Becoming a College NOW Student

Complete the Heartland Application

It's free and only takes approximately 10 minutes!
You can expect your welcome letter within 3-5 business days.
Students need only apply once for the College NOW program.
Ready? Set? Go to more information at heartland.edu/collegeNow/admission/applyNOW.

*Students under 16 years old taking HCC courses on-campus/online, not through our high school/career center partnerships, must complete additional admission requirements: heartland.edu/collegeNow/onCampus/earlyBirds.*

Meet Course Placement Requirements

Student schedule testing, if applicable, through your myHeartland account.
You may not have to take HCC placement tests if you have other eligible test scores.
Ready? Set? Go to more information at heartland.edu/collegeNow/admission/testNEXT.

*Placement testing is required for many HCC courses, but not all (i.e. success education and most career-technical education courses).

Questions? Concerns?

If you want to know more about becoming a College NOW student before starting the admission process, we've got you covered!

Take some time to review the information available at heartland.edu/collegeNow/studentInfo.
Then, you can submit an online request if you need our help!