Competitive Admissions

In order to select applicants for programs with limited clinical slots, a competitive admissions procedure, NOT a waiting list, will be used which utilizes a point system  This procedure will be used when there are more applicants who have met the minimum admissions requirements than we have available clinical spaces.  Those applicants with the highest number of points will be selected for the available clinical slots. 

The Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Radiography, and Surgical Technology programs utilize a point system based on academic performance in specific post secondary coursework to determine who is selected for the clinical slots. 

Applicants, who are eligible to be ranked, will be assigned points equal to the quality points in the computation of the grade point average for the non-clinical courses that are a part of the curriculum.  In other words, points are assigned based on the grade received for the class and the number of credit hours the class is worth.  Non-clinical courses are the General Education classes that are a part of the curriculum (i.e. - ENG 111, PSY 150, BIO 163, or BIO 168).  Clinical courses are the actual DEN, NUR, SUR, and RAD classes that are listed on the curriculum.

To be eligible to be ranked for the clinical classes:

• Surgical Technology applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements for that program and submit a "Satisfaction of Minimum Admissions Requirements" checklist . An Information Session is NOT required.

• Dental Assisting applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements for that program and submit a "Satisfaction of Minimum Admissions Requirements" checklist.  The checklist can be received only after attending a Mandatory Information Session.

• Dental Hygiene applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements and submit a clinical application for the program.  The clinical application can be obtained only after attending a Mandatory Information Session.   The clinical application is NOT the Wake Tech Community College application. 

• Nursing applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements and submit a clinical application for their program.  The clinical application can be obtained only after attending a Mandatory Information Session.  The clinical application is NOT the Wake Tech Community College application.

• Radiography applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements and submit a clinical application for their program.  The clinical application can be obtained only after attending a Mandatory Information Session.  The clinical application is NOT the Wake Tech Community College application. 

• LPN to Nursing applicants MUST complete ALL of the minimum admissions requirements and submit a clinical application for their program. The clinical application is NOT the Wake Tech Community College application.
  
  
• The deadlines for applying to the clinical classes are as follows:
  
  
  • Dental Assisting Admissions checklist is due by May 15th for Fall class
    
    
  • Dental Assisting Admissions checklist is due by May 15th for Fall class
    
    
  • Dental Hygiene clinical application is due by January 31st for Fall class
    
    
  • Nursing clinical application is due by January 31st for Fall class
    
    
  • Nursing clinical application is due by July 1st for Spring class
    
    
  • Radiography clinical application is due by January 31st for Fall class
    
    
  • Radiography clinical application is due by July 1st for Spring class
    
    
  • Surgical Technology Admissions checklist is due by May 15th for Fall class
    
    
  • LPN to ADN Advanced Placement clinical application is due by December 15 for Summer class

Please note that Wake Technical Community College is constantly reviewing and evaluating the competitive process and reserves the right to make changes as the need arises.