Credits

Students may receive credit for courses not taken at Aiken Technical College.
Transfer Credits: The Commission on Higher Education for the State of South Carolina coordinates post-secondary education in public-supported institutions, including policies and procedures for students and their course credits transfer among these institutions.; For complete information on these policies and procedures, contact the chief transfer officer in the Counseling Center at Aiken Technical College at 803-593-9231, ext. 1298. This office coordinates the advising of transfer students. All students may consult the College Transfer Credit Guide in the Counseling Center. You may download a copy of the CHE's Transfer Programs and Articulation Agreement as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) document. (NOTE: You may need to install the FREE Adobe® Acrobat PDF Reader plug-in to view documents in the PDF format. Click here to go to the Adobe Web site and download a copy of the Acrobat Reader.); Further information is also available on the Internet at the Commission on Higher Education's Home page at http://che400.state.sc.us.
Military Training Credits: ATC is a member of the Service members' Opportunity College Associate Degree (SOCAD) and awards credit for military training based on recommendations made by the American Council on Education in its Guide to Evaluation of Military Training. When actual training is verified through the appropriate military documents (DD-214 and DD-295), the training descriptions and recommendations from the Guide are routed to the Academic Affairs Division so that specific equivalent courses at ATC can be assigned credit on a pass/fail basis.
Tech Prep/School to Work Credits: ATC is part of the Aiken County Tech Prep/School to Work Consortium. A high school graduate of the Tech Prep Program is often eligible for advanced placement in many of the College's technical and industrial programs. Articulation agreements are in place between the Aiken County School District and the College. These agreements require certification by the high school teacher that the student has mastered the competencies agreed upon. Upon receipt of this certification the student receives credit for the course(s) as outlined in the articulation agreements. It is the student's responsibility to obtain the signed certification from the high school teacher and provide it and his/her application to the College Admissions and Records Office.
Advanced Placement Credits: ATC accepts results from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement (AP) tests for advanced placement and exemption of classes. More information on the scores students must receive to qualify for college credit may be obtained from the Counseling Center at Aiken Technical College at 803-593-9231, ext. 1298.