Competitive Selection Process
Competitive Selection Process for Health Services and Nursing Programs
Admission to West Georgia Technical College’s Health Sciences and Nursing diploma and degree programs is based on a competitive selection process. There are minimum requirements for admission to individual Health Sciences and Nursing programs, and meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Non-Georgia residents shall be enrolled on a space-available basis and shall not displace any student desiring to enroll who is a resident of the state. This applies to programs with limited seating, such as competitive selection Health Sciences and Nursing programs and programs that have a waiting list. Please refer to the In-State Residency sectionopens a new window of the catalog for more information regarding residency status.
Learn more about Health Services and Nursing programs.
Be sure to review the General Competitive Selection Proceduresopens a new window and Competitive Selection Program Statisticsopens a new window.
Competitive Selection Advising Plans
- Associate Degree Nursingopens a new window
- Medical Lab Technologyopens a new window
- Dental Hygieneopens a new window
- Medical Assistingopens a new window
- LPN-RN Bridge Programopens a new window
- Radiologic Technologyopens a new window
- Surgical Technologyopens a new window
Application Deadlines
Program |
Campus |
Application Deadline |
| Associate Degree Nursing | LaGrange | September 1 |
| Coweta | February 1 | |
| Murphy | June 1 | |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | Murphy | May 1 |
| Dental Hygiene | Douglas | June 1 |
| Medical Assisting | Murphy | June 1 |
| Practical Nursing | Murphy | June 1 |
| Coweta | September 1 | |
| LaGrange | February 1 | |
| Radiologic Technology | Douglas | June 1 |
| Surgical Technology | Murphy | September 1 |
| Licensed Practical Nursing to Registered Nursing Bridge | Coweta | October 1 |
| LaGrange | July 1 |
Competitive Selection File Review Request Forms
Competitive Selection File Review Request Formopens a new window (Practical Nursing students will complete the Practical Nursing Selection form below)
Practical Nursing Selection
Practical Nursing Selection Formopens a new window
Competitive Selection Testing
Some competitive programs may require entrance exams. West Georgia Tech offers these exams through the Assessment & Testing Centeropens a new window.