Admission to Atlantic Cape

Apply for admission online or download and print an application and submit in person, by mail or by fax with the non-refundable $35 application fee.

Who Can Be Admitted?

Atlantic Cape Community College accepts all students who meet the following admission requirements, regardless of gender, race, creed or national origin.

• Students who are 18 years of age and older
• Students who hold a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) from an accredited secondary school

The Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Air Traffic Control Terminal programs have additional admission requirements that must be met before students can enter those programs.  An application to these programs is available upon request from the Admissions Office or download and print the ATCT application.   International students applying for an F-1 Student Visa must also submit additional information in order to apply, and pay a non-refundable $100 application fee.

Atlantic Cape offers degree programs that prepare students for many types of careers and a variety of continuing education/non-credit courses for personal or professional development.  Applicants may also be admitted through Special Admission Programs for High School Students, Project Second Chance, SAGES, Visiting Students and Unemployed residents.  Chargebacks are available for eligible Atlantic and Cape May residents taking courses at other New Jersey county colleges.

Students Not Seeking a Degree

If you are are not seeking a degree, you must still complete the application form, and select "undeclared” as your major. You are not eligible for financial aid and must still take the Placement Test unless you meet the test waiver requirements. Students attending other colleges are considered to be Visiting Students and should select Undeclared as their major. Students who are taking one course for personal or professional development may receive approval from the Director of Admissions or the Director of the Career & Academic Planning Center to waive the Placement Test requirement for one semester only.

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Did you know?

• Students who complete an associate degree at a New Jersey community college earn nearly $400,000 more in additional lifetime income over the course of their careers.
• You can save between $20,000 - $80,000 of the cost of a four-year college or university by spending your first two years at a community college.
• A national study has found that community college graduates who are seniors at four-year colleges achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) substantially higher than their fellow seniors who have attended that college from the beginning of their freshman year.
• Students who earn a one-year certificate from a community college earn as much as 16% more than people with only a high school diploma or GED.
• For every $1 spent on a community college education, a student’s discounted lifetime earnings will INCREASE by $7.91.