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Admissions Entrance Requirements As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an Enrollment Agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet, which must be provided to you prior to signing an Enrollment Agreement. The school reserves the right to reject applicants and/or rescind eligibility for an applicant to begin classes if all general and selective admissions requirements are not successfully completed within the required timeframe. Admission to any one program does not automatically qualify a student for admission into any other program. If a student wishes to apply to another program in the future, the individual must independently meet all the admissions requirements in place for that program at the time of the future enrollment. The student will also be subject to all selection procedures in place for admittance Into the other program. Admittance into the other program is not guaranteed. California's Relay Service Concorde uses California's Relay Service. TTY Users: 1-877-735-2929 or 1- 888-877-5378; Voice Users: 1-888-877-5379; Spanish Users: 1-888-877-5381. These are all toll free numbers. General Admissions Requirements The following items must be successfully completed prior to enrollment and prior to being eligible to sit in class: • Personal interview and campus tour • Completion of all admissions documentation, including but not limited to the Enrollment Agreement and disclosures • Completion and passage of applicable entrance assessments • Completion of Online Readiness Assessment • Acceptable proof of graduation from an institution providing secondary education or the equivalent of such graduation. A valid institution is one that is recognized as a provider of education by the U.S. Department of Education. (1) Acceptable documentation of high school graduation must be received by the Institution prior to the student's first scheduled class of the program. It is the student's responsibility to provide acceptable documentation of high school graduation or its equivalency, as well as any additional documentation that may be needed to support the validity of the documentation. Any student who does not provide valid documentation of high school graduation or its equivalent within this timeframe will be unregistered from all classes and his or her program of study. Prospective students may be conditionally accepted contingent upon satisfaction of all admissions requirements and receipt of supporting documentation no later than the first scheduled day of class. Admission to Concorde is open to all applicants who will be 18 years of age at the time the clinical/externship portion of their program begins (as applicable). A parent, legal guardian, or spouse of legal age must co-sign the Enrollment Agreement for applicants under 18. A health certificate, immunization records, and the results of certain tests may be required for some programs. Applicants must be able to read, speak, and write English. Please refer to the "Financial Information" section of this catalog for information on additional requirements applicable to tuition financing. All applicants must be citizens, permanent residents, or eligible noncitizens of the United States. Documentation of eligibility status may be required. Social Security Number Applicants for admission must possess a valid social security number. Documentation must be provided upon request. A valid social security number is required to be registered and/or certified by appropriate boards. Other documents may be required by some licensing agencies. Foreign Students Applicants indicating that they graduated from a foreign high school and have the equivalent of a U.S. secondary education must present original credentials (diploma, transcript, etc.). In addition, documentation from foreign countries must be translated and certified to be at least the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma. Foreign Transcripts Coursework taken at a foreign institution (excluding secondary school documents that are in English and are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education) must be evaluated for equivalence to coursework taken at a United States institution. Concorde only accepts for consideration the evaluations of foreign coursework conducted by agencies approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE), which charge applicants directly for these services. Listings of approved agencies can be found at: www naces.ora • www.aice-eval.orR Document Integrity Any forged/altered academic document, foreign or domestic, submitted by a prospective student will be retained as property of the Institution and will not be returned to the prospective student. The student will not be considered for admission. If a student is currently attending, and the Institution becomes aware of a forged credential, the following applies: • If the forged document was used to admit the student, and the absence of that credential would make the student inadmissible, the student will be dismissed from the Institution with no earned credits awarded; or If the forged document was used to gain transfer credit, the student will be dismissed from the Institution and any transfer credit already awarded from the forged credential will be removed. Personal Interview The school requires a personal, on -campus interview with each applicant prior to acceptance into any program. The school encourages parents or spouses to attend the interview. This gives applicants and their families the opportunity to see the campus's equipment and facilities and to ask specific questions relating to the school, the curriculum, and the career training being considered. The personal Interview also gives the school the opportunity to meet prospective students and evaluate their qualifications 2020-2021 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date: November 30, 2020 1 Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021