How to apply for a course at Capital City College: five easy steps

If you’re considering applying for a college course, our straightforward guide takes you through the application process in five simple moves.

Thinking about taking your next step in education? Whether you’re leaving school or returning to your studies, a course at Capital City College (CCC) could be a key part of your pathway to your dream career. We’ve put together a simple five-step guide to help ensure a smooth and successful application journey.

Step 1: Research and choose your course

CCC offers an extensive range of subjects at various levels, so take your time and search for courses that appeal to you or browse courses by subject. Using our easy search tool, you can search by subject, course type (part time or full time), level, age and campus. 

When you’ve found a course that interests you, click “Read more” to access the individual course page. Each course page contains detailed information about the course itself, including a list of what you’ll study, entry requirements, coursework requirements, fees, and ideas for progression. You can also share course pages or print a factsheet for easy reference. 

If a course you like the look of doesn’t fit with your schedule, then don’t be put off. We often offer the same course at different campuses, taking place at different times and for different durations.

It’s always a good idea to attend open days if you can. This will give you the opportunity to meet teachers and current students, ask questions about courses and college life, tour the facilities, learn about the support on offer, get expert advice from the college careers team, and generally get a feel for the campus and the college environment.

We also have three great blogs here to help you prepare for an open day:

• What to Expect From an Open Day: Useful Information to Help You Prepare
• Open Day Top Tips: How to Get the Most From a Prospective College Visit
• Finding Out Essential Information: Our Top 10 Questions to Ask at an Open Day

Step 2: Submit your application

To tell us that you’d like a place on one of our courses, you need to send us an application. You do this by adding your course or courses to your application basket. You can add as many courses as you want to your application basket, giving you flexibility and ensuring that you have options. For A-Levels, remember to choose 3 subjects at the same campus. 

When you hit “Apply now”, you’ll need to register with the college by creating a My College account or use an existing login if you have one. When you register, you’ll be asked to provide some personal information, details about your education and any support needs. There will also be the option to attach any relevant documentation and results if you already have them. Once you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive email confirmation with some details about what happens next.

Step 3: Attend an interview or Assistant Principal talk

For some courses, you’ll be asked to come into a campus to chat about it. This is referred to as an interview but it’s not a test or something that you can pass or fail – it’s simply a chance for you to learn more about the course. At your interview you’ll have a friendly chat with college staff so that they can find out more about you and your career goals. It’s a great opportunity to make sure you’re on the right course for your needs and learn about different career pathways.

For other courses, you’ll be invited to an online Assistant Principal talk, where you’ll hear from the Assistant Principal about the campus you’ve applied to, student life and expectations, enrichment activities, events, wellbeing and support, and career and study pathways.

Check out our page on interviews and Assistant Principal talks and read our blog on preparing for your interview for more useful information.

Step 4: Accept your place

After the interview or Assistant Principal talk, you’ll usually get an offer email. There are two types of offers that applicants receive:

• a conditional offer with details of certain grades or conditions for entry
• an unconditional offer, meaning that you’ve already met the entry criteria

You can officially accept your place at CCC by following the instructions provided in the offer letter.

Step 5: Enrol on your course

The final step is enrolment. Enrolment opens at 9am on 21 August 2025 at all of our campuses and takes around two hours. 

You’ll need to bring any relevant results slips, proof of residency and, for students aged 19+, proof of employment status or income. For more details, check out our pages on enrolment documents for students aged 16-18 and enrolment documents for adult learners.

Enrolment times are for August 2025:

• Thursday 21 August – 9am-7pm (doors close at 6pm) – all campuses
• Friday 22 August – 9am-5pm (doors close at 4pm) – all campuses
• Monday 25 August – Bank Holiday – closed
• Tuesday 26 August – Thursday 28 August – 10am-7pm (doors close at 6pm) – all campuses
• Friday 29 August -10am-5pm (doors close at 4pm) – all campuses
• Saturday 30 August – 10am-2pm (doors close at 1pm) – select campuses only. Details TBC.

Once you’ve enrolled, you’re officially a CCC student! It’s normal to have lots of questions so check our page on starting college or get in touch.

Applications for courses starting in September 2025 are still open, so why wait? Apply now and join the CCC community!

We look forward to welcoming all new students to the college in September 2025!

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