1. Complete a VGCC Admissions Application (paper version or online).
2. Submit official transcripts of all secondary and post-secondary schools. Most schools charge a fee for official transcripts. Students are responsible for contacting the schools and paying the required fee for transcripts.
   • Please send official transcripts to:
     VGCC
     Attn: Admissions
     PO Box 917
     Henderson, NC 27536
     
     
   • Student who received a GED in North Carolina must request GED transcripts from the NC GED Records Office.
     
     
   • Students who have graduated from institutions outside the United States must document completion of a nationally recognized secondary school.
     
     
   • Home-schooled students must produce evidence of completion of a state registered home school program.
     
     
   • Students entering a program of study have up to one semester of attendance to submit all official transcripts.
     
     
3. Take Placement Test unless exempt by college credit or standardized test scores. Please visit our Testing Center site for complete information.
4. Meet with an academic advisor to schedule classes.
5. Register and Pay for classes.

The College reserves the right to evaluate special cases and to refuse admission to applicants when considered advisable in the best interest of the applicant and the College.

Note: Students who have an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university are not required to submit high school transcripts. (Exceptions: Students entering Health Sciences programs must submit high school transcripts.)

Special Credit Students

Students not seeking a certificate, diploma, or associate degree may enroll as a special credit student for a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours of credit. Students enrolled in this status are not required to take the placement test for enrollment into curriculum courses that do not have prerequisites and do not have to meet the transcript requirements for curriculum programs. Special students must take the placement test in order to enroll into courses which have prerequisite requirements.

Students classified as "special credit students" are ineligible to receive most types of financial aid. Students who plan to take more than twelve (12) semester hours of credit must take the placement test, complete the regular admission requirements, and declare an academic program of study.

Financial Aid Information
Financial Aid requires a separate application and supporting documents.  Please visit our Financial Aid site for more information.