Wisconsin Tech Colleges

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Application/Enrollment Timeline

College	Admission Requirements	Earliest Application Date	Latest Application Date	Expected Turnaround Time	Next Step
Blackhawk	Application Transcript ACT, COMPASS or SAT See program requirements	September 1 of senior year	Open until filled	2 weeks	Students receive acknowledgement letter and checklist
Chippewa Valley	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset, COMPASS or TABE See program requirements	Friday before Labor Day	No closing date	2-3 weeks	Students receive checklist
Fox Valley	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset or COMPASS See program requirements	12 months prior to anticipated enrollment	8 days prior to start of term, based on availability	2-3 weeks	Students receive checklist
Gateway	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset, COMPASS or SAT See program requirements	October 1 of senior year	No closing date	2-4 weeks	Students receive acknowledgement letter with program admission requirements
Lakeshore	Application Transcript ACT or Accuplacer See program requirements	Second semester of junior year	No closing date, based on availability	1-2 weeks	Students receive acknowledgement letter and checklist
Madison Area	Application Transcript ACT or COMPASS See program requirements	September 1 of senior year	Deadlines vary by program	2-4 weeks	Students receive acknowledgement letter and checklist
Mid-State	Application Transcript ACT or Accuplacer See program requirements	Second semester of junior year	Up to the start date of term	2-3 weeks	Students receive checklist
Milwaukee Area	Application Transcript ACT (over 18), Accuplacer or COMPASS See program requirements	October 1 of senior year	Summer, May 15; Fall, August 15; Spring, December 15	2-3 weeks	Students are informed of next steps
Moraine Park	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer or COMPASS See program requirements	July 1 after junior year	No closing date	2 weeks	Students receive checklist
Nicolet Area	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset, SAT or TABE; UW test for Univ. Transfer College Readiness Survey See program requirements	September 1 of senior year	No closing date	1-2 weeks	Students are informed of next steps
Northcentral	Application Transcript ACT or Accuplacer See program requirements	End of junior year	Open until filled. Contact Admissions for program availability	2-4 weeks	Students are informed of next steps
Northeast Wisconsin	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, ASSET, COMPASS, HESI (for some health programs) or TABE See program requirements	Monday after Labor Day of senior year	Varies, up to 2 weeks into term	2-4 weeks	New student orientation
Southwest Wisconsin	Application Transcript Accuplacer (for pharmacy tech), COMPASS or HESI (for some programs), UW test for Univ. Transfer See program requirements	After junior year	No closing date	1-2 weeks	Students are informed of next steps
Waukesha County	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset or COMPASS See program requirements	October 1 of senior year	Deadlines vary, based on availability	2 weeks	Students receive checklist
Western	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, Asset, Aleks Math (for some electronics programs) or COMPASS See program requirements	After junior year	Deadlines vary, based on availability	2-3 weeks	Students receive checklist
Wisconsin Indianhead	Application Transcript ACT, Accuplacer, ASSET, COMPASS or TABE See program requirements	October 1 of senior year	No closing date, based on availability	1-2 weeks	Students receive checklist