Admissions Requirements
Admissions Requirements
There are many different types of students in various stages of life at Lakeland. The admissions policies and requirements may vary depending on one's specific endeavors or background. Please review the list below to help prepare for your specific admissions process.
Standard Student
To enroll at Lakeland, a student should submit a completed application form online. In addition, all new, first-year students are required to submit a final, official high school (showing graduation date) or GED transcript. The general admission policy of the college does not ensure admittance to a particular course or program. Males age 18 to 26 must be registered with the Selective Service prior to enrolling at Lakeland or they will be charged the out-of-state tuition rate.
Health Technologies Student
All students enrolled in a nursing or allied health program/certificate must complete a series of additional requirements that vary by program. Additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, standard student admission requirements as well as Health Technologies Application Form, pre-admission testing, student disclosure statement, criminal background check, and specific program-related medical requirements.
Each health technologies department may have specific admissions requirements.
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High School Student
College Credit Plus
Lakeland Community College's College Credit Plus Program (CCP) offers high school students the opportunity to enroll at Lakeland on a part-time or full-time basis, and earn college credit which may also be used to fulfill their high school graduation requirements.
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Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are offered in local high schools, career centers and at Lakeland Community College. For most programs, registration begins during the second semester of the sophomore year, and if accepted, the student will begin as a high school junior. Some approved programs may begin at the start of the senior year.
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International Student
Lakeland welcomes qualified students who are seeking an F-1 student visa to allow them to study as a full-time student in the United States. At Lakeland, F-1 student visa holders will receive individual attention to help achieve their educational dreams.
To study as an F-1 student visa holder at Lakeland, applicants will need to meet specific federal requirements.
Visit our International Students page for more information.
Senior Student
Lakeland offers senior citizens 60 years or older the opportunity to audit credit courses on a space-available basis and have the tuition waived providing the course prerequisites are met. Senior citizens are responsible for purchasing course materials and books and paying for the general, lab and student support service fees. View the tuition schedule here.
Eligibility requirements:
- Ohio resident
- 60 years of age or older
- Provide proof of age and residency via Ohio driver's license or state issued I.D.
To benefit from the senior citizen tuition waiver, a senior citizen must complete an Admissions Application (first-time applicants only) and an Audit Request – Senior Citizen (PDF) to be certified as eligible.
Once certified as eligible, senior citizens may register during senior citizen registration dates.
Please note: noncredit, continuing education courses are not eligible for senior citizen tuition waivers.
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Students with disabilities are provided comprehensive support and accommodations at Lakeland. If you are a student in need of accommodations, please contact the Student Accommodation Center as early as possible in the enrollment process to discuss and coordinate identified accommodations.
Transfer Student
Students who are transferring to Lakeland from another college are required to submit a final, official high school (showing graduation date) or GED transcript. This requirement may be waived if you have earned 15 credit hours or more at an accredited post-secondary institution. Additionally, all new transfer students are required to submit official transcript(s) from all post-secondary institutions attended (even if no credit was earned). Once all transcripts are received at Lakeland, it is recommended that students make an appointment with an academic advisor to have their transcript(s) evaluated and to determine which courses apply to their degree/certificate program.
Only Lakeland Community College course grades will be used in computing a student's GPA. Credits will only be accepted from regionally accredited institutions.
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Visit Lakeland's Transfer Center for additional information on credit transfer to or from Lakeland.
Transient Student
Visiting students are currently attending another university or college and would like to take courses at Lakeland Community College for one term and have the credits transferred back to their home institution.
- Complete Lakeland's Application for Admissions as a visiting student.
- Complete the Visiting Student Registration Form (also available for download after applying to Lakeland). This form must be completed by the appropriate official at the visiting student's home institution and received by Lakeland prior to registration.*
- Complete the Visiting Student Registration Form. This form must be completed by the appropriate official at the visiting student's home institution and received by Lakeland prior to registration.*
Final grades are not automatically sent from Lakeland to the visiting student's home institution; an official transcript must be requested upon completion of the courses(s). Visiting students are not eligible for financial aid a Lakeland.
Contact Lakeland's Office of the Registrar for more information.
*If you cannot obtain written permission from your home institution, an unofficial or official transcript should be submitted to verify that course prerequisites have been met in order to enroll in courses at Lakeland Community College.
Veteran Student
Lakeland is a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), approved by the State Approving Agency for Veterans and is committed to being named as a "Military Friendly School" year after year.
