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Welcome to Allan Hancock College!  The following information will assist you as you prepare to apply for admission to the college and register for classes.

Who May Attend

The Allan Hancock Joint Community College District will admit any individual possessing a high school diploma or the equivalent or any individual who is at least 18 years of age and capable of profiting from the instruction offered.  Individuals under eighteen years of age who do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent may be admitted to the college under the College Now! program.  The College Now! program is available for concurrently enrolled high school students with specific admissions requirements, click here to go to College Now!   Individuals who are participating in a home schooling program must submit a copy of their private school affidavit of home schooling, in addition to the College Now! form.

How to Apply

Click here to complete an application for admission. Allan Hancock College requires the use of the student’s social security number to download the application for admission into our student data base.

Students who do not wish to use their social security number when applying to Allan Hancock College will need to submit a paper application to the AHC Admissions & Records office.  If you do not use your social security number, or, if you not have a social security number, you will need to submit a paper application.  Unfortunately, you will not be permitted to enroll in classes until we receive your completed application for admission.  Once you have completed your application for admission you may access the online registration through myHancock at www.hancockcollege.edu .

If a student does not provide their social security number, the Admissions and Records office is not able to verify enrollment for loans or financial aid. 

If you need additional information, please contact the Admissions and Records office for more information at
805-922-6966 ext. 3248 

When To Apply

There is no fee to apply to Allan Hancock College.  Applications for admission are accepted all year round.  Individuals seeking admission to certain specialized programs have additional admission requirements.  Contact the department listed for specific admissions and registration information.

International F1 Visa Students: Click here for information.

Nursing and Dental Assisting: For admission requirements, program information, and application contact the Health Occupations department at (805) 922-6966 ext. 3384.

Firefighter Academy: For admission requirements, program information, and application contact the Public Safety department at (805) 922-6966 ext. 3282.  Click here for more information.

Basic Law Enforcement Academy: For admission requirements, program information, and application contact the Public Safety department at (805) 922-6966 ext. 3284.

Drama/Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA): For admission requirements, program information, and application contact the Drama department at (805) 922-6966 ext. 4115.

Cosmetology: For admission requirements contact the Office of Academic Affairs at (805) 922-6966 ext. 3292.

Transcripts

All students must submit official (sealed) transcripts from high school and/or colleges previously attended for prerequisite clearance, associate degree evaluation, and/or certificate completion, if applicable. If students do not meet prerequisites for a course, they will not be allowed to enroll in that course. Prerequisite coursework from another college should be verified with the Transcript Evaluator in the Admissions and Records office or the Counseling department prior to registration. If coursework was completed at a private institution or a college not within California, the student must provide a copy of the course description from the catalog of that college in addition to official transcripts.  For an explanation of prerequisites go to Prerequisites, Co-Requisites and Advisories.

The Student Testing Advising, Retention and Transition (START) program includes an assessment of your skills in reading comprehension, sentence skills, and math; an orientation to the college; and advising by academic counselors regarding your course selection.  Assessment is highly encouraged, but not mandatory unless you want to enroll in a course with an English or math prerequisite which you have not met. 

Residency Information

California Education Code requires that each student enrolled in or applying for admission to a California community college provide information and evidence as deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees of the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District to determine his/her legal residence classification.

A resident student is one who has been a legal resident in California for more than one year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester in which the student plans to enroll and who demonstrates the intent to remain a permanent California resident.

A non-resident student is one who has not had a legal residence in California for more than one year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester. Such students are required to pay non-resident tuition in addition to enrollment fees until such time as California residency is established. To be reclassified as a resident, you must present documentation confirming that you have lived in the state for at least one year and one day prior to the first day of the semester. These documents should be submitted to the Admissions & Records office.

Exemptions

Exemption to the non-resident tuition exists when documentation is presented for any one of the following:
You attended a California high school, or high school equivalent, for a minimum of three years and earned a California high school diploma, or equivalent (Assembly Bill 540) or the Seasonal Agricultural Exemption.

AB 540 provides an exemption from nonresident tuition for students who attended a California high school for three or more years and graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof (GED or Certificate of High School Proficiency).  In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the student must sign an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.  The exemption is not available for persons who are absent from California, but who are taking distance education classes from California community colleges.

Students who are exempted from paying the nonresident tuition and are admitted under AB540 do not become residents for eligibility purposes for any state-funded program, such as the Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOG) and the Extended Opportunity and Services Program (EOPS).

For the Seasonal Agricultural Exemption the student must provide evidence that the student himself or herself or the student’s parents with whom the student is living earns a livelihood primarily performing agricultural labor for hire in California and has performed such labor for at least two months in each of the preceding two years.

Contact the Admissions and Records office for specific details.  Choose from the following links to download the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request for Eligible California High School Graduates.

AB 540 form
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WORD DOC FORMAT

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Verification form
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WORD DOC FORMAT

Admision al Colegio

La Oficina de Admisiones del Colegio Allan Hancock se localiza en el edificio A en el plantel de Santa María. Las horas son de 8:30 a.m. a 4 p.m., los lunes, los miércoles, y los jueves, los martes de 8 a.m. a 6 p.m. y en los viernes de 8 a.m. a 1 p.m.  Solicitudes también están disponibles en las oficinas centrales en los planteles de Lompoc, Vandenberg AFB y Solvang. Solicitudes de admisión para verano se aceptan en Abril y a mediados de junio, para el semestre de el otoño, y a mediados de noviembre, para el semestre de la primavera. El Colegio Allan Hancock admite estudiantes graduados de escuelas secundarias. El Colegio también acepta los siguientes estudiantes: los que han pasado el examen de Competencia del Estado de California y son certificados por el Estado de California, personas de 18 años de edad o mayores que no son graduados de escuelas secundarias, estudiantes transferiendo de otros colegios o universidades.  Estudiantes de escuela secundarias que hayan completado el decimo grado, vea la información sobre College Now!  College Now! es un programa especial para estudiantes de la secundaria.
Para más información llame a 922-6966, extensión 3266.