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13 Admissions and Registration 2017-2018 Catalog Community College High School Enrichment Program Current high school juniors and seniors may be admitted to the college through the High School Enrichment Program. High school students can obtain information from their high school counselor or from the college’s Counseling Center. Call 638-0337 for details. Besides applying for the program through a counselor, the student needs to be present the first day the class meets, and ask the instructor for an authorization code, which is the permission to enroll. In addition to the regular semesters, high school students are eligible for the summer session prior to their junior year and the summer session between their junior and senior years. The same first day attendance and permission to enroll applies for the summer classes. Summary of Admission Requirements Any student who intends to obtain a degree or certificate of achievement at Reedley College or plans to transfer to a four- year college or university shall be required to: 1. File a completed admission application prior to the deadline as specified in the catalog. 2. Request the last high school attended to send one transcript of work completed or attempted if high school was attended in the last two years. Transcript is to be an official copy sent directly from the previous school to: Reedley College Admissions and Records Office 995 N. Reed Avenue Reedley, CA 93654 3. Have the GED scores or a copy of the CHSPE Certificate sent to the Admissions and Records Office if the GED test or the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) was taken in the last two years. 4. Request each college of attendance to send a complete transcript of work attempted whether or not credit was earned. Transcripts are to be official copies sent directly from the previous college to Reedley College. 5. Take a placement test. Application Reedley College is one of multiple colleges and centers within the State Center Community College District (SCCCD). Students need only submit one application for admission to any of SCCCD’s colleges/centers. Apply on-line at www.reedleycollege.edu for greatest convenience. Applications are also available from the Admissions Office at any college or center within SCCCD, or from the counseling office at your local high school. Who Needs to Apply? If you have never attended (first time college or transfer student) a college or center within the State Center Community College District (SCCCD); If you previously attended (returning student) a college or center within SCCCD and have been away for two or more consecutive primary semesters (fall to spring or spring to fall); if you are a high school graduate and previously attended as a high school student (enrichment or dual enrollment); you must complete the SCCCD online admissions application. High school students who wish to enroll in college courses before graduating high school, must complete a SCCCD online Enrichment/ Dual Enrollment admissions application as well as the required Enrichment or Dual Enrollment program packet for the campus or center he/ she would like to attend. Residency By law, every student must file a statement declaring his/her residence status. The form for such a statement is included in the application process. A maintenance allowance is available for students attending Reedley College whose permanent residence is in a California non-district territory (district without a community college) and who live more than 60 miles from the “nearest community college attendance center.” For further information, contact the Admissions and Records Office in the Student Services Building. (California Education Code 76160 Rev. 83). It is recommended that all students whose legal residence is outside of the State Center Community College District have a health and accident insurance policy while attending Reedley College. If the student does not have health and accident insurance, he/she may sign up and pay for such a policy in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.