Lakeland is committed to helping active duty personnel, veterans, reservists, and dependents attain their personal and professional goals.
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Lakeland Community College employees do not receive incentive payments for recruiting service members. The college does not aggressively contact service members or engage in same-day recruitment and registration for the purpose of securing service member enrollments.
Weekend College Student
To be eligible to apply for admission to Lakeland's Weekend College, students must:
- Meet Admission criteria (2 out of 3 requirements)
- Complete Lakeland Application Form
- Complete Weekend College Admissions Form
Available from Counseling or Admissions offices - Meet with an Academic Counselor
- Provide Letter of Recommendation
- Attend a mandatory orientation session
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New students may enroll to take courses for personal enrichment or professional development as a non-degree/non-certificate student. Non-degree/non-certificate students must be a high school graduate or have obtained a high school diploma equivalency.
Non-degree/non-certificate students are not required to submit high school or college transcripts and are also waived from the placement test admissions requirement.
- Financial aid is not available for non-degree/non-certificate students
- Non-degree/non-certificate students must still meet all course prerequisites
- No developmental courses are permitted unless the student completes the placement test
- There is no limit on the number of credits a student can earn as a non-degree/non-certificate student
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Transcripts
All new, first-year students are required to submit a final, official high school transcript (showing graduation date) or GED transcript.
New transfer students are required to submit official transcript(s)* from all post-secondary institutions attended (even if no credit was earned). If less than 15 credit hours were earned at an accredited post-secondary institution, a final, official high school transcript (showing graduation date) or GED transcript must also be submitted.
Any student pursuing a health technology program must submit an official high school transcript or GED transcript.
Please contact your former high school and/or post-secondary institution(s) to request your transcripts be sent directly to Lakeland's Admissions Office.**
Request electronic transcripts through a third-party provider (i.e. Parchment) by selecting Lakeland Community College as the recipient. Transcripts may also be emailed directly from the high school/institution to transcripts@lakelandcc.edu.
Mail physical transcripts to:
Lakeland Community College
Attn: Admissions Office
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland, OH 44094
*Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an accredited evaluation agency such as World Education Services (WES) or Educational Perspectives. For a full list of accredited evaluation service providers, visit https://www.naces.org/members. All costs associated with foreign transcript evaluations are the student's responsibility and arrangements for payment must be made directly with the evaluation agency. Transfer of foreign credit may not be guaranteed.
**Students seeking transcripts from closed Ohio schools should visit the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools Consumer Information Student Transcripts page to determine who to contact about obtaining their transcript(s).
Lakeland Community College has partnered with Credential Solutions to accept online transcript orders. Students and alumni are able to order their official transcripts 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Transcripts can be sent electronically or mailed as a hard copy, depending on the receiving institution or destination.
If you have attachments to go along with your transcript, such as LSAC (Law School Admission Council), NursingCAS, PharmCAS, you can do this as part of the transcript request process.
- Log in to your myLakeland account and click on "Student/Student Records/Request Official Transcript."
- If you cannot access your myLakeland account, you can request and pay via the Online Request for Transcript of Record Form.
- There is a transcript fee of $5 per copy.
Lakeland Academic Transcript Key [PDF]
Current students can view your unofficial Lakeland transcript by following these steps:
- Log in to myLakeland.
- Click the "Student" tab.
- In the middle column ("myLakeland Student Services"), select "Student Records."
- Click "View Web Transcript (Unofficial)."
- Click "Submit."
Questions?
For questions or information about the status of your transcript request, email transcripts@lakelandcc.edu or contact the Lakeland Admissions Office.
Official Military Transcripts are required prior to a credit review. Transcripts can be accessed and requested here:
- Army/Navy/Marines/Coast Guard - Joint Services Transcripts
- Air Force – Community College of the Air Force
Upon receipt of Joint Services Transcript (JST), students will receive a preliminary credit for prior learning evaluation emailed to their Lakeland student email. Transcripts received from the Community College of the Air Force will be evaluated by an academic counselor. All students are encouraged to meet with an academic counselor to discuss how their military experience and coursework applies to their program of study at Lakeland. Students are also encouraged to consult the Lakeland Veterans Benefits Certifying Specialist to ensure acceptance of credit will not affect VA payments for courses they wish to take. Lakeland caps elective credit transfers at 12 semester hours.