Placement and College Readiness

Unless a contract or memorandum of agreement requires placement testing or other prerequisites, a student who has demonstrated college readiness through one of the non-academic exemptions provided below may enroll in designated entry level courses without further restrictions. Official documentation (transcripts, DD214, etc.) is required.

  • Active Duty Servicemembers or Reservists who have been serving at least three years preceding enrollment
  • Students who on or after August 1, 1990, were honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty or a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Students who have earned an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally-accredited institution of higher education
  • Non-degree seeking students (transient students). Note: A student receiving federal financial aid and/or VA educational benefits through Central Texas College must be a degree-seeking student with CTC.