Home School and Non-public School Students
New home school and nonpublic school students and their parents should follow the steps below to get started at Lakeland in the CCP program.
- Attend a high school CCP information session.
- Create an OH | ID account – Due April 1
- Review this link for a step-by-step guide.
- Start the CCP Funding Application – Due April 1
- Review the Funding Application Manual.
- The Intent to Participate form is part of the funding application.
- To complete the funding application, you will need to upload a college acceptance letter (you will receive this in step 10).
- Complete a CCP application with Lakeland Community College.
- Complete this permission slip with a parent signature and email to CCPinfo@lakelandcc.edu.
- Submit a high school transcript or middle school grade report.
- Determine eligibility and placement.
- Submit qualifying ACT or SAT scores or take the Next-Generate ACCUPLACER Writing test at Lakeland, and test into college-level English.
- Students entering grades 10, 11 or 12 with an unweighted, cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or above will be admitted into the CCP program. For more information, read the math and English placement summary
- If you will be taking the ACCUPLACER test*, review the free resources available on our test preparation website.
- Schedule your ACCUPLACER test.
- Please note, you will have three attempts per semester, not including summer semester, to place into the correct level of English for acceptance into the CCP program.
- Once accepted, upload your acceptance letter to your funding application (due April 1) and complete the Lakeland CCP online orientation.
- Information on how to access the CCP orientation will be emailed to you after you receive your acceptance confirmation.
- For questions about orientation, please contact the new student orientation coordinator at orientation@lakelandcc.edu or 440.525.7349.
- Schedule an appointment to meet with a Lakeland counselor to select classes and register.
- You will receive your Funding Letter by May 6. Make sure to email a copy of it to CCPinfo@lakelandcc.edu.
*To participate in math courses through CCP, students must have successfully completed Algebra 2 and place into college-level math.
Home school and Nonpublic school students must apply for CCP funding each academic year.
Students with accommodations (504 plans or IEP's) should contact Lakeland's Student Accommodation Center for more information.
Please refer to our resources for students, parents and counselor's webpage for more information regarding textbooks.
Students that want to complete the Permission to Release Information form (FERPA), must go to the Student Service Center and complete the form in-person with a photo ID.
- Steps to Apply for Funding
- Department of Education OH | ID Portal Help
- Ohio Department of Higher Education Students and Families
- College Credit Plus for Non-Public School Families
- College Credit Plus for Home School Families
The subject matter of a course enrolled in under the college credit plus program may include mature subject matter or materials, including those of a graphic, explicit, violent or sexual nature that will not be modified based upon college credit plus enrollee participation regardless of where course instruction occurs."