Admissions

Online Application Simple Steps:

• Click Apply on the RSTC Home Page
  
  
  • If you are a first time user select the First time user account creation link.
    
    
  • If you are a returning user enter your Login ID and PIN and then select Login.
    
    
  • Complete the Application Information.
    
    (All Prospective Nursing Students MUST complete the Nursing Application in addition to the RSTC online application)

All students are required to submit an application for admission, and supply the College with an official copy of their high school transcript or an official copy of their GED scores. Students transferring from another college must submit an admissions application and an official copy of their transcript(s) from each college they have attended. Transient students must submit a transient letter from their home institution stating the courses that they will be allowed to take, in addition to an application for admission. The Office of Admissions will not issue copies of transcripts from other colleges or copies of high school transcripts to students. 

Procedures For Making Application For Admissions

PROCEDURE FOR MAKING APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONS

I. Applicants must complete the online Application for Admission at www.rstc.edu or obtain the most current application upon request from the Admissions Office of the College.  Applicants should submit their application to the Office of Admissions, Reid State Technical College, P.O. Box 588 Evergreen, AL 36401, as early as possible prior to the semester in which they plan to enroll.

2. All applicants are to submit an official, sealed high school transcript or GED and college transcript(s) prior to final acceptance.  Mail to Admissions, P.O. Box 588, Evergreen, AL 36401 or send via electronic submission through Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse. Proof of registration for Selective Service for males 18-26 years of age and proof of in-state residency is required.

3. Pell Grants should be submitted electronically by the student at www.FAFSA.ed.gov.  Students planning to apply for financial aid should make an appointment with the Financial Aid Director if assistance is needed.  

4. When the above forms are received and properly completed, they will be processed and approved or disapproved, and the applicant will be notified of his/her admission status.

5. All admitted students are required to take the ACCUPLACER placement exam or some other placement exam prior to registration for more than four credit hours, unless the student scored 20 or above on the ACT exam in Reading and Math, and 18 in English/Writing. An exam schedule can be obtained from the Testing Coordinator or online at www.rstc.edu.

6. Students who do not have a high school diploma or GED may enroll in selected programs. However, the student must pass the Ability-to-Benefit test prior to being admitted to the College. A testing schedule may be obtained from the Testing Coordinator or online at www.rstc.edu.

7. A student who does not have a high school diploma or GED may enroll in selected programs. Reid State Technical College utilizes the ACCUPLACER Test as the assessment instrument for purposes of exception to standard admission cases. A student must meet the following cut scores prior to being admitted to the college.  Testing placement and schedules may be obtained from the Testing office.