9.2 OAAP General Application with a Fee Waiver

Purpose: Use this document as a reference for how to complete an Online Admission Application Portal (OAAP)  application with a fee waiver in ctcLink.

Audience: Admissions staff

You can find the link to the Online Admissions Application Portal on the college website.

If you have already created a User Name and Password for the Online Admissions Application Portal (OAAP), you can enter your User Name and Password and finish completing your application.  

If you have not created an account for OAAP, follow the instructions in the first two foldable sections of 9.2 New OAA-P Submitting an Admissions Application (FLC, DG2, DG3 Only).  Users may not create more than one account per email address.

If you are a returning student logging in with your ctcLink credentials and need to make corrections to your address, email, and phone information, you will need to do this in ctcLink before applying for admissions. If you do not remember your ctcLink account information, please contact the college directly.

New OAAP General Application with a Fee Waiver

Images shown in this reference guide may not reflect the current product as software updates may slightly alter these views.

  1. The Online Admissions Application login page displays.
  2. Select the Login button.
The Create an Account/Login page displays
  1. The Login page displays.
  2. Enter your Username or if you have an existing ctcLink account, log in with those credentials.
  3. Enter your Password.
  4. Select the "I'm not a robot" Captcha checkbox.
Welcome login page
  1. The Captcha window displays.
  2. Select the correct Captcha images, then select the Verify button.
Captcha screen
  1. The Captcha window disappears.
  2. Select the Login button.
Select the Log In button
  1. The Start a New Application page displays.
  2. Select a College from the dropdown list.
  3. Select an Admission Type from the dropdown list.
  4. Select a Program from the dropdown list.
  5. Select a Term from the dropdown list.
  6. Select a Plan from the dropdown list.
  7. Optionally, select a Sub-Plan from the dropdown list.  Academic Sub-Plans are optional and not required to submit an Online Admissions Application successfully.
  8. Click the Apply button.
Select the Apply button
  1. The Personal Information page displays.  Review and update, if needed.
  2. Select the Next button.

If you are a returning student logging in with your ctcLink credentials and need to make corrections to your address, email, and phone information, you will need to do this in ctcLink before applying for admissions. If you do not remember your ctcLink account information, please contact the college directly.

High School information page displays
  1. The High School/College Information page displays.  Review and update, if needed.
  2. Select the Next button.
Enter or look up High School
  1. The Ethnicity page displays.  Review and update, if necessary.
  2. Select the Next button.
Enter ethnicity information
  1. The Upload Documents page displays.
  2. If applicable,
    • Select the Upload document type from the drop-down
    • Enter a document Description
    • Select the Upload File button
  3. Select the Next button.
Upload Documents page
  1. The Residency page displays.  Answer each of the questions by selecting your answer from each question's drop-down list.
  2. Select the Next button.
Answer the Supplemental Questions
  1. The Supplemental Questions page displays.  Answer each of the questions by selecting your answer from each question's drop-down list.
  2. Select the Next button.
Supplemental Questions page displays
  1. The Review and Submit page displays.  Read it.
  2. Select the Yes, I accept checkbox.
  3. Select the Submit Now button.
Check Yes I accept and Submit now
  1. The Payment Detail window displays.
Payment Detail window
  1. Enter your Waiver Code.
  2. Select the Apply button.
Waiver Code window
  1. The waiver is applied to the Amount to be Paid.
  2. Select the Proceed button.
Payment Details window
  1. A status window displays.
  2. Select the OK button.
Status window
  1. The Submitted Applications page displays.  Congratulations!
  2. Select your name in the upper-right-hand corner of the page.
Submitted Applications page
  1. An actions menu displays.
  2. Select Log-out.
actions menu
  1. The Online Admissions Application Portal login page displays.
  2. Close all browser windows.
Logout and the Welcome page displays
  1. Process complete.

Please get in touch with your college if you require immediate assistance with ctcLink. Check out the contact information and highlights for each community and technical college.