I used to go to a state college. The past semester I made all A’s but this recent semester of Spring ‘18 I completely failed. I decided I was going to transfer because it would be impossible to do my chosen field of study. I stopped doing my classes because what I’m switching to at a community college literally requires NONE of the classes I took. It’s a 1 year phlebotomy course that I’m switching to.
Would the financial aid suspension travel to the community college?
These are the requirements
All applicant’s must submit a completed application for admission and pay a $25 non-refundable application fee.
Complete the ACCUPLACER placement exam offered by SRTC or submit satisfactory SAT, ACT, or ASSET scores if taken within the past five years. Official transcripts from regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institutions document equivalent program-level English and math coursework and may be used in lieu of completing the assessment.
Submit an official high school transcript or GED® diploma with test scores and all postsecondary transcripts. Applicants who have completed (C or better) a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours at the degree level may submit official college transcripts in lieu of high school diploma or GED® diploma. Special Education or Certificate of Attendance diplomas are not recognized for admission purposes. Applicant’s must request official transcripts (high school, GED®, college) be mailed to the Admissions Office at Southern Regional Technical College at one of the addresses listed below.
Do you need federally funded financial aid…direct loan? Pell eligible?
If so, you need to see what the SAP (satisfactory academic progress) requirements are at your NEW community college. Since you failed half of your courses, you will probably have to do something to satisfy the SAP requirements at the community college in order to receive any financial aid.
Also it sounds like you are REQUIRED to provide your transcript from your first college to this CC when you apply. This is required almost everywhere.
It’s very possible you will need to pay for at least one term of this course of study out of pocket.
It should be the case that, if you’ve lost your eligibility for financial aid due to SAP, you’ve lost it everywhere, with some exceptions. You’ll most likely need to file an appeal for financial aid at the community college. You should talk to them about that directly - call admissions, figure out if you need to file an appeal, and get that process started. If you can’t appeal, or if your appeal is not granted, then you’ll need to pay for enough classes out of pocket to bring yourself up above the SAP minimums.
You’ll need to talk to admissions, regardless. They may want you to take a break between these Fs and when you join them. Then again, they may be able to admit you right away. You need to discuss your situation with them. Although ccs are open admissions, they do sometimes ask people who just failed all their classes to pause a while, show a record of success in a job or etc., then apply.
You also need to ask them if the one year phlebotomy course is competitive to get into. Although the college itself is open admissions, often at ccs, their health related programs are competitive. Did you just kill your chances by failing all these classes? If you can’t be admitted directly into phlebotomy due to your recent Fs, are there classes you can take at the cc that’ll help you make yourself more competitive for admission into phlebotomy? Or is phlebotomy something you can just apply to and get right into? You need to talk to them.