General Admissions Guidelines

Northeast does not charge an application fee. Applications for Admission are accepted from students aged 18 and older, or those students who will receive their high school diploma or GED certificate prior to their enrollment start date.

Admission to Northeast Community College does not guarantee admission to all courses or programs of study. Students may be required to take pre-requisites and/or academic skills courses before enrolling in certain classes/programs of study. Program requirements are outlined in the College Catalog. The College may require a person to provide a medical statement from a physician for admission to a specific program or when it is otherwise in the best interest of the student and/or Northeast.

Northeast Community College reserves the right to deny admission or continued enrollment to any student who may create an unreasonable risk of harm to the health, safety, welfare, or prosperity of the College, members of the College community, or themselves.

The language of instruction at Northeast Community College is English; therefore, students are required to have a certain level of English proficiency to improve their chances of success.

Students whose native language is not English will be required to provide proof of English proficiency prior to enrolling in Northeast Community College courses at the 1000 level or higher. Students must prove language proficiency in one of the following ways:

1. An official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score report with a minimum of 500 on the written exam, 173 on the computer exam, or 61 on the TOEFL iBT. Northeast Community College’s institutional code for TOEFL is 6473.

2. An official transcript from an accredited U.S. educational institution verifying successful completion of a college English course, at the 1000 level or higher, with a grade of “C” or better.

3. An official ACT score report with an English sub-score minimum of 18. If submitted English sub-scores are lower than 18, the appropriate ESL placement test will be administered.

4. Completion of the appropriate English as a Second Language Placement Test with qualifying test scores in Reading and Writing. A qualified writing sample may be requested.

Specific application procedures for degree-seeking, non-degree-seeking, and former Northeast Community College students are outlined in the menu. International student applicants see Special Admissions Guidelines.