Admission Process

Step 1: Admission

A. Apply for Admission to TBCC

“Which one do I choose?”

1. First-Time TBCC Student or Returning College Student: use the “Credit Courses and Degree Seeking Student Application.”
2. Current High School Student: use the “High School/Home School Student Application” (you are enrolling in a College Now course through your high school or are a home schooled student).
3. Community & Continuing Education/Non-Credit Student (if you are interested in GED prep, ESOL, or just want to take a class for fun!): use the “Non-Credit Student Application.”

B. Check your Placement Level

“Do I have to do this?”

1. Non-Credit Student: No. Assessment is not necessary for non-credit students.
2. Returning College Student: Yes! If you have earned college-level math or writing courses previously, we can simply review your transcripts. Please request transcripts from your previous school(s) as soon as possible after submitting your admission application to TBCC.
3. First-Time, Credit-Seeking Student: Yes! We use multiple measures for placement including one or more of the following:
   • Smarter Balanced test scores
   • High school transcripts
   • SAT or ACT scores
   • COMPASS scores
   • AccuPlacer scores

We now provide the AccuPlacer Assessment in the TBCC Library, free of charge, on a drop-in basis and recommend taking this if any previous scores are more than two years old. Please go to www.tillamookbaycc.edu/library for test preparation tools and practice. Feel free to call Blanca Valencia at (503) 842-8222, ext. 1720 for additional information.

C. Sign-up for New Student Orientation

“Do I have to do this?”

Yes, but only if you are a first-time, credit-seeking student. You will need to complete new student orientation prior to registering. Please call Student Services at (503) 842-8222, ext 1100 to sign up for an upcoming orientation session. (College Now students do NOT need to attend orientation until after high school graduation).

STEP 2: REGISTRATION

1. New Students: During new student orientation you will be shown how to search for courses required for your program of study and will have the opportunity to register for classes.
2. Students registering for courses taught through the YMCA, NCRD or Tillamook Regional Medical Center must register at those sites.
3. All other students:
   • Go to www.tillamookbaycc.edu and click on MyTBCC under the 'Students' tab.
   • Login by entering your user name and password, which were emailed to the personal email account you provided when applying for admission. If you do not know your user name and/ or password, please contact Student Services.
   • Click on the Add/Drop Courses link.
   • Click on Course Search to open the search box for courses offered in the desired term.
   • Add a course by checking the ADD checkbox on the left-hand column of the screen.
   • Scroll down to see and click the ADD COURSES button to add all selected courses.
   • Be sure to complete your registration before the start of each term.
   • If you encounter difficulties, please check with Student Services at (503) 842-8222, ext. 1100.