The Pierpont Community & Technical College Admissions Policy follows the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Title 135 Procedural Rule, Series 23 “Basic Guidelines and Standards for Admissions at Community and Technical College”. The college is committed to providing an educational opportunity to all persons regardless of educational background or preparation.
Admission to Pierpont is open to any person age eighteen or older, able to benefit from study at the community college level.
Students seeking admission to Pierpont Community & Technical College must file an application for admission and meet applicable deadlines.
The application and any supporting credentials must be on file at least two weeks prior to the opening of a semester or term.
All credentials submitted in support of an application for admission become the property of the College and will not be returned to the student.
Any student admitted upon the basis of false credentials will be subject to immediate dismissal from the institution.
Students who fail to register during a semester or term for which they have been admitted must file another application in order to gain admission at a later date.
All Pierpont students seeking full time admission who do NOT have ACT/SAT scores within the past five years or do not meet all placement standards for entry into certain majors can take placement into English and Mathematics courses. Placement tests should be completed before admission into the major. Placement scores are valid for 2 years from date of testing.
The College offers new student orientation sessions. Students can enroll, select classes, complete financial aid steps, and more. Contact (304) 367-4907 for information.
Separate applications for residence halls must be submitted to the Office of Residence Life. Be sure to complete the housing exemption if you do not plan to live on campus during the academic year.
Those who possess a high school transcript of completion, or have passed a High School Equivalency Exam, may enroll as Certificate of Applied Science or Associate degree-seeking students.
Without a high school transcript of completion, or passing of a High School Equivalency Exam, individuals may be conditionally admitted into the college and as a “Non-Degree Seeking” student can enroll in many of the Community and Technical College courses. Beginning July 1, 2012 ability to benefit students will not be eligible for financial aid. Students previously admitted as ability to benefit students will be eligible for financial aid if in good standing. Following each semester students will be evaluated, to determine whether college-level academic performance indicates an ability to continue. Upon conditional admission into the course, individuals will be directed to testing.
Neither regular or conditional admission to the college ensure the entry into a specific program of study, nor imply eligibility to enroll in courses with established prerequisites, or entry into competitive programs with limited numbers of students and special entry requirements.
Several programs of study have competitive entry, are limited in the number of students admitted annually, and have specific deadline dates. Applicants to competitive programs should complete placement or ACT or SAT testing early and have their high school transcripts forwarded to Student Services as soon as possible in the fall for consideration into the competitive programs for the following fall enrollment date. To insure proper consideration, students are asked to make early application to their program of choice with test scores and transcripts (note, some program consideration involves additional costs).
Early admissions standards for high school students enrolling in community colleges are subject to the requirements of the WVCTCS Section 135-19-6 of Title 135, Series 19 “Guidelines for College Courses for High School Students”. Entry into General English, Mathematics and Science courses may also require defined ACT, SAT or placement test scores. All students are advised to make an appointment for placement testing for appropriate course placement and before their scheduling of courses. Incorrect and incomplete information will delay file completion and financial aid processing.
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