Visiting and Non-Degree

Course Availability

Please click here for Course Schedules

Application for Admission

Click here to apply online or download the admissions paper application for Non-Matriculated and/or Summer Visiting Student Status. Please note, if you are applying online as a Non-matriculated and/or Summer Visiting Student, you must check the box stating the following under Educational Goals:

“Check this box if you do not wish to pursue a degree or certificate at this time or if you are applying as a Summer Visiting Student. Understand that this categorizes you as non-matriculated, which makes you ineligible for financial aid. If you are not applying to enter into a program or certificate, please proceed to questions 18 the press continue.”

Students applying online must pay the $50 non-refundable application fee with a credit card. Students using the paper application to apply must pay the $50 non-refundable application fee with a check or money order payable to Westchester Community College to be submitted to the Office of Admissions located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building.

Please note, email and letter notifications with next steps are sent to students approximately one week after applications are processed.

College Transcripts

All prerequisites must be met before a student can take a course.  Visiting, non-matriculated students who completed a required prerequisite with a grade of C or better at another college may submit an official college transcript to the Registrar’s Office OR may show an unofficial college transcript at the time of registration.  Unofficial transcripts may be shown either in-person or by email (see below).

  • To register in-person for a course requiring a prerequisite, visiting/non-matriculated students should bring their unofficial college transcript showing the prerequisite (or a copy of the appropriate ACT/SAT score, as required) to the Registrar’s Office in the Administration Building Rm. 107.
  • To register by email for a course requiring a prerequisite, visiting/non-matriculated students should send an email to [email protected] – the email must include the student’s WCC student ID number as well as the name and class number of the course(s) that they are requesting to be registered for. Attached to the email, it is necessary to include a copy of the student’s unofficial transcript (or a copy of the appropriate ACT/SAT score, as required) that shows successful completion of the prerequisite. The copy must include the student’s name. If approval is given for the student to register for the course, the student will be able to log in to MyWCC and register him/herself for the course.

Placement Testing

Visiting/non-matriculated students will be required to take the College placement test only if they are:

  • Registering for an English, Math, or Reading course that requires the placement test and they have not otherwise met the prerequisite requirements for the course OR
  • Registering for another course that requires a certain ‘readiness’ level in English or Math and they have not completed this English or Math course.

In these cases when the placement test is required, only the relevant portion (English, Math, or Reading) is required, not the whole test.  For additional information about the placement test and waivers/exemptions, please visit www.sunywcc.edu/testingcenter

Immunization Records

New York State Public Health laws require all students, regardless of age, enrolling in 6 or more credits must be in compliance with the NYS Meningitis Law and all students enrolling in 6 or more credits who were born on or after January 1, 1957 must provide proof of immunity for measles, mumps and rubella. Documentation should be submitted with your application or brought, faxed, emailed or mailed to the Student Health Office located in the Student Center Building. Click here to download the immunization form.

Certificate of Residence

Students who have lived in New York State for one year, but do not or have not lived in Westchester County for six months, must present a Certificate of Residence from their county of legal residence to the Bursar’s Office located on the 1st floor of the Administration Building. Click here  to review the application for your Certificate of Residence.

Registration

Registration may be completed online by logging in to the MyWCC Student Portal.  MyWCC log in instructions will be mailed to you along with your Student ID # which you will need to log on. All students are encouraged to register online.  If you encounter problems, you may also register in person in the Registrar’s Office located in the Administration Building, Room 107.

Tuition Payment

Once you have registered for your courses, you must pay your tuition and fees. You can pay online by going to the MyWCC student portal or at the Bursar’s Office located on the 1st floor of the Administration Building. For more information regarding payment, please contact the Bursar’s Office at 914-606-6992. For more information about Tuition payments, click here..

Please note, students who intend to transfer Westchester Community College credit back to their home institution should check with their college on their policy for transfer credit. At the completion of their summer coursework, students may request an official copy of their grades be sent to their college by ordering an official transcript – see www.sunywcc.edu/transcripts for more information.

FAQ’s – Frequently Asked Questions

Each year, thousands of students from other institutions visit Westchester Community College to take classes during the summer, fall, winter, or spring semesters.  Below, please see a list of Frequently Asked Questions specific to Visiting/Non-matriculated Students at Westchester Community College.