Enrollment means registering for classes. Find your registration dates, learn how to enroll in classes, and get help with common registration questions.
When can I register?
Your registration time is determined by your approved student status. Students receive an enrollment appointment, which is the earliest date and time they can register for classes. You can find your enrollment appointment in ctcLink. From the purple column on the left side of the page, select:
Enrollment → Enrollment Dates
- Priority Registration
- Your registration time is determined by your approved student category:
- 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Eligible veterans, National Guard members, active-duty members, and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents using VA education benefits (VA priority registration requirements).
- Beginning at 1 p.m.: Approved Running Start, Technical High School, Adult High School, and international students.
- Continuing Students
- Students who have taken a class within the last year (four quarters).
- Open Registration
- For all students who have been admitted to CPTC. You should have finished the entry process and have a program map that lists the courses you need to register for.
| Quarter | Priority Registration | Continuing Student Registration | Open Registration | Classes Begin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | May 11 | May 12 to 14 | May 15 to July 2 | July 1 |
| Fall 2026 | May 11 | May 12 to 14 | May 15 to Sept. 29 | Sept. 28 |
| Winter 2027 | Nov. 2 | Nov. 3 to 5 | Nov. 6 to Jan. 5 | Jan. 4 |
| Spring 2027 | Feb. 8 | Feb. 9 to 11 | Feb. 12 to Mar. 30 | Mar. 29 |
Get Ready to Register
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Find the Classes You Need
Your Program Map lists the courses you need to take.
Don't have your personalized program map? New students meet with an Entry Coordinator. Continuing students meet with your Advisor.
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Add Classes to Your Shopping Cart
You can add classes to your shopping cart about two weeks before registration begins. Adding a class to your shopping cart does not guarantee a seat in the class.
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Validate Your Classes
Before classes begin, you can validate your shopping cart to check whether you meet the prerequisites for the classes you plan to take.
[TBD: link to validation instructions]
How to Register for Classes
Ready to register? Watch our step-by-step guide to enrolling in classes through ctcLink.
Waitlists & Class Swaps
Joining a waitlist
- If a class is full and a waitlist is available, you may add yourself to the waitlist.
- If space becomes available and you meet the enrollment requirements, you may be automatically enrolled in the class. Students are notified through ctcLink and their preferred email address when they are enrolled from a waitlist.
How do I join a waitlist?
[TBD: instructions, screenshots, or a PDF on joining a waitlist]
How do I check my waitlist position?
Log in to ctcLink and select:
Enrollment → View Waitlist
What could prevent me from joining a waitlist?
[TBD: reasons other than the waitlist being full. The doc asks whether to include this item at all.]
Already enrolled and found a section you like better, but the class is full? Use Swap.
When you set up a swap, you stay enrolled in your backup class while you wait. If a seat opens in your preferred class, ctcLink enrolls you in it and drops you from the backup class. If a seat does not open, you stay enrolled in the backup class.
[TBD: link to swap PDF instructions]
Registration Help & FAQs
Do I need a permission number to register?
The Permission Number field may appear during registration even when a permission number is not required. Click Save to continue through the enrollment process. If the class requires permission, ctcLink will let you know.
I received a prerequisite error.
[TBD: how to look up prerequisites]
If you believe you received this error by mistake, contact Enrollment Services.
I received a time conflict error.
[TBD: what students need to know about this error]
The class is full. What do I do?
You can add yourself to a waitlist. See Waitlists & Class Swaps for more information.
I have a hold on my account.
[TBD: where to find holds on the ctcLink HighPoint page]
How do I add classes after registration ends?
- Get written permission from the instructor.
- Complete the Add/Drop Form.
- Submit the completed form to Enrollment Services in Bldg. 17.
Instructor permission expires after 5 business days.
How do I know if my class is in person, online, or both?
[TBD: wording pending Jaye and Kristy]
| Class Type | What It Means |
|---|---|
| In Person | [TBD: CPTC definition] |
| Online | [TBD: CPTC definition] |
| Hybrid | [TBD: CPTC definition] |
| Other CPTC modality | [TBD: CPTC definition] |