Admissions
Admission Policy
In keeping with its mission and goals, the college offers admission to anyone who wishes to further his or her education and can benefit from such an experience. The college views enrollment as a process to assist students in continuing their education to achieve personal and career goals. Admission is not viewed as a process that uses traditional examinations and entrance requirements to reject those who wish to learn. The college considers learning to be a lifelong process and recognizes each individual’s previous experiences as valuable and important in future educational planning.
Lehigh Carbon Community College is committed to providing an atmosphere that encourages learning, the exchange of ideas and interacting with one another in a safe environment. The College reserves the right to deny or to place conditions on a student’s general admission or re-enrollment of an applicant or former students if the college determines such person represents a safety risk to persons or property at the college. Such person shall have the right to appeal decisions under this policy in writing addressed to the Executive Director of Enrollment within ten calendar days of the date the denial or conditions on admission notice was issued.
Application Process
Applicants must complete and submit the LCCC Application for Admissions, located on the college’s website. Paper applications can be obtained from the Office of Registration and Student Records.
All applicants are encouraged to submit a high school transcript or verification of an equivalency diploma—Test of General Education Development (GED). These documents are required of applicants requesting financial aid as well as applicants to the following programs of study: program, program, program, program, and program. (See “Special Admission Program Requirements.”)
High School Students
High school students may have the opportunity to enroll in LCCC credit courses. LCCC offers both Dual Enrollment courses and an Early College program. In the Dual Enrollment program, students earn transferable college credits and may be able to use these credits towards high school graduation. In the Early College program, students also earn transferable college credits, meet high school graduation requirements and graduate with an associate degree.
High school students that are in 9th grade, 14 years or older can apply to LCCC as early admissions or dual enrollment. Students younger than 14 will need to contact Admissions at 610-799-1575 to set up an interview and provide supporting documentation. For Early College, please contact your high school counselor for admissions requirements.
Career and Technology Education (CTE) – Articulation Credits
Lehigh Carbon Community College provides easy pathways for high school career and technology graduates to continue their occupational growth in high demand fields. Students that have successfully completed specific programs of study at one of the local career and technology educational institutions within three years are eligible for postsecondary educational credits upon entering related programs at LCCC.
Eligible students should contact Admissions (admissions@lccc.edu).
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Partners:
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute
Carbon Career and Technical Institute
Schuylkill Technology Center
Berks Career and Technology Center
Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) – Articulation Credits
Students who have successfully completed specific programs of study at a Pennsylvania career and technology institute other than the secondary schools listed above within three years are eligible to earn postsecondary education credits through statewide articulation agreements. Eligible students should contact Admissions (admissions@lccc.edu). LCCC currently has statewide SOAR agreements for completers of:
Commercial and Advertising Art
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology