Next Steps: Preparing for your college application

Here's a preview of what's next in the college enrollment process.

Placement Test

Every community college in New Jersey requires incoming students to take a placement test called ACCUPLACER®. Click here for online resources to help you prepare for the exam and for information about in-person prep classes.

College Application

Once you choose your college, you will need to complete and submit an application either online or in-person. Be sure to enroll in the Associate in Applied Science in Technical Studies degree program at the college. You should also register with NJ PLACE and speak to the NJ PLACE liaison at your college before submitting your application. This will make the process go much smoother.

Apprenticeship Forms

Whether you have already completed your apprenticeship or you are actively registered as an apprentice, you will need to download the Evaluation of Transfer Credits Form and send it to the USDOL NJ State Office of Apprenticeship. Once that office has processed your form, they will mail the "Official USDOL Completion of Apprenticeship Form" to the college you've selected. Most colleges will not transfer credits from your apprenticeship without receiving this verification from the USDOL.

For active apprentices, each college has its own policy on when credits for your apprenticeship program will appear on your transcript – during or after the completion of your program. However, you will receive credits for college courses as you successfully complete them. Colleges granting students apprenticeship credits during their apprenticeship program will work with your training director to certify course completions.

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