Visiting or Non-Degree Seeking Students

The amount of tuition you pay is based on whether you are considered an in-state or out-of-state student.

Check or establish your state residency.

If you're interested in taking online courses, check if you're eligible to take online courses at Central Piedmont based on the state you live in.

If you have applied to or taken a class at Central Piedmont before, you do not need to apply again. If you don't remember your student ID number, username, or if you are in our system, please first contact a student success navigator (information in the "Contact" section).

Complete the Central Piedmont admissions application. You will be asked to choose a career field. We will help you choose a specific program later.

We will contact you by phone within one or two business days to confirm your application. If you are not contacted by then, email Outreach and Recruitment.

After we reach you to confirm your application, you can activate your account.

If you have your username and still can't activate your account, please call the ITS Help Desk or contact a student success navigator for help.

Your Central Piedmont student email is the official way the college will communicate with you about your classes, events, and more. Once you have a Central Piedmont login, log in to your email online or from the mobile app. Check your email at least once a day.

Attend orientation. If you do not plan to earn a degree or transfer from Central Piedmont, you can have the orientation and advising requirements waived so that you can register for classes.

Contact a student success navigator with questions or to have these requirements waived.

In order to use financial aid for Central Piedmont courses, you need to be added to a Central Piedmont program. Contact a student success navigator if you want to be added to one of our programs so you can use financial aid.

Financial aid includes Pell Grants, other grants, scholarships, and Veterans Affairs Education Benefits (such as the GI Bill®). Central Piedmont does not offer direct student loans.

Review financial aid priority dates and apply for financial aid. Once we notify you through your Central Piedmont student email that we have processed your FAFSA, check the Financial Aid menu in MyCollege to see your required documents and to check if you have a financial aid counselor assigned to you.

Check that you meet the prerequisite(s) for the Central Piedmont course(s) you want to take. Then, email a copy of transcript or score reports showing you meet those prerequisites to a student success navigator (email in the "contact" section on this page). To get transfer credit, or if you need Central Piedmont academic advising, you can submit official high school or college transcripts electronically to Student Records.

If English is not your first language and you need to improve your English language skills, explore how you can learn English at Central Piedmont.

Review your next steps after enrolling, such as registering and paying for classes and buying your books.