New Student
Step One
Submit a completed application and the $25 application fee to the campus you will be attending.
Students may apply to Southeastern Technical College online by visiting the GAcollege411.org website, downloading the application for admission from our website and mailing it to the campus you plan to attend, or by visiting one of our two campus locations in Swainsboro and Vidalia.
Swainsboro Campus
346 Kite Road
Swainsboro, GA 30401
Phone (478) 289-2200
Fax (478) 289-2263
Vidalia Campus
3001 East 1st Street
Vidalia, GA 30474
Phone (912) 538-3100
Fax (912) 538-3156
Step Two
Submit an official copy of your high school *transcript or GED scores to the Admissions Office. Transcript request forms are available here. Applicants who have completed (with a 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. All transcripts must be received in a sealed envelope. Special Education diplomas or Certificate of Attendance are not recognized for admission purposes.
*In order to be accepted by a technical college, the applicant must have been awarded a high school diploma from a secondary school that is accredited by regional accrediting associations that are part of the Commission on Colleges (such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
- The Georgia Accrediting Commission
- The Georgia Association of Christian Schools
- The Association of Christian Schools International
- The Georgia Private School Accreditation Council
- The Accrediting Commission for Independent Study
- The Southern Association of Independent Schools
- The Florida Council of Independent Schools
- South Carolina Independent School Association
- Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
- The Distance Education Training Council
- A public school regulated by a school system and state department of education
Step Three
Submit official college transcripts from all previously attended colleges to the Admissions Office. Click here for a transcript request form.
Step Four
Take the ASSET (paper and pencil, timed) or COMPASS (computerized, untimed) placement test, or submit satisfactory SAT or ACT scores. Placement results are valid for a period of 60 months. Official transcripts from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution documenting successful completion (a grade of C or better) in equivalent, program-level English and math courses may be submitted in lieu of taking the placement test. Reasonable accommodations are made during testing for those who need them—please notify the Special Needs Specialist to schedule a test date.
Applicants applying for in-state tuition must also provide one of the items listed on the Verification of Lawful Presence form.