CVCC Application Process

CVCC Application & Enrollment Process for Dual Enrollment and Graduating Seniors

See specific Dual Enrollment Steps here and CVCC Steps here for graduates.

Meet with your Career Coach:

• • If you plan to attend CVCC after graduation, or

  • If you desire to take classes at CVCC as a dual-enrolled student, or

  • If you’re unsure about what you might study in college or do after college, or

  • If you think college will take too long to get to a career.

Complete the online application.

• • Visit www.centralvirginia.edu and click the "Start Here" button at the top of the page or go directly to the application here. Have your Social Security Number ready to input or you'll have to add it later for Financial Aid.

  • If you have taken dual enrolled classes, you already have an application on file with CVCC. (See Mrs. Sawyer if you need your CVCC ID and/or username.)

    • • If you are unable to login to MyCVCC, follow the password reset instructions.

Meet Placement Requirements*:

• For Dual Enrollment transfer courses, meet CVCC class placement requirements of a GPA >3.0 and successful completion of Algebra II.

• For Dual Enrollment for CTE courses, placement requirements are based on the program, so contact the CVCC Dual Enrollment Coordinator, Donna Grant-Paige, at 434.832.7795 for details.

• For Seniors enrolling in a Program of Study after graduation or looking to take transfer courses, contact your Career Coach to get an appointment with your CVCC Navigator.

*PSAT, SAT, or AP Scores may also be used for placement.

Complete the FAFSA if enrolling in a Program of Study. (Not for dual enrollment.)

• • Visit CVCC Financial Aid page or go to www.fafsa.ed.gov.

  • Application opens October 1.

  • See Financial Aid page for more details.

  • Call the admissions office at 434.832.7600 to ensure your SSN is on file which is required in order to process the FAFSA.

Seek additional scholarships & complete applications.

• • See Financial Aid website for reputable scholarship search sites and application tips.

  • Learn more about various types of financial aid.

  • Check the JFHS Senior Class Canvas site for Scholarship information or the JFHS Scholarship page often.

  • CVCC Educational Foundation Scholarship which usually opens in March.

Register for CVCC classes in November or April.

• • Watch for CVCC Advising Days in March where you can get scheduled with a CVCC Navigator.

  • You will have your schedule of classes in-hand and ready for your next steps.

Graduate from JFHS!

• • Go to classes!

  • Stay focused!

  • Continue to work hard!