School Admissions

Complete an application online or fill out a paper application and submit it through your high school’s guidance office.
Meet with your school’s admission representative to complete the application process.

Yes, our Tech majors earn 1.5 high school credits per semester. Most majors offer elective credit, but some also have academic credits incorporated. Both a student’s earned credit and grade are sent to their home high school and included in their transcript and GPA.
Most Tech majors also offer articulated college credit and/or dual college credit opportunities.

No, Tech is free for eligible applicants.

All students attending St. Louis County high schools can apply to Tech. County residents who are home schooling or attending private schools are also eligible to apply.

After each acceptance round, North Tech will notify students, parents, and sending school counselors if they were accepted. Eligible applications remain in consideration throughout the school year and will be considered during each round. Applications are accepted in order of rubric score.
If a program fills, all remaining eligible applicants are put on a waiting list. Waiting lists will be consulted every time a vacancy arises. Wait list students will continue to be offered spots throughout the summer and into the first few days of the school year.

Students planning to attend Tech in the fall of their junior year can begin applying as early as the beginning of their sophomore year. Acceptance rounds begin in late fall and continue throughout the school year.

It is important to apply early because some programs will fill as early as January. Students are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as they have decided they want to attend tech.

Students can apply for Tech at anytime, but use the guidelines below to ensure your application is reviewed in a timely manner

• Freshmen who want to attend Tech in the fall of sophomore year
  Begin applying January of freshman year
• Sophomores who want to attend Tech in the spring of sophomore year
  Begin applying at the beginning of sophomore year
• Sophomores who want to attend Tech in the fall of junior year
  Begin applying at the beginning of sophomore year
  Applications accepted all year, but space in programs will fill quickly
• Juniors who want to attend Tech in the spring of junior year
  Begin applying at the beginning of junior year

Details about all of our programs are available here on our website, you can view them all here. Or call 314-989-8521 for additional information.