Admission Policy
Freshman
A student is considered a freshman applicant at when the individual has no previous college coursework. If student has dual credit/dual enrolled/SEEK credits earned prior to high school graduation, they are still considered freshman at .
Requirements:
- Placement assessment scores in accordance with the KCTCS Student Assessment and Placement Policy.
- Final or .
- Official college transcripts from colleges attended while enrolled in high school (most college transcripts can be ordered at the ).*
Transfer Student
A student is considered a transfer applicant at when the individual has earned any college credits after high school graduation or previously attended KCTCS but last school attended was outside of KCTCS.
Requirements:
- Official college transcripts and Joint Service Transcripts (JST) from all previously attended colleges (most college transcripts can be ordered at the ).
- Placement assessment scores in accordance with the KCTCS Student Assessment and Placement Policy may be required to verify pre-requisite completion for certain courses.
Readmit Student
A student is considered a readmit applicant at when the individual has attended KCTCS previously and has not attended any other college since enrolled at KCTCS.
Requirements:
- Final if enrolled conditionally at time of previous admission to the college and never submitted required transcript.
- Official college transcripts from all previously attended colleges, if not submitted at time of previous admission to (most college transcripts can be ordered at the ).
- Placement assessment scores in accordance with the KCTCS Student Assessment and Placement Policy may be required to verify pre-requisite completion for certain courses.
Visiting Student
A student is considered to be visiting when the individual plans to attend as non-degree seeking and transfers their credit towards their degree at their home institution.
Requirements:
- An unofficial transcript from the home college, which can be emailed to ectcadmissions@kctcs.edu.
- Placement assessment scores in accordance with the KCTCS Student Assessment and Placement Policy and/or an unofficial transcript from the previous institution(s) may be required to verify pre-requisite completion for certain courses.
Non-Degree Student
A student is considered non-degree when the individual plans to only take a class or classes and has no intention of earning a certificate, diploma or degree at .
Requirements:
- Placement assessment scores in accordance with the KCTCS Student Assessment and Placement Policy or unofficial college transcripts may be required only to verify pre-requisite completion for certain courses.