WVNCC welcomes TRANSIENT STUDENTS to take classes which are available throughout the year and meet the needs of their academic program.  Students enjoy the great community college tuition rate while earning college credit.

Students wishing to take courses as TRANSIENT STUDENTS must complete the following:

1)  Complete a brief TRANSIENT ADMISSIONS APPLICATION and combined Registration Form (also called Transient/Home Schooled application) available from any Campus Service Center or can be printed from PDF version below.  The form can be delivered in person, sent by mail to your local campus or faxed to (304) 232-8187.  Transient students cannot register online due to the need for a TRANSIENT FORM from their "home institution" to verify their approval to take the class(es). 

Transient Admissions Application and Registration Form (pdf printable)

2)Students officially enrolled at another college must obtain a letter of transient status from the Registrar at their home institution. This letter will indicate that the course(s) to be taken at WVNCC will transfer into the respective programs of study at the home institution. Transient letters received serve both as a waiver of prerequisite courses and as a protection for students on the agreement of transfer of coursework back to their home institution.  NOTE:  Students who do not choose to get letters of transient status may enroll as transfer students, provided they submit all required transcripts and complete all admissions processes.

3) Payment for courses is required by the published LAST DAY TO PAY or on the day a student registers after that.  Payment can be received in cash, check or credit card.  Students who plan to use their financial aid from their "home" institution must have a CONSORTIUM  AGREEMENT sent directly from their "home institution" to WVNCC before the LAST DAY TO PAY or on the day they register after that.  Transient students are not eligible for financial aid through WVNCC.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  WVNCC cancels classes each night for non-payment beginning with the published LAST DAY TO PAY and every day after that.

4) Upon completion of coursework at West Virginia Northern, transient students must request an official transcript from the Records Office to have WVNCC grades sent to their home school.  Transcript request forms can be picked up at any campus or are available in PDF version on this site under "OBTAINING A TRANSCRIPT".  A fee is required for each transcript requested. 

5) Textbooks for WVNCC can be purchased at any campus bookstore or through online purchase on the WV Northern website.  Textbooks can be shipped or picked up at a campus based on prior arrangements.  WVNCC bookstore operational hours vary by campus, students should make sure of the hours of operation of the campus bookstore to purchase textbooks.