El Camino College has nine academic divisions - Behavioral & Social Sciences, Health Sciences & Athletics, Learning Resources, Business, Humanities, Mathematical Sciences, Fine Arts, Industry & Technology, and Natural Sciences, which comprise over 75 academic programs.
As mentioned earlier, ECC has an open admissions policy. Institutes with such admissions policy generally have very few requirements from the students to be eligible for the institute’s admission procedure. So is the case with ECC.
Apart from a few course-specific requirements, there are some general admission requirements that every applicant needs to fulfill. Any person over the age of 18 or possessing a high school diploma or its equivalent from the USA or other nation shall be admitted unless prohibited by law. If under the age of 18, students qualify if they have:
Special Part-Time or Full-Time Students
El Camino College may admit as a special parttime student anyone in grades 11 or 12 who, in the opinion of the college president, may benefit from instruction. These students will be subject to any change in regulations for concurrently enrolled students and all subsequent policies and procedures as adopted by El Camino College.
Admission as a special part-time student for anyone in grades 11 or 12 is subject to the requirements and limitations of El Camino College Board Policy 5060 and Administrative Procedure 5011.
Students who attend private and parochial schools follow the same residence requirement. Concurrently enrolled students shall receive credit for community college courses that they complete. Credit may be used for high school graduation, according to Section 1630, Title 5, California Administrative Code.
Concurrent Enrollment Application forms, which are available in the Admissions Office, must be presented when the student files an application for admission to the college. A separate approval must be provided for each semester or summer session in which the student is enrolled. Concurrently enrolled students must comply with all state and college policies, and all procedures, and must meet all requirements by the published deadlines for each semester and/or session.
Residence Requirements
A student 19 years or older who resides in California is classified as a district resident as defined by the California Education Code and may enroll in any courses for which he/she is qualified.
The residence is determined based on two factors: continued physical presence in California and intent to maintain California as the legal state of residence. The student cannot have engaged in any activity that contradicts California residency law and the student may not be in a classification that by law prohibits the establishment of residence.
The residence of the student under age 19 is determined by the legal residence of the student’s parents or legal guardian as defined by law.
Requirement of Transcripts
Students applying for admission from outside the United States should send translated copies of transcripts for all high school and college work they have completed.
Students already attending school in the United States should direct the admissions offices of any high schools, colleges, or universities in the United States which they are attending, or have attended, to mail an official transcript directly to the International Student Program at El Camino College.
Transcripts translated into English from any high schools, colleges, and technical or vocational schools attended in the student’s native country must also be sent to El Camino College.