The Admissions Department is where you will begin your enrollment process at GTCC.
Your first step in this process is to complete your admissions application online.
You will need to turn in your high school transcripts as well as transcripts for any college you have attended.
Instructions on how to do that are here
You will need to establish that you are a North Carolina resident in order to pay in-state tuition. Click the link below to begin.
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Some of our programs have limited enrollment and require additional criteria for admission. Learn about Limited Entry programs by clicking this link.
GTCC has partnered with two local four-year colleges to offer co-admission programs, meaning that you are enrolled in both GTCC and the partner college at the same time. This allows you to complete your two-year Associate’s degree at GTCC and seamlessly transition to the four-year partner college to complete your Bachelor’s degree. The partner colleges and degree programs are:
For more information on Co-Admission programs, click here.
If you need to complete your residency determination, or are unhappy with your residency determination and need to complete a reconsideration or appeal, please follow this link to the CFNC.org Residency Determination Service (RDS): https://ncresidency.cfnc.org/residencyInfo/home
For detailed information on our admission policies, click here.
Local number: 919-835-2290, Toll Free number: 844 319 3640
You will need to complete either an appeal or reconsideration by logging back into your RDS account. Once you have completed your appeal/reconsideration, you will receive an email regarding the decision within a few days. It is your responsibility to alert the school of any changes, if you do not tell us, we will not know to update your status and you will continue to receive bills as an out-of-state student.
No, if you have been a GTCC student in the last two years, you will need to submit a program change form only, not a new application. Download the form here.
You can find all of the steps in the application process by going to our Apply Now page.
If you have graduated within the last year you will not need to do a new application, you will just need to complete a program change form.