted or immunizations.
Transfer From Other Institutions
Any student wishing to transfer from another institution to West Central must have been in good standing at the former institution. An exception may be granted permitting a student provisional/probationary admittance pending satisfactory completion of the first quarter’s work. Students admitted in probationary status must make satisfactory academic progress their first quarter of attendance. Students not making satisfactory academic progress the first quarter of attendance will be academically dismissed.