Competitive and Deadline Driven Admission Programs

Admission to the following programs is competitive: Associate Degree Nursing, Cardiovascular Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Echocardiography, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, and Vascular Technology. For more information regarding this process for a specific program, please contact the Augusta Campus Admissions Office (706) 771-4028, the Thomson Campus Student Services Office (706) 595-0166, the Waynesboro Campus Student Services Office (706) 437-6801, or the Columbia County Center (706) 651-7368 for details.

Note: Applicable Augusta Technical College exemption exam scores will be used for competitive admissions ranking in lieu of Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educational Support (DANTE), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), ARMY/AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION REGISTRY TRANSCRIPT SYSTEM (AARTS), Exempt (EX), or Advanced Placement (AP) results, as well as results from similar exams.

Completion of pre-admission criteria does not guarantee admission to competitive programs The competitive process requires submission of a Competitive Ranking Application, successful completion of all prerequisites, and completion of any additional curriculum/requirements by the designated deadline. Complete program requirements are given in the Program of Study section of this catalog and on the competitive program web page.  A Competitive Ranking Application is required for each program the applicant would like to be considered for.  Applicants may submit up to 2 Competitive Ranking Applications per ranking cycle.

In accordance with procedure 6.6.1p. Student Tuition and Fees and item VI, C. 5:  Out of State Students shall be enrolled in the college on a space-available basis and shall not displace any Georgia Student desiring to enroll in the college.

Deadlines for Competitive and Other Deadline Driven Programs