Admission to one of Wytheville Community College’s associate degree health programs is different from admission to other programs at the college because there is a limit to the number of applicants admitted. The number of applicants admitted to the health programs is limited for several reasons: number of places available for clinical experiences, accreditation restrictions and limitations on campus facilities (classrooms and laboratories and the number of faculty). 

Students wishing to apply to one of the following programs will need to submit a Health Program Application on the WCC website: Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, and Physical Therapist Assistant by the published deadline. 

Students will be required to submit a Wytheville Community College application, a Health Professions Application specifying the program of interest, official transcripts from high school, GED, and any colleges previously attended unless the previous school was a community college in Virginia. Students may also need to complete college placement tests for math, reading and writing as well as the ATI/TEAS-V for Nursing and TEAS-V AH for Allied Health pre-admission test. Students must complete any developmental courses required for the curriculum of choice prior to being considered for admission to a program.

A comprehensive Criminal Background Check for criminal history and sex offender crimes against minors and a drug screen are required by most programs for entrance into some clinical agencies. Students with convictions may be prohibited from clinical practice or ineligible to sit for required licensure examinations, and, therefore, may not complete the program. Clinical agencies and/or WCC may require drug testing prior to placement for students in clinical rotations. If documented unusual and erratic behaviors suggesting drug and/or alcohol abuse are exhibited once a student is admitted into a program, the clinical agency and/or WCC may also require drug or alcohol intoxication testing at that time.

Students with positive drug test results may be prohibited from clinical practice and may not be able to complete the program. The cost for criminal background checks and drug testing will be the responsibility of the student. For additional program-specific requirements for any health profession program, please contact the Admissions and Records Office or visit the health professions website: www.wcc.vccs.edu/health-professions.

Students who have begun their health program education (Physical Therapist Assistant, Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Technology, or Practical Nursing) at an accredited program other than Wytheville Community College, will be considered for admission by transfer under the following conditions:

1. The student must be leaving the previous program for reasons other than failing to meet academic standards at the previous program.
2. The student must meet all admissions criteria for the WCC Program, including receiving a clear Criminal Background Check and a Clear Urine Drug Screen.
3. The student must present a letter from the Program Head of the previous program stating that the student is leaving that program voluntarily in good standing and without mitigating circumstances or conditions.
4. There must be an available slot in the appropriate student cohort in the WCC Program. This includes clinical site availability. Students transferring from inside of the WCC service area will receive admission priority over students transferring from outside of the WCC service area. For programs that are shared collaboratively between WCC and neighboring community colleges, the “WCC service area” shall include the service areas of the collaborating colleges.
5. The transferring student’s educational transcript will be evaluated by the WCC Program and the appropriate academic placement will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Any coursework presented for transfer must have received a grade of “C” or better.
6. The WCC Program reserves the right to test the transfer applicant to determine competency in courses that are requested to be transferred and/or to request copies of appropriate course syllabi.
7. Students may be required to take a clinical refresher course prior to entry.
8. Students from other programs who have been dismissed or withdrawn from those programs because of failing to meet academic or other standards established by that program will NOT be considered for transfer to the WCC Program. These students are encouraged to apply to the WCC Program as a new applicant and to complete the selective admissions process to begin the program from the start.