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. Official high school or  college transcripts must be sent directly to Central Wyoming College from the institution attended. The document(s) are to be received  directly from the institution(s) through one of the prescribed methods.  (i.e. Parchment, Wyoming Transcript Center, USPS, or other secure  authenticated option) Failure to provide these documents will disqualify the student from receiving any type of Title IV federal  funding. Documents received are reviewed to determine authenticity by ensuring proper identifiers are on the documents. 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.