Applying for Admission

General College Admission

Lake City Community College adheres to the "Open Door" admission policy as provided by Florida Law.  Individuals that are residents of the state of Florida may enter the College if he or she meets the minimum age requirements of 16 years.  Admission to degree programs requires that the applicant must have graduated from high school earning a Standard High School Diploma, have a general education diploma (GED) issued by a state department of education or satisfactorily completed home-education requirements.  See online forms for admission application.

State law establishes certain minimum requirements for admission to college credit academic courses.  These requirements ensure, as far as possible, that students will be successful in their academic work.  After testing and advising, the College may require a student to be enrolled in college preparatory courses.

Admission to the College does not imply or guarantee admission into any program with special admission requirements.

Admission Classification - Program of Study

College Degrees and Certificates             

A.A. Degree (Associate in Arts Degree)

A.S. Degree (Associate in Science Degree)

A.A.S Degrees (Associate in Applied Science Degree)

College Credit Certificate

Occupational Credit Certificate

Applied Technology Diploma

Limited Access Programs - A program with a limited number of students admitted each semester or year, with a selection process.  Students typically submit a program application in addition to the college application.  The limited access programs are:

Golf Course Operations (A.S.) Nursing - R.N. (A.S.) Nursing Transition Program (A.S.) Physical Therapist Assistant (A.S.) Practical Nursing (Certificate)

 

Limited Enrollment Programs - A program with limited number of students admitted each semester or year, typically on a first-come, first-served basis.  Student may need to meet certain requirements in order to enroll in the program.  Limited enrollment programs are:

Emergency Medical Service (A.S.) Emergency Medical Technology (A.T.D.) Paramedic (Certificate) Patient Care Assistant (Certificate) Phlebotomy (Certificate)

 

Some certificate programs do not require the high school diploma, GED, or other equivalency diplomas.  Those programs are:

Applied Welding Technology Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning Technology Cosmetology Esthetics Nail Technician Patient Care Assistant Phlebotomy

 

Student that enter these programs without a diploma or GED, must demonstrate the ability to benefit from such training as determined through college wide testing and the attainment of minimum entry scores on such tests.

First time-in-college Freshmen

A student who has never attended college is classified as a freshman student.  To be admitted as a degree/technical certificate seeking student an applicant must:

submit a completed application and $15 non-refundable fee declare a program of study and provide official copies of ACT,SAT or CPT  scores (if results are more than two years old at retest is required) provide an official high school transcript or a high school diploma through any State Department of Education based on performance on the General Education Development (G.E.D) test or a home education program meeting Florida state requirements provide residency documentation to be eligible for Florida in-state tuition rate.

 

Transfer Students

A student who has attended any college or university, or technical school, regardless of credit earned, is considered a transfer student. A transfer student must:

submit a completed application and $15 non-refundable fee declare aprogram of study and provide official copies of ACT,SAT or CPT scores (if results are more than two years old at retest is required) provide an official high school transcript or a high school diploma through any State Department of Education based on performance on the General Education Development (G.E.D) test or a home education program meeting Florida state requirements provide residency documentation to be eligible for Florida in-state tuition rate provide official transcripts from all colleges, universities and/or other educational institutions you have attended.

 

Readmission

A student who has previously applied for admission but has not registered or has not registered for two regular semesters must: 

submit a completed application ($15 application fee not required) if scores are not on file, provide official copies of ACT,SAT or CPT (if results are more than two years old at retest is required) if high school  transcript is not on file, provide an official high school transcript or a school diploma through any State Department of Education based on performance on the General Education Development (G.E.D) test, or a home education program meeting Florida state requirements provide offical transcripts from all schools attended since initial admission process was completed provide new residency documentation.