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Returning Students

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​​​Returning students count as students who have done the following:

Been out of college for more than one year or more. When you have to re-enroll and start a new catalog year and cannot count the previous catalog year. If you have been out for a year or less. Your account should still be able to be accessed. If not a student must reapply to become a returning student.

Complete COS Admission Application (CCCApply)
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
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Steps to Enroll & Register

1​​​ ​Complete a CO​​S Web Application. Required for all new and returning students.​
Submit an Admissions application using CCCApply . Submit the application online and print a copy of t​he confirmation page for your records. For more information, please call (559) 730-3727. Make sure your name reads the same on both the Application and Orientation Form. ​​
2 ​Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible.
Complete and submit a Free Ap​plication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or pick up FAFSA forms in the Financial Aid Office in Sequoia Room 105 or at the Hanford Center. Click here for Scholarship Information. ​
3 ​Meet with a counselor.​
It is recommended that returning students pursuing a certificate/degree/transfer program see a COS counselor for academic counseling and a Student Education Plan. To schedule an appointment, call (559) 730-3741 or (559) 730-3715 for the Visalia campus; or call (559) 583-2500 for the Hanford campus. Click Counseling ​for more information.
4 ​Register for COS classes.
You must complete Step 1 before registering.
Click here​ to Register for ​Classes. First log in: UserID - Social Security number or Banner ID number. PIN - your birth date (mmddyy). Change your PIN after the first login. Click Web Registration Instructions for more information.
Make sure to check your schedule for accuracy. ​
5 Complete COS Web Orientation.
You must complete Step 1 before orientation.​
New students pursing a certificate/degree/transfer program are highly encouraged to complete their online orientation​. For more information email gabrielama@cos.edu or call (559) 737-6225.​

Activate Your Email

​Activate and check regularly your COS Giant Email Account as this is the official means of communication between COS students and the College. Go to COS Ban​n​er Web to activate.

Submit Transcripts from Other Colleges

If you attended other colleges - Request transcripts from each college attended, whether or not credit was earned to the COS Admissions & Records Office.
 
Transcripts are to be official copies sent directly from previous schools to:
 
Admissions and Records Office
College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, CA 93277

*All transcripts will become the property of College of the Sequoias and will not be released to the student or another institution.
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Visalia Campus 915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA. 93277 559-730-3700
Hanford Educational Center 925 13th Ave., Hanford, CA. 93230 559-583-2500
Tulare College Center 4999 East Bardsley Avenue, Tulare, CA. 93274 559-688-3000