Transfer Credit Requirements

• An official transcript is required to transfer credit to Renton Technical College
  • A transcript is official when it is sent directly from the previous institution to RTC or brought to RTC in a sealed, unopened envelope
• RTC only transfers in classes completed with a 2.0 grade or higher
• RTC only accepts transfer credit from regionally accredited and nationally accredited institutions.
• Students are required to complete at least 25% of their program at Renton Technical College, to be awarded a degree and/or certificate
• RTC is on a quarter system. If you attended a semester school, your transfer credits will be converted to quarter credits: semester credits X 1.5 = quarter credits
  
  • Example: 30 semester credits X 1.5 = 45 Quarter Credits 

On average, it can take four to six weeks for a transfer evaluation to be processed, upon receipt of a student’s official transcript. (Per transcript.)

RTC credentials evaluators will review your transcript for transfer credit based on your current program of study, specifically looking at courses that can transfer toward General Education requirements and classes that are listed on the RTC equivalency guides.

Technical/program-specific coursework will require further review and approval for transfer from instructional faculty in the program of study, as they are the experts on course content in that area. Talk with your instructor, adviser or program Dean to have your technical/program-specific coursework evaluated for transfer.