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Required Academic Criteria

To be admitted by a Technical College, applicants must satisfy one of the academic readiness paths below:

High School Graduates

High school graduates must submit an official high school transcript (including graduation date) that reflects the student has met the attendance, academic, and/or assessment requirements for the state’s board of education or equivalent agency.

Secondary schools must be accredited by an agency included on the TCSG approved accreditation agency list.

Applicants with diplomas from secondary schools located outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated for equivalency by an approved outside evaluation organization.

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.

High School Equivalency

Students with a high school equivalency (HSE) must submit an official transcript reflecting the student has passed an examination or completed a program the state recognizes as the equivalent of a high school diploma (e.g. GED®, HiSET®, CareerPlus HSE).

Exception for Basic Workforce Certificate

The only exception to requirements number 1 or 2 is for those students seeking enrollment into an approved basic level workforce certificate program that does not require a high school diploma or high school equivalency for admission.

Basic level workforce certificates for OFTC are:

  1. Administrative Support Assistant
  2. Automotive Chassis Technician Specialist
  3. Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder
  4. Commercial Truck Driving
  5. CompTIA A+ Certified Preparation
  6. Diesel Truck Maintenance Technician
  7. Heating and Air Conditioning Installation Technician
  8. Lathe Operator
  9. Microsoft Word Application Specialist
  10. Nurse Aide
  11. Shampoo Tech (high school diploma or HSE required for graduation)

Postsecondary Transfer

Submission of an official transcript from each previously attended postsecondary institutions (accredited by an accepted accrediting agency) reflecting the successful completion (C or better) of a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter credit hours of coursework at the degree level.

Home Schooled Student (in Georgia)

Applicants who were home schooled in the state of Georgia and did not attend a recognized accredited program must submit:

  1. Certificate of Attendance form from the local superintendent’s office or a Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program from the Georgia Department of Education verifying that the parent or legal guardian complied with the requirements of home study programs as referenced in O.C.G.A. § 20-2-690; and
  2. Annual progress reports or a final transcript for the equivalent of the home-schooled student’s junior and senior years (the final progress report or transcript must include the graduation date).

Home Study Student (Home Schooled in Georgia)

Applicants who were educated trhough a home study program (home schooled) in the state of Georgia and did not attend a recognized accredited program must submit:

Annual progress reports or a final transcript for the equivalent of thehome study student’s junior and senior years. (The final progress report or transcript must include the graduation date).   

Home Study Student (Home Schooled not in Georgia)

Applicants who were educated through a home study program (home schooled) outside the state of Georgia and did not attend a recognized accredited program must submit:
Annual progress reports or a final transcript for the equivalent of the home study student’s junior and senior years. The final progress report or transcript must include the graduation date and one of the following:
a. PSAT, SAT, or ACT scores that meet or exceed the TCSG system and college minimum requirements for program readiness; or.
b. ACCUPLACER placement scores that meet or exceed the TCSG system and college minimum score requirements for program readiness.

Military Veterans or Active Duty

Service members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, or Navy may submit an official copy of the DD Form 214 or other official documentation of military service indicating high school graduate or equivalent.

Note: The president of OFTC may waive the admissions requirement that applicants have either a high school diploma or high school equivalency for those secondary students or those pursuing a high school equivalency who are otherwise eligible to enroll in a specific program of study. To be eligible for graduation from OFTC, however, students enrolled in diploma, degree, and specified programs must have received a high school diploma or high school equivalency. The only exception is for those students receiving a basic level workforce certificate.

Waiver

The president of OFTC may waive the admissions requirement that applicants have either a high school diploma or high school equivalency for those secondary students or those pursuing a high school equivalency who are otherwise eligible to enroll in a specific program of study. To be eligible for graduation from OFTC, however, students enrolled in diploma, degree, and specified certificate programs must have received a high school diploma or high school equivalency. The only exception is for those students receiving a basic level workforce certificate.