Health & 2nd Tier programs use either a Competitive Admission or Limited Enrollment process. Each process determines how qualified applicants are considered for available program seats.
Competitive Admissions Process
Competitive Admission applies to programs classified as high-demand, where the number of qualified applicants exceeds the available program seats.
- Applicants must meet all admission requirements and criteria.
- Qualified applicants are evaluated using a point system, with admission offered based on the highest point rankings.
For additional details, review Admission to High Demand Programs board policy.
View Competitive Admission Program Point Scales
Limited Enrollment Admission Process
Limited Enrollment programs have a set number of available seats but are not classified as high demand programs. Admission is based on a first-qualified process, with seats offered to applicants who meet all admission requirements and criteria until all Accepted and Alternate Candidate seats are filled, or the application deadline is reached.
Exception: Post-Associate Certificate Programs
WCC students currently enrolled in the final year of a prerequisite associate degree program receive priority admission and continued enrollment, provided they apply by the priority application deadline.
- Priority Consideration: Eligible students are considered for a seat based on their application submission date, even if they are still completing final admission requirements during the semester before the program begins.
- Missing Priority Deadline: Students who miss the priority application deadline forfeit their priority status.
- After the Priority Deadline: Admission continues on a first-qualified basis until all Accepted and Alternate Candidate seats are filled or the application deadline is reached