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2. Apply for Admission

To apply for admission to Tallahassee Community College, you can choose one of the following options:

  1. Apply online using TCC's online admission application.
  2. Fill out a paper copy of our application (pdf 327.75 kB)  and mail to Enrollment Services and Student Success.
    • 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304-2895
  3. Apply online at Facts.org to TCC and other Florida postsecondary institutions. Your application will be sent to us electronically. It will take 24-48 hours to process.

After you have completed your application for admission, please submit the following information:

  • Any requested information to complete your residency affidavit
  • Official transcripts

International students should download the International Admission Packet  (pdf 668.41 kB) and to learn more about the international student admission process and deadlines.

Please note that Tallahassee Community College does not charge an application fee.

Preferred Dates To Ensure Processing of Applications

Summer Term

  • A Session - April 1
  • B Session - June 1
  • C Session - April 1

Fall Term

  • Main Session - August 1
  • A Session - August 1
  • B Session - October 1
  • C Session - September 1

Spring Term

  • Main Session - December 1
  • A Session - December 1
  • B Session - February 1
  • C Session - January 5

 

Notification of Social Security Number Collection and Usage

In compliance with FL Statute 119.071(5), Tallahassee Community College issues this notification to students, employees, and applicants regarding the collection and usage of your Social Security Number (SSN).

Tallahassee Community College collects and uses the social security number in performance of the College’s duties and responsibilities for the following purposes: admissions/testing; record identification and verification; classification of accounts; credit worthiness; billing and payments; data collection; reconciliation; tracking for outcome data and transition from one education level to the next; benefit processing; tax and scholarship reporting; financial aid processing; athletics recruiting; accreditation of programs; as a condition of employment and employment processing; and reporting to authorized agencies of the state and federal government. To protect identity, TCC will secure all social security numbers from unauthorized access and will assign student and employees a unique identification number and will never release social security numbers to unauthorized parties. The unique identification number is used for all associated employment and educational purposes at TCC.

ENROLLMENT SERVICES – WORKFORCE PROGRAMS – PAT THOMAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY

Federal legislation relating to the Hope Tax Credit requires that all postsecondary institutions report students’ social security numbers to the Internal Revenue Service. A student may refuse to disclose his or her social security number to the college, but the IRS is then authorized to fine the student in the amount of $50.

In addition to federal reporting requirements, the public school system in Florida uses social security numbers as a student identifier (Section 1008.386, Florida Statutes) for purposes of tracking and assisting students in the smooth transition from one education level to the next. All social security numbers are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and are never released to unauthorized parties.

FINANCIAL AID

The Financial Aid office will use the student’s social security number to secure funds awarded, and report funds received by the student from the state and federal government. In addition, if a student is awarded, and chooses to accept, a student loan, the social security number will be used to obtain the loan funds from the lender the student specifies.

The United States Department of Education (USDOE) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) requires all applicants to report their social security number to be used for all federal financial aid programs as a student identifier for processing and reporting. In addition to its use by USDOE as a student identifier, the social security number is required in order for the Department of Homeland Security to investigate citizenship status, for the Federal Work Study program, and is required on all loan applications for use by the lender/servicer/guarantor.

Sections 483 and 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, give TCC the authority to ask students and their parents these questions and to collect the social security numbers.