Application Procedure

• Colorado Northwestern Community College accepts 27 students per year.

• There is a $50.00 non-refundable application fee, which includes a Health Occupation Aptitude Examination.  

• An on-campus visit and the Health Occupation Aptitude Examination is a mandatory requirement for the application process; this must be completed anytime between September and February 1, 2009.

• Please contact Susie Rogers 1-800-562-1105 ext 234 or 970-675-3234, , Director of the Learning Assistance Center & Testing victoria.rogers@cncc.edu to schedule the Health Occupation Aptitude Examination.

  • Deadline for scheduling the Dental Hygiene Health Aptitude Exam is Friday, December 15, 2008, at 5:00PM MST. The $50.00 non-refundable fee must be paid by this deadline via credit card through our Business Office at 970-675-3277.
    
    

• Applicants who meet the requirements are ranked on a percentage structure using the Dental Hygiene Qualification and Ranking Sheet.  This form is used to determine where you are ranked for acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program.

• Please refer to the following:

  • Explanation of the Dental Hygiene Qualification and Ranking Sheet
  • Dental Hygiene Qualification and Ranking Sheet


• A complete application includes:

• An on-campus visit

• Health Occupation Aptitude Examination

• General Application for Admission

• Dental Hygiene Supplemental Application

• Reference Form + Three (3) References, (must be from instructors and/or employers - Not Relatives)

• Letter of Self Recommendation
  
  

• Official transcripts of all colleges attended

• Exception:  CNCC students may submit unofficial transcripts

• Classes in Progress:  proof of class registration for classes taken in the spring of application process (can be an unofficial transcript that shows you are enrolled) Official transcripts showing course completion and final grade must be sent by June 15th

• Dental Office Experience (This is not a requirement for application)

• CNCC Pre-Dental Hygiene Internship (This is not a requirement for application)

Please mail your official college transcripts to:
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Registrar’s Office
ATTN: Tresa England
500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely, CO  81648

Please mail the Dental Hygiene Supplemental Application and forms to:
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Department of Dental Hygiene
ATTN: Kathy LaNoue
500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely, CO  81648
Or Fax it to: 1-970-675-3355

A complete application must be received in the Dental Hygiene office by 5:00pm, February 1, 2009.  Failure to submit all required materials will negate the application process.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that all materials have been received by the Dental Hygiene Program. The above criterion is subject to change without notice.

A student that has been dismissed from the dental hygiene program for academic reasons may reapply to the program only after meeting with the Program Director to develop and successfully complete an Independent Education Plan (IEP) that adequately addresses the issues related to the primary cause of the dismissal. No additional admission points will be awarded for completing the IEP.  However, successful completion of the IEP will enable the student to submit a completed application.

The Dental Hygiene Department Chair makes all final determinations concerning an applicant’s admission file.  Specific questions should be directed to Mark Patterson, Program Director, 1-800-562-1105 ext 247.  General questions concerning the application process can be answered by Kathy LaNoue at 1-800-562-1105-ext 245.