First TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS

  1. Complete the application for admission and pay the $25 non-refundable application fee.

  2. Submit an official copy of your high school or high school equivalency transcript.

    1. High School Graduates

      • Submit your official high school transcript showing the graduation date
      • Submit official AP scores via聽
      • The transcript can be mailed or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope
      • Electronically delivered transcripts are preferred.聽 Please submit to admissions@columbustech.edu.
      • The high school must be accredited by an agency included on the TCSG approved accreditation list.聽.
      • High school Certificates of Attendance or other certificates, credentials, or documents where the student did not complete all required coursework or testing required for a high school diploma in that state are not recognized for admission purposes

    2. High School Equivalency (GED, HISET etc.) Graduates

      • Submit your high school equivalency transcript showing passing scores on all sections of the test
      • Official high school equivalency transcripts can be mailed or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope
      • They can be requested electronically at

    3. Home School Students

      1. Applicants who were home schooled at an accredited program must submit:
        • Annual progress reports or a final transcript for the equivalent of the homeschooled student’s junior and senior years;
          • The final progress report or transcript must include the graduation date.
      2. Applicants who attended a non-accredited high school or home school must submit an official transcript and one of the following:
        • Official scores from an assessment instrument meeting college established required minimums per
        • Successful completion of 12 hours of college coursework for credit that appear on an official college transcript.

    4. Exceptions

      • to numbers 1, 2, and 3 above include those students seeking enrollment into an approved basic workforce certificate that does not require a high school diploma or high school equivalency for admission, as listed in .

  3. Submit proof of lawful presence and proof of Georgia residency to qualify for in-state tuition.

    1. Alabama residents from Lee, Chambers, Russell, and Barbour counties may qualify Reciprocity, which grants the in-state tuition rate.

 

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