An Admission Data Form may be obtained by
contacting:
Dawson Technical Institute
3901 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 451-2000
http://kennedyking.ccc.edu/dawson/
Trainees are encouraged to begin the admission /
enrollment process at least four to eight weeks
before the program start date. Prospective trainees
must submit the following admission materials:
- Dawson Technical Institute
Admission Data Form
- Social Security Card
- State ID or Driver’s License
- Reading and math placement test (placement
test scores vary with individual programs)
- Official high school or GED transcript
Trainees who are admitted without a high
school diploma or GED certificate and who
may be eligible to receive financial aid are held
to federal regulations for “Ability to Benefit”.
New Trainees:
All new trainees are required to
take reading and math placement tests. Placement
will be determined by performance. Admissions
to the Institute does not ensure entrance into a
particular course or program of study. Results from
the placement test and departmental interview
will determine enrollment into a career program.
Former Trainees:
Former trainees in good
standing who withdrew from the program for
personal reasons and wish to re-enroll must
petition for re-enrollment with the training
program’s department supervisor or designee.
Transfer Trainees: Trainees transferring to the
Chicago City Colleges are required to submit
official college transcripts of all credits earned at
other institutions. Transfer trainees may obtain
a waiver from the math and reading tests if they
have received a grade of “C” or better in a college
level English or math course or have already
earned an Associate Degree or higher. Trainees
requesting a waiver from testing must provide an
official college transcript to the Registrar’s office.
Successfully completed course work, with a grade
of “C” or better, from accredited institutions, will
be evaluated. If accepted as satisfying certificate
requirements, these transfer hours will be counted
towards graduation and certificate completion
International Student Admission: The Chicago
City Colleges has adopted the Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as an admission
requirement for prospective international students.
All prospective international students, whose native
language is not English, applying for admission to
CCC, are required to take the Test of English as a
Foreign Language and submit TOEFL test scores
as a requirement of the application process. As part
of the registration process, all international students
must also undergo assessment of their academic
skills according to the student assessment
policies established by the Chicago City Colleges.
Standardized placement criteria used for native
students also apply to international trainees.
Dawson Graduation Requirement
The graduation ceremonies are held once each year
at the end of the Spring semester (May). Graduation
application can be obtained from the program
department or the Registrar’s office. Trainees
should apply for graduation at the end of their
training. To qualify for a certificate and to participate
in the graduation, trainees must have maintained an
over-all grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.
Health Requirements
Students must comply with the requirements of the
Department of Health of the City of Chicago as a
precondition to their admission or continuance as
students of Kennedy-King College and Dawson
Technical Institute and must submit to a health
examination when directed to do so by the College
President. This is in compliance with Board Rule 3-4.
