Academic Catalog

General Admission Information

The Technical College System and Technical Colleges shall promote the realization of equal opportunity through a positive continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal opportunity.

Admission to Georgia Piedmont Technical College is not a guarantee of acceptance to a credit program offering a certificate, diploma, or degree. The admission process encourages students to enter programs where they have a reasonable expectation of success. Admission to specific programs requires that the applicant have adequate educational preparation as measured by satisfactory placement scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the American College Testing Program (ACT), the Computer Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support Systems (COMPASS), or the Assessment for Skills for Successful Entrance and Transfer (ASSET) Placement Test, or ACCUPLACER. Additional admission requirements as outlined in this Catalog must also be met for specific programs.

 

 

Applications are reviewed and processed on a first come, first served basis when the admissions file is complete. A file is considered complete when all transcripts, test scores and any other supporting documentation has been received. Admission decisions are made and applicants are formally accepted when files are complete. Students are notified by email of their acceptance.

 

Admission to Georgia Piedmont Technical College is open to:

  • High School graduates from regionally accredited or state approved high schools

  • Home schooled students meeting appropriate requirements from Technical College System of Georgia (TSCG) and the Georgia Department of Education

  • Persons holding a High School Equivalency Certificate (HSE)

  • Transfer students from colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions accredited by agencies recognized by Georgia Piedmont Technical College

  • Transient students from other colleges and universities

  • Dual Enrollment high school students who meet specified admission requirements

  • Special Admission or non-degree/diploma seeking students

  • Georgia residents 62 years of age or older who qualify under the tuition waiver plan

  • Audit students

  • Foreign students with an F-1 or M-1 Visa who meet language standards and all admissions requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.)

  • Out-of-school applicants who are 16 years of age or older