1. High School graduates from regionally accredited or state approved high school
2. Home schooled students meeting appropriate requirements from Pennsylvania Board of Education.
3. Persons holding a General Educational Development High School Equivalency Certificate (GED)
4. Transfer students from colleges, universities, and other post secondary institutions accredited by agencies recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education
5. Dual Enrollment high school students who meet specified admission requirements
6. Special admission or non-degree/diploma seeking students
7. Senior citizens learners who qualify under the tuition waiver plan
8. Audit students
9. Foreign students with an F-1 or M-1 Visa who meet language standards and all admissions requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.)

The admission process helps students to enter programs where they have interest in professional development and employment goals.

Admission to specific programs requires that the applicant have adequate educational preparation as measured by satisfactory placement scores.

PHILLY-TECH accepts:

• The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
• The American College Testing Program (ACT),
• The Computer Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support Systems (COMPASS),
• The Assessment for Skills for Successful Entrance and Transfer (ASSET) Placement Test,
• ACCUPLACER.

When placement scores and/or evaluation of admissions information indicate that an applicant is not prepared to enter a particular program, the applicant will be offered the appropriate course of action.

This may include referral to other colleges or agencies to meet specific needs (e.g. a community college). Graduates of non-accredited or non-state approved schools are handled on a case by case basis by an admissions counselor/officer.

An applicant who has received a secondary school certificate of attendance rather than a diploma must successfully complete the General Educational Development (GED) Test to satisfy the high school graduation requirement.

PHILLY-TECH assures students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for them to secure personally satisfying and socially productive results to their goals and objectives.

In PHILLY-TECH, any individual 15 years of age or older who seeks access to quality instruction designed to develop or improve occupational competencies is eligible for admission. The school may waive the 15 years of age requirement for secondary students who are participating in an articulated program of study at another institution.

The entrance requirements and procedures established by our internal staff are designed to assist the learners in making a career decision based on such factors as aptitude, ability, interest, background, assessment results, interviews, and other appropriate evaluation.

Admissions staff follow the guidelines developed by the staff and reflect concern for the applicant’s health, safety, well-being, and ability to benefit from the educational opportunities available.

Applicants for admission to a certification, certificate, diploma, degree programs must have all official documents such as transcripts, or program test scores to the Registrar by the admissions application / document deadline date for the semester in which they plan to enroll to be considered for Financial Aid (See Admissions Application and Document Deadlines.
Applicants furnishing false, incomplete, or misleading information will be subject to rejection or dismissal without refund. All credentials submitted become and remain the property of PHILLY-TECH and will not be returned to the applicant, duplicated, or transferred to another institution.

In addition, transcript(s) that precede a potential student’s application will only be retained for a period of four months. This applies to SAT, ACT, CPE, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER.

Office of Admissions and Main Campus

Philly Institute of Science and Technology

5400 Grays Ave,
Philadelphia PA. 19143
(215) 596-0050