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Delaware Tech offers:

Support for Your Success – Faculty and staff are dedicated to inspiring students to achieve personal fulfillment and personal success.
Educational Excellence – Both credit and non-credit courses are taught by accomplished and knowledgeable faculty.
Convenience – Four campus locations in Georgetown, Dover, Stanton, and Wilmington make commuting easy
Flexibility – In addition to on-site classes, distance learning opportunities such as online and hybrid courses are offered.

Four steps for admission to our credit course programs

Delaware Technical Community College has an open-door admissions policy limited only by the following criteria: a student must be a high school graduate or the equivalent, or at least eighteen years of age and able to benefit from instruction.

STEP 1

Submit an Application to the College:

For fast, easy admission into Delaware Tech apply online or download and complete the paper application (PDF).
Review details about the College's admissions policy and procedures.

STEP 2

Plan Your Educational Financing (if needed):

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
State of Delaware SEED scholarship.
For other scholarship information.
Visit our Financial Aid Office.

STEP 3

Complete the Supplemental Application Documentation Form to submit your college readiness documentation and your proof of Delaware residency. This form can only be accessed if you have activated your Delaware Tech account.

Show college readiness in one of these ways:

3.0 (83%) or higher high school GPA (final junior or senior year unofficial transcript. Official final HS senior transcripts will still be required in Step 2 for financial aid purposes)
SAT scores in English (480+) or math (varies - see advisor)
Enrollment in an International Baccalaureate (IB) program
Enrollment in the Academic Challenge program
Foundations of College English (75 or higher) or math course (77 or higher)
A or B grade in AP math or English course
Pre-Calculus or higher
Previous college credit (C* or better in college-level math or English literature courses) or degree
GED College-Ready score of 165+
*C grades include C-

If students do not have one of these indicators to demonstrate college readiness, they may take our college placement test or choose to start in a support course to help refresh their skills while also being enrolled in their college-level courses.

Read more about Earning College Credit in High School to learn how your high school pathway or advanced coursework could help you get a head start on college.

Provide Proof of Delaware Residency (if applicable).

Present your Delaware driver’s license or State I.D.
For additional proof of residency options please visit the College Catalog residency policy and submit this proof with the Declaration of Residency form found at the MyDTCC/Student Information System portal (access is available once you complete the application process).

STEP 4

Begin planning your education and enroll in courses at the Advisement Center or schedule a meeting with your assigned Program Advisor.

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