Admission Requirements

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti‐discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex , age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact:  Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 480‐677‐7853 or titleix@centralaz.edu;  Section 504/ADA Coordinator at 520‐494‐5409 or studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at 520-494-5577.

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Regular Admission

Regular admission to the college is granted to any person who meets one of the following criteria:

• Graduate of a regionally accredited high school as defined by the United States Office of Education or any other appropriate state educational agency;

• Earned a high school certificate of equivalency (GED);

• 18 years of age or older and demonstrates evidence of potential success in the community college;

• Transfer student in good academic standing from another college or university.

• Visit centralaz.edu/registration for more information.

Special Admit (Admission of Students Under the Age of 18)

Special Admission is for admission of students under the age of 18.

No person under age 18 shall be denied admission because of age, lack of a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency, grade in school, lack of permission of school officials or lack of concurrent enrollment in a public or private school if the student meets one of the following test scores:

• PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test – taken March 2016 or later) composite score of 720 or above

• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test-taken March 2016 or later) composite (Evidence Based Reading & Writing and Math portions combined) score of 720 or above;

• ACT (American College Test) composite score of 12 or above.

Students who are participating in a High School Program sponsored by the college, such as Dual Enrollment and Concurrent Enrollment, may be considered for Special Admissions. For a high school student to be admitted, the student must follow the High School Student Checklist for Enrollment found here: High School Student Checklist for Enrollment in CAC Courses [PDF] To be able to register for a course a high school representative must approve to verify the student is capable of completing college work registration. A student admitted under this criterion is not guaranteed admission to a specific degree program or to all courses offered at the college. The number of credits in which a student may enroll may be limited.

Students seeking Special Admissions, not participating in a High School Program, must complete the following process:

• Completion of the Admissions Form;

• Consultation with the Vice President of Academics;

• Email: Cristina.Gonzalez@centralaz.edu.

Admission of Returning Students

Students who have not attended in a year should follow the readmit process.

Service Members and Reservists who are temporarily unable to attend and must suspend their enrollment should contact Admissions admissions@centralaz.edu of intent to return to Central Arizona College. Immediate re-admissions of the Service Member will occur in the same program they were pursuing prior to their leave of absence under the same academic standing. For additional information, please contact the Military and Veteran Specialist.

Homeschool Students

Students who are homeschooled in high school should follow the High Schools Programs. The High School Representative needed to sign the registration form would be a parent. Homeschool students who are not at the high school level would follow the special admit process by contacting Cristina.Gonzalez@centralaz.edu.

Admission of F-1 Nonimmigrant Students - International Students

International students seeking admissions based on F-1 student visa status must submit the following to international.admissions@centralaz.edu:

• Graduation from a high school equivalent to the 12th grade level in the United States. It is recommended that students have graduated in the upper 50 percent of their secondary school (high school or equivalent) in order to ensure success in academic classes at this college. Official high school transcripts must be mailed directly to the Records Office;

• Completion of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of at least 450 paper test or 133 on the computer test. The score must be submitted directly from the testing agency to the Records Office. Questions about the TOEFL should be directed to the Educational Testing Services at the following address: TOEFL Services, PO Box 6155, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6155;

• Evidence of financial support or deposit of tuition. The college has no provision for scholarships for international students; therefore, students must be prepared to meet the necessary financial obligations for the entire time they will be in the United States. It is estimated that each student will need at least $10,000 per academic year in order to meet all expenses, exclusive of travel. In addition, if an international student has dependents, there should be an additional $5,000 of financial support per dependent;

• Translation of documents into English, if required.

• Must enroll under full-time status with face to face and hybrid with a face to face component courses (minimum of 12 credits);

• Must communicate place of Arizona residency at all times to the Registrar Office;

• It is the responsibility of the student to request transfer of F-1 visa, if desired.

Student Records

Student records are maintained within the Admissions and Records Office. For additional information, please contact admissions@centralaz.edu.