Admissions to Surry Community College is open to anyone who is eighteen years of age or older. Although this open-door admission policy allows access to college courses for virtually anyone, immediate admissions to some degree/diploma programs is dependent on the following factors:

1. Students admitted to all associate degree programs must have earned a high school diploma from an accredited secondary school or have earned either a GED or Adult High School Diploma.
   
   
2. Students enrolling in a degree program or planning to enroll in select courses are required to take the College Placement Tests. Results of the testing are used to ensure students' ability to succeed in certain programs or courses. If results indicate a lack of readiness to begin college-level work, students will be required to complete the appropriate remedial courses. Students must wait 90 days before retaking the CPT. CPT scores are valid for 3 years.
   
   
3. Students interested in pursuing courses at Surry Community College must follow the general admissions procedures outlined in the General Admissions Procedures section.
   
   
4. Students interested in pursuing a selective admissions program (Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant, Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, etc.) must also follow additional procedures. see Nursing Requirements, Physical Therapy Requirements

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Students Not Seeking a Degree, Diploma, or Certificate

Official transcripts are not required if you are a non-degree seeking student. However, if you plan to enroll in a course that has a required pre-requisite, you must submit verification that you have successfully completed the requirement. This can be from a placement test score or an accredited college transcript.

Non-degree seeking students will meet with a Counselor in Student Development for registration.

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Dual Enrolled, Huskins Bill, and Earn and Learn Online High School Student

Under regulations issued by the NC State Board of Education, Surry Community College has entered into cooperative agreements with the Surry County School System, Mount Airy School System, Elkin City School System, and the Yadkin County School System. This agreement allows qualified high school students to enroll in certain courses at the college while still enrolled in high school.

Learn and Earn Online is a state funded program that permits "high school students to enroll in college courses to qualify for college credit. Online courses are available to students through The University of North Carolina (UNC) and the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS)."

The Dual Enrolled/Huskins Counselor at SCC should be contacted for more information.

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Admissions Criteria for Intellectually gifted and mature students under 16 years old

The 2005 Session of the NC General Assembly enacted House Bill 583 to allow a student under the age of sixteen to enroll in a community college if the president of the college or the president's designee finds that the student is intellectually gifted and has the maturity to justify admission to the college, as well as, meets other eligibility criteria designed by the bill. This bill expires September 1, 2008. For more information on procedures and guidelines, please see or call the Director of Admissions in the Office of Student Development.

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International Student Admission

Surry Community College does not issue the I-20 student VISA to international or foreign individuals. However, undocumented students are admitted to the college, as long as, an earned high school diploma, GED or Adult High School Diploma can be verified. These students are also required to pay out-of-state tuition rates and are not eligible to receive state or federal financial aid in the form of a grant or loan.

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