Joint Admissions and Concurrent Enrollment Guide | SKYCTC

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Joint Admissions / Concurrent Enrollment

Joint Admissions and Concurrent Enrollment are not the same.

Joint Admissions allows students to be admitted to Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) and WKU at the same time with the understanding that the student will complete the AA/AS degree at SKYCTC then transfer to WKU as a junior student to complete a bachelor's degree. Joint admissions is not required for students to be able to transfer coursework but is designed to streamline the process and coordinate utilization of credits. For more information on the Joint Admissions Process with WKU go to www.wku/edu/jointadmissions.

Concurrent Enrollment occurs when a student is enrolled at two different colleges during the same term. Financial aid can only be received from one college (the home college) per term, so coordination between both colleges is necessary to ensure correct awarding and disbursement of financial aid. 
A Consortium Agreement, signed by the student and both financial aid offices at each college, is required for financial aid purposes.
  • Students who receive financial aid from SKYCTC (home college) but enroll at a non-KCTCS college (visiting college) during the same term must request a Consortium Agreement by submitting a Consortium Request along with a visiting college class schedule to the SKYCTC financial aid office.
  • Students who receive financial aid from a non-KCTCS college (home college) but enroll at SKYCTC (visiting college) during the same term must request a Consortium Agreement from their home college financial aid office.

A Consortium Agreement allows credit hours from both colleges to be combined for financial aid purposes. For example, a student enrolled in 9 credit hours at SKYCTC and 3 credit hours at WKU, would be considered a full-time student at SKYCTC (9 credit hours + 3 credit hours = 12 credit hours).

Financial Aid is awarded and disbursed through the home college. Students are responsible for paying directly any charges incurred at the visiting college. Colleges have different policies and procedures for consortium agreements, so students should check with the visiting college’s Business Office to make payment arrangements.