Foreign Student Admissions (F-1 Visa Only)
Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) admits non-immigrant students with proper authorization through the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Application for admission should be made at least two months prior to the semester in which an applicant plans to enroll. Non-immigrant students are treated as non-resident students with respect to tuition and fees. The college cannot provide financial aid to foreign students; therefore, students must have sufficient funds to cover all living expenses, tuition and fees while attending the college. Student housing is not available on campus and foreign students are expected to make their own arrangements for housing.
To apply, please contact the International Admissions office.
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Applicant |
Fall Semester |
Summer Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Applying Outside US |
May 1 |
No new students |
September 1 |
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Final Documents |
May 15 |
N/A |
September 15 |
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Transfers |
July 1 |
No new students |
October 1 |
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Final Documents |
July 15 |
N/A |
October 15 |
Applying Outside U.S.: This is a student who resides outside the United States. The student wants to apply to receive an I-20. With this I-20, the student will apply for an F-1 student visa to come to Guilford Technical Community College and study as a full-time student.
Transfers: This is a student who is currently in the United States studying at an institution with a current I-20. The student wants to apply to Guilford Technical Community College to transfer his or her I-20 to study as a full-time student.
Out of Status Students: Guilford Technical Community College does not accept students who are currently out of status. We will not initiate the reinstatement process for new students.
International Student Application Process
Do not complete the online application. If you have, please let us know. Otherwise, complete the paper application in the Admissions Application Process Packet. Submit your paper application and a non-refundable application fee of $40.00.
In order to determine your residency status, please go to the site: www.ncresidency.org
- A High School Diploma is required, no exceptions.
- A certified copy of the original educational record/transcripts, to include all previous academic experiences is required. If the original copy of this record is written in a language other than English, then a certified copy of an English translation is required.
- Transfer Credit: Transfer credit for international transcripts can be granted once their international transcripts have been verified by a recognized translation entity such as World Education Services (WES). If you have US college credit we will need those transcripts as well.
One of the following requirements are acceptable.
- Your country of citizenship is an English speaking country. Verified by PDSO.
- TOEFL: The Test Of English as a Foreign Language is required of all applicants, except those from countries where English is the only official language, or the applicant is a transfer student from an accredited U.S. college or institution with English transfer credit. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score of score of 65+. School Code: 5275—We must receive official copies of the scores.
- Duolingo test score of 105.
- Academic International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS) – Before entering a full-time academic (college) program, a student is required to have a minimum Academic IELTS score of 6.5 overall band score.
- Completion of a Language School — You must complete all levels of the language school-no exceptions.
- The supporter must provide an official letter from their banking institution giving information on the types of account(s), balance(s), and length of time they have been banking with the institution.
- A bank statement dated within the last 90 days.
- A minimum of $29,000 in supporter’s bank account per student. For dependents, add $5,000 for spouse and $2,000 per child.
- A minimum of $4,000 deposit upon admission and registration to the college.
We must have copies of your passport, visa, and I-94.
*Upon receipt of all items listed above, an admission decision will be made and the applicant will be notified as soon as possible. If the decision is a positive one, then a U.S. Department of Justice Form I-20 A-B Certification of Eligibility will be prepared and forwarded with a formal acceptance letter.
Important Notes
* All items requested must be official. For Change of Status, you would have to complete the I-539 form in addition to including these items and other required items.
* GTCC does not issue an I-20 (Student Visa) for students attending ESL/ESOL classes only. ESL classes are available through the Continuing Education Program. ESOL classes are free of charge.