CTE Dual Credit | Apply

Apply for CTE Dual Credit

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The Skagit Valley College CTE Dual Credit Consortium serves school districts in Skagit, Island, San Juan, and Whatcom Counties. We encourage high school students’ transition into post-secondary education by providing the ability to earn tuition-free college credit while completing high school requirements. To learn more about our CTE Dual Credit program, please visit the program page.

Deadlines

High School Semester	Deadline to Apply to SVC for CTE Dual Credit	Deadline to Enroll in Class(es) for CTE Dual Credit
Fall Semester Classes	1/16/2026	1/30/2026
Spring Semester or Yearlong Classes	3/20/2026	5/22/2026

1. Apply

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1. Take a CTE Dual Credit class at your high school. View the CTE Dual Credit Courses page to learn what classes at your high school receive CTE dual credit at Skagit Valley College.
2. Apply to Skagit Valley College through the OAAP. Enter the following in the form fields on this page:

• • College: Skagit Valley College
  • Program: Non-Award Seeking
  • Degree or Certificate I am seeking: CTE Dual Credit
  • I will be enrolling as a: CTE Dual Credit
  • Term: SPRING 2026
  • Academic Focus Area: leave blank

Within a few days, you will receive a welcome email with your ctcLink number, which is your college student ID.

If you do not receive your ctcLink number:

• Check your spam or junk email folders.

• If you still cannot find it, email enrollment@skagit.edu for assistance.

Once you have your ctcLink number, you are ready for Step 2.

2. Activate 

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After your application is processed, you will receive an email with your 9-digit ctcLink number. This number is required to activate your ctcLink account. You must activate your ctcLink account before you can register for CTE classes.

Watch this video for instructions on how to activate your account.

Once you have activated your ctcLink account, you are ready for Step 3.

3. Enroll in classes

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The Skagit Valley College Dual Credit team provides course codes and enrollment instructions to CTE high school partners. Check with your CTE Dual Credit teacher for instructions on registering in ctcLink for your CTE class. 

• Enrollment for first-semester CTE Dual Credit course opens in November.
• Enrollment for second-semester and yearlong CTE Dual Credit courses opens in March.

Holds on Student Accounts

There are two common holds that CTE Dual Credit students run into:

• Running Start Hold
  • To remove the hold, submit your RSEVF form to dualcredit@skagit.edu. Once your RSEVF form is processed, SVC will remove the hold on your account and you can enroll for your CTE Dual Credit class.
• SFRA Hold
  • To remove this hold, accept the SFRA agreement in ctcLink. Once you have accepted the agreement, you will be able to enroll in your CTE Dual Credit class. Please note, this hold only applies to students who are over the age of 18. 

For help removing a hold from your account, please contact dualcredit@skagit.edu.

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Application and Enrollment Resources

Below are two guides to walk high school students through applying to SVC as a CTE Dual Credit student using the OAAP.

Guided Application Video

Guided Application PDF Instructions

Download PDF Guide for how to apply using OAAP