Open Admission

Central Wyoming College has a policy of open admission and therefore admits persons age 16 years and older as degree-seeking matriculated students who have the desire to pursue post-secondary education, to acquire specific skills, and have the ability to benefit. Non-degree seeking students who have the desire to acquire specific skills and have the ability to benefit, may be admitted if age 15 or older. Current high school students, under the age of 16, may be concurrently enrolled through a Board of Cooperative Higher Educational Services (BOCHES) articulation agreement.

The College may deny or condition admission, readmission, or continuing enrollment of any individual who, in the judgement of the College, presents an unreasonable risk to the safety and welfare of the College and persons thereon. In making such judgment, the College may, among other things, take into account the individual’s history and experience relative to (1) violence and destructive conduct, (2) such behavior at other educational institutions, and (3) any measures the individual may have successfully implemented to eliminate such conduct or behavior. A decision to utilize the authority conferred by this paragraph shall be communicated to the individual in writing. The College maintains procedures by which such decisions are made and appealed, and a means through which reasonable accommodations for disabilities may be requested.

If CWC becomes aware an applicant or admitted student has been suspended or expelled from another institution, either through a transcript with a disciplinary notation or otherwise, the Dean of Students will solicit information from the prospective student and transcript-issuing institution as well as any relevant public records about the incident. The Dean of Students will present this research to the Students of Concern Admission sub-committee, which will decide to either admit the student on first-semester probation or deny or revoke admission as applicable. The applicant will be notified in writing of this decision. Applicants denied admission or students whose admission is revoked under this procedure who wish to appeal should provide a written justification to the Vice President for Student Affairs within 5 days of the admission decision. Applicants or students who provide false information in the course of this process will be denied admission or have admission revoked.

Students wishing to receive Title IV (Federal) funding (i.e. Pell grants, Federal Direct Student Loans, SEOG (supplemental opportunity grants), and Federal Work Study) must provide an Official High School Transcript or a High School Diploma if they have been out of high school for five or more years.  College transcripts must also be submitted for any previous colleges attended. Failure to provide these documents will disqualify the student from receiving any type of Title IV federal funding.  If documents are determined to be falsified CWC is required to report the fraud to the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Education and no federal aid will be offered.