APPLICATION PROCESS  

In order to be considered for admission to the Nursing Program, the following credentials must be on file in the Admissions Office prior to March 1 :

     1. Application for admission to HCTC.  This must be updated on

an annual basis.

     2. Official high school transcript* (with graduation date) indicating

that the applicant has or will complete a high school course of study or a passing GED official score report.

     3. Transcripts* of all post-secondary education or training.

     4. Results of the National American College Test (ACT).

     5. Application form for the program. This must be completed on an annual basis.

*To be an official transcript, a transcript must be sent directly from the sending institution to the Admissions Office.  Handcarried transcripts or transcripts stamped "Issued to Student" are not acceptable.

All applicants meeting the appropriate academic requirements and technical standards shall be considered equally for admission to a community college or any academic program regardless of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age or physical or mental disability.

The Kentucky Board of Nursing has the power to deny a nursing graduate the right to take the NCLEX-RN if an individual has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony which involved acts that bear directly on the qualifications of the graduate to practice nursing.  Students may be required to have a criminal background check and/or drug screening done in order to enter the health care facilities for clinical.  Students are responsible for the cost.  Based on the results the facility has the right to deny students admission to the site for clinical.