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.
Program required information on placement scores and other requirements unique to each department may be obtained from the office of Admissions. When placement scores and/or evaluation of admissions information indicate that an applicant is not prepared to enter a particular program, the applicant will be offered the appropriate course or courses. This may include referral to other colleges or agencies to meet specific needs.
Graduates of non-accredited or non-state approved schools are handled on a case-by-case basis. An applicant who has received a secondary school certificate of attendance rather than a diploma must successfully complete the General Educational Development (GED) Test to satisfy the high school graduation requirement.
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 General Educational Development High School Equivalency Certificate (GED)
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
The admissions policies and procedures of the Technical College System of Georgia and Georgia Piedmont Technical College assure the citizens of Georgia equal access to the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for them to secure personally satisfying and socially productive employment. By design and implementation, the policies and procedures governing admissions to Georgia Piedmont Technical College will:
Be nondiscriminatory for any eligible applicant regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law);
Increase the prospective student’s opportunities;
Guide the implementation of all activities related to admission to Georgia Piedmont Technical College and its programs to student financial aid and to the recruitment, placement, and retention of students; and
Compliment the academic programs of Georgia Piedmont Technical College.
Any individual 16 years of age or older who seeks access to quality instruction designed to develop or improve occupational competencies is eligible for admission. The College may waive the “16 years of age” requirement for secondary students who are participating in an articulated program of study.
The entrance requirements and procedures established by Georgia Piedmont Technical College are designed to assist the applicant in making a career decision based on such factors as aptitude, ability, interest, background, assessment results, interviews, and other appropriate evaluation. They follow the guidelines developed by the Technical College System of Georgia and reflect concern for the applicant’s health, safety, well-being, and ability to benefit from the educational opportunities available.
Applicants for admission to a certificate/diploma/degree program must have all official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc.) on file in the Office of the Registrar by the admissions application/document deadline date for the semester in which they plan to enroll to be considered for Financial Aid (See Admissions Application/Document Deadline Dates on page 10). Applicants furnishing false, incomplete, or misleading information will be subject to rejection or dismissal without refund.
All credentials submitted become and remain the property of Georgia Piedmont Technical College and will not be returned to the applicant, duplicated, or transferred to another institution. In addition, transcript(s) that precede a potential student’s application will only be retained for a period of four (4) months. This applies to SAT, ACT, CPE, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER scores sent from other institutions.
Applicants with acceptable scores on the SAT, ACT, COMPASS, ASSET or previously taken ACCUPLACER tests may submit those results instead of taking the ACCUPLACER placement test at Georgia Piedmont Tech. Information on obtaining SAT or ACT scores may be supplied by a high school counselor. This information can also be obtained for SAT scores by writing the College Entrance Examination Board, P.O. Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 (the CEEB code for Georgia Piedmont Technical College is 3226). For ACT scores write to ACT Records, P.O. Box 451, Iowa City, Iowa 52243 (the ACT code for Georgia Piedmont Technical College is 0811).
Placement scores required for each program may be obtained in the Office of Admissions.
Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 Admissions Criteria5 Placement Testing
Adjustments have been made to GPTC’s Admission Criteria following the Cancelation of SAT & ACT Testing and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to concerns regarding the availability of ACCUPLACER, SAT and ACT testing during the COVID-19 virus pandemic, high school GPA has been added as an option to satisfy the placement testing admissions requirement for Summer and Fall 2020 semesters. Applicants who meet the minimum high GPA requirements for their program of study will not be required to test in order to gain admittance to GPTC. Georgia Piedmont Technical College will focus on high school grade point averages (GPA) without the need for test scores.
The minimum high school GPA requirements are as follows:
Degree-seeking students:
If a student has a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher, Accuplacer is not needed
If a student has a high school GPA of 2.0-2.49, Accuplacer is not needed, but a learning support class will be needed
Diploma-seeking students:
If a student has a high school GPA of 2.3 or higher, Accuplacer is not needed
If a student has a high school GPA of 2.0-2.29 Accuplacer is not needed, but a learning support class will be needed
Once normal operations resume, testing will be available to students who need guidance on coursework that is appropriate for their skill level. (Admissions requirements for Spring Semester 2021 and beyond are to be determined.)
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Also, GPTC has made adjustments to the requirement for official high school or high school equivalency (GED) transcripts for admission for those applicants who wish to begin this summer or fall 2020 semester. In the interim, students may submit unofficial high school and GED transcripts or a copy of their high school diplomas until the college resumes normal business operations. Once the college resumes normal operations, the student must submit official transcripts later and it is the responsibility of the student to obtain the official copies.