Early College Essentials Technical Certificate of Credit

The Early College Essentials TCC provides students a greater opportunity for gaining college credit while completing their high school diploma. The TCC creates a unique link between secondary and post secondary education, and furthers the effort, embodied by the Complete College America program, to increase the number of high school and college graduates.

Students are accepted into the Early College Essentials certificate program every semester. A full-time student can complete this program in 2 semesters. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 18 semester credit hours.

Offered at the Following Campuses/Delivery Mode:

• North Campus (Sandersville)

• South Campus (Dublin)

 

Program Costs

Tuition & Fees: $2,462.00

Books & Supplies: $1,450.00

(Costs are estimated and are subject to change.)

 

Admission Requirements

OFTC may accept a student’s official entrance score on the following validated assessment instruments if the scores meet the required minimums:

• COMPASS/ASSET,
• SAT,
• ACT,
• PSAT,
• PACT,
• Accuplacer/Accuplacer Next Generation/Companion,
• HOPE GPA after completion of 10th grade of 2.6 or higher, or High School GPA of 2.6 (for occupational programs), or 2.0 for Workforce Entry Level programs, or GED.

The College may accept transfer credit for other courses according to the College’s transfer policy.

Curriculum

General Education Course Requirements

Students must take ENGL 1101 - Composition & Rhetoric.  A minimum of 18 semester credit hours is required for this program.  

 

Course Name	Course Title	Credits	Contact
BIOL 2113	Anatomy and Physiology I	3	45
BIOL 2113L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab I	1	45
BIOL 2114	Anatomy and Physiology II	3	45
BIOL 2114L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab II	1	45
BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3	45
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1	45
CHEM 1151	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry	3	45
CHEM 1151L	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1	45
ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3	45
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3	45
ENGL 2110	World Literature	3	45
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3	45
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3	45
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3	45
MATH 1113	Precalculus	3	45
MATH 1127	Introduction to Statistics	3	45
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3	45
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1	45
POLS 1101	American Government	3	45
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3	45
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3	45