Administrators & Counselors

Overview

Welcome to the administrator and school counselor resource page. Here, you will find resources to assist you in building and maintaining a College Credit Plus partnership with COTC. Whether you would like to explore COTC courses at your high school or will be sending students to a COTC campus, follow the links below for admissions, enrollment, and course information.

Students have the opportunity to participate in College Credit Plus at Central Ohio Technical College in three different ways:

  • Students take college courses taught by high school faculty at the high school. (Partnering high school)
  • Students take college courses taught by COTC faculty at the high school. (Partnering high school)
  • Students take college courses at any of COTC’s four campuses and/or online.
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CCP Eligibility

The state of Ohio requires students to show some level of college readiness to be eligible to participate in College Credit Plus (CCP). A student is eligible for the CCP program if the student meets any of the following criteria:

  • Obtains a remediation-free score on one of the standard assessment exams (Accuplacer, ACT, SAT)
  • Has a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of at least 3.00
  • Has a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of at least 2.75 but less than 3.00 and received an “A” or “B” grade in a relevant high school course*
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Graduating CCP Senior

Continue at COTC and receive a CCP scholarship.

CCP students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours with a 2.5 GPA or higher at COTC may receive up to $3,000 per year if they enroll at COTC immediately after high school graduation. The scholarship is renewable until you complete your first associate degree. 

Learn more about CCP Scholarship

Transfer COTC courses to another college or university.

CCP course credits transfer to Ohio public colleges and universities and some private and out-of-state colleges and universities that choose to accept CCP course credits. Here are some resources to help better understand how COTC courses might transfer.

To transfer COTC credits to another institution, request your official COTC transcript through Parchment. 

Request COTC transcript