Admissions

Admissions Procedure

TITLE IV PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students desiring to enroll into Title IV programs offered by CTE should follow the admissions procedures outline below:

General Information

• Prospective students are encouraged to tour the school and talk with instructors and the training team regarding program options.  The application process is started at this time.
• A New Student Questionnaire must completed.
• All new students will need to meet with one of the admissions staff to review the process.
• New students are enrolled every three weeks.
• All new students, regardless of funding source, are required to sign a new student enrollment agreement for their chosen program.
• Students wishing to receive Title IV Federal Financial Aid will be required to have earned either their HS diploma or their GED.  Students who do not have a HS diploma or GED will be required to sit and pass an Ability to Benefit (ATB) test, cPAT, to be eligible for Title IV funds.
• New Students will be required to attend new student orientation, the week prior to starting school.
• Students who are enrolled as an ATB student will be required to attend Adult Education classes on campus, on a weekly basis, to work toward earning their GED.
• Completion of all required course work is necessary in order to be eligible to graduate.
• Students who leave school early, will only be eligible to receive a completion certificate for the portion of the program they have completed.

NON-TITLE IV PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Prospective students are encouraged to tour the school and talk with instructors and the training team regarding program options.  The application process is started at this time.
• A New Student Questionnaire must completed.
• All new students will need to meet with one of the admissions staff to review the process. 
• New students are enrolled every three weeks. Community Service time is available for those requiring documented hours of attendance prior to starting the program. 
• Only short-term programs are non-Title IV eligible.  
• New students will be required to attend new student orientation, the week prior to starting school. 
• Students being funded by a third party agency MUST have agency approval PRIOR to being eligible able to start school.  
• Students must complete the entire program to be eligible to graduate. Students who leave school early will only be eligible to receive a completion certificate for the portion of the program they have completed.  

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

There are no academic prerequisites for attending CTE, although students must be at least seventeen and a half years of age, have an appropriate funding source and possess a desire to become successful in their chosen field of study. The instructional programs at CTE are hands-on and individualize to help meet the needs of the students.

*Note: All students are based on a first come, first enrollment basis. If a desired program is full, students will be placed on a waiting list for the next available start date.

Students who are being funding by a third party source and are required to perform community service prior to the start date, will be able to perform their community service hours here on campus.  Please note, poor attendance during the community service hours could jeopardize your enrollment into CTE.

All Students are required to attend a new student orientation PRIOR to the first day of class.

Although we don’t base a student’s admission on their past history, we do ask each student to look at their own individual circumstances to help determine the best opportunity to become successful.  Our goal is to educate students and train students in a field of study that will afford them the BEST opportunity to become gainfully employed in the field of their choice.

Enrollment

All students are actively enrolled after the first day of class. Students must be fully packaged to cover the cost of tuition by this time. Students who are being funded by a third party need to have shown proof of eligibility to pay tuition.

Change of Program

• Students wishing to change a program must complete a change of program form, located in the office of the Registrar.
• Program changes can only occur at the beginning of a modular.
• Students may not change or transfer programs in the middle of a 3-week module.
• In order to be eligible to transfer programs, a student must be in good standing in their current program and must have proven regular attendance.
• Students with poor attendance or have been disruptive in their current program are NOT eligible to be transferred.
• The accepting program instructor must approve the transfer.
• Transfers a based on seat availability. (availability may vary based on program)

Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions:

If a student has a attended another institution and would like to have their credits reviewed for transferability into their program here at CTE, the following must be provided for a transferability review:

• An official copy of the transcript to be reviewed.
• A copy of any required course descriptions to better aid in the evaluation of the transcript.
• A course must meet the objective of a course being taught at CTE to be eligible to be transferred in. In some cases, more than one course may be needed to make up the objectives of one CTE course.
• Courses taken at another institution must have earned a grade of “C” or better to be considered transferable.
• Transferred coursework MUST be submitted and evaluated PRIOR to the start of school.  There is no guarantee courses will be able to transfer after you start school.

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