Application Instructions

• Complete this online application. After you are finished, click the SUBMIT button located on the left column of the application and follow the directions.
• NO FEES are charged for a California Community College admission application. Fees may be charged for the additional international application from each campus.
• REQUEST official transcripts from previous schools attended be sent to the records office at the address below.
• If PCC requires additional documents (e.g., transcripts, California residency evidence), we will notify you by email.
• After PCC receives all the required documents, we will send you an admission confirmation and a registration appointment time. YOU MAY NOT REGISTER FOR CLASSES UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION.
• F-1 Visa Students: In addition to this application, you must also complete the International Students application. Click the link to go to that application, print it out, complete it, and submit it by mail or in person to the International Student Office.
• K-12 Students: If you wish to take classes at PCC, you must also complete the Recommendation for Admission of Selected Students form (download below). Click the link, print out and complete the form, obtain the necessary signatures, and take it along with your most recent high school transcript to the PCC Admissions and Records Office at the address below.
  Download the Recommendation for Admission of Selected Students form
• When non-residents of California register for classes, they must pay non-resident tuition in addition to enrollment and other fees. (For more information on residence determination, click here). However, non-resident students who attended high school in California for three or more years; graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent (e.g., passed the California high school proficiency or GED exam); and are US citizens, immigrant aliens, or never-documented aliens may be eligible for exemption from non-resident tuition. If this description applies to you, submit a California Non-Resident Tuition Exemption Request form (download below). Click the link, print out and complete the form, and mail. (see address below)
  Download the California Non-Resident Tuition Exemption Request form
• If you wish to apply for a Board of Governors’ Fee Waiver (BOGFW fee waiver) or other financial aid, click here to begin the process. Mail to the Financial Aid Office.
• If you have attended PCC before and were disqualified, you must complete and submit a Petition for Reinstatement on Probationary Status (download below). Click the link, print out and complete the form, and mail. (see address below)
  Petition for Reinstatement on Probationary Status