Early College FAQ
GENERAL EARLY COLLEGE QUESTIONS
The Early College program web page contains helpful information such as:
- Eligibility and requirements (age, proof of legal presence, current school transcript, qualifying SAT/ACT or Greenville Tech placement test scores)
- Costs (tuition, fees)
- How to apply
- How to enroll
- Important access information
Once your status is internally moved from ‘applicant’ to ‘student’, you will receive access to the following GTC resources:
- GTC4me – within about 45 minutes
- Gmail – within about 4 to 6 hours
- Blackboard – not available until about 24 hours before the class starts
You can view your schedule by following these steps:
- Log into GTC4me
- Select Self Service
- Select Student Planning
- Select Go to Plan & Schedule
If you can’t log into Blackboard, check first to make sure you are actually enrolled in the course. Issues can occur during the application or enrollment process that keep you from being enrolled.
- confirm that your student ID#, username and social security number match the one in our system.
- check your internet browser (use Chrome and not Internet Explorer).
Log into GTC4me, then click on Self Service.
Click on your username on the right side of the toolbar at the top of the screen. (If you are using a mobile device, you will not see your username; you will only see an icon showing a person in the middle of a circle.)
In the menu that appears, click User Profile.
On the page that opens, your student ID number (Colleague ID) should be displayed under your name near the top.On the Application: Import errors can occur when there is conflicting information for a student, like if you typed one social security number or birthdate for the placement test and a different one when you applied. This can prevent the application from progressing to ‘student’ status.
Contact earlycollege@gvltec.edu - We can work with Enrollment Services to locate and correct the import error if you give us the email address you used to apply.
On the Enrollment Form: You should be able to reset your own username and password. If that doesn’t work, you can contact the Early College office (earlycollege@gvltec.edu) for assistance.For Greenville County High Schools and State Charter High Schools, GTC sends a bill directly to the schools who then bill the students.
Home school students and students of individual collaborative schools (private schools, online academies, etc) will pay GTC directly. These statements are available to view through GTC4me by going to Self Service and then Student Finance.
Payments may be made using a credit card, debit card, or electronic check (ACH) online (GTC4me > Self Service > Student Finance) or by calling (864) 250-8000.
Please be aware that there is a service fee charge of 2.75% for using debit/credit cards. Check payments may be mailed to P.O. Box 5616, Mail Stop 6036, Greenville SC 29606.The college receives South Carolina Lottery funds on behalf of dual-enrolled students, which enables the college to waive a substantial portion of Early College student tuition. In other words, the college uses lottery funds to help subsidize dual-enrollment, which helps keep costs significantly lower for our students.
In a traditional sense, high school students cannot apply for federal financial aid. Students can check with their high school to see if they’re eligible for free/reduced lunch or PIP (pupil in poverty), which would reduce the tuition costs. Contact Financial Aid (financialaid@gvltec.edu) for additional information.Grades can be viewed through GTC4me and then Blackboard. Click on the course and then my grades.
At the conclusion of a semester, grade reports will also be emailed directly to partnering school counselors, home school students or students at individual collaborative schools (private schools, online academies, etc).APPLYING AND ENROLLING
The first step for all Early College students is to apply. This is free and does not obligate you in any way to participate in the program.
Visit the Early College web page to access the application as well as important information about how to apply.In Student Planner, it says I can’t enroll because I have a flag on my account. What does this mean?
Flags for purging/advising are routinely placed on GTC student accounts, but they do not apply to Early College students and can be disregarded.
Student Planner is useful for viewing your schedule, but as an Early College student, you do not enroll (register) through Student Planner like regular GTC students. You’ll go to the Early College web page to enroll.The following files must be uploaded as attachments with the enrollment form:
- Acceptable test scores (SAT, ACT or Accuplacer)
- Current school transcript
- Photo ID
Enrollment Services must have all of these documents before they can change an applicant’s status from ‘applied’ to ‘student’ and enroll students in classes.
Issues that can cause the processing of a form to be delayed:
- incorrect social security number
- missing information (like course section numbers or signatures)
- incorrect counselor selected
If a student drops a course before the last date to drop has passed, they can receive a refund for the course and it does not adversely affect their GPA.
If they withdraw or are withdrawn, it is classified as an attempt and they will be charged full price for the course. A withdrawal is better than receiving a failing grade, as it does not adversely affect your GPA. View GTC’s Add/Drop/Withdraw page for additional information.
PLEASE NOTE: In some majors, if a course is attempted more than once, students will not be able to continue in the program. It may hurt their chances of getting into the program depending on the college/program. Some colleges/universities don’t like to see withdrawals but may consider it insignificant if the student can adequately explain or justify it.COURSES
In general, students who are dual-enrolled through the GTC Early College program may take any Greenville Tech courses at any of the GTC campuses for which they meet the pre-requisites.
Some high schools have their own dual enrollment classes (called J-sections). These are not listed in the public GTC Course Schedule.
Check the Course Schedules page (https://www.gvltec.edu/academics_learning/course-schedules.html) to view all GTC courses (excluding J-sections)
Check the Course Description listing for pre-requisite details.Once a class has met, it is closed for enrollment. It is possible to get a signed permission from the instructor, but you should check with your advisor or the Early College office.
GTC offers flex-start classes that contain the same information and credit hours with a later start date and compressed to 10 or 11 weeks instead of 15 weeks in a semester. We don’t recommend flex-start classes for Early College students, however, they are an option for highly motivated students.You may submit your enrollment form to the electronic queue as soon as the course schedules are available, but the processing of forms by Enrollment Services does not begin until the enrollment dates for that semester.
See the Important Dates and Deadlines section of the Early College page for:
- when courses go live for viewing (typically late September for Spring, Mid-March for Summer & Fall)
- when enrollment opens for returning students (typically mid-October for Spring, late March for Summer & Fall)
- when enrollment opens for new students (typically late October for Spring, mid-April for Summer & Fall)
Individual students won’t receive an email from GTC. You can, however, view your schedule by following these steps:
- Log into GTC4me
- Select Self Service
- Select Student Planning
- Select Go to Plan & Schedule. This will bring up classes you are currently enrolled in, but remember, this isn’t where you enroll as an Early College Student.