Getting Started at Mat-Su College

Follow these steps to get started.

Attend a Prospective Student Session

Each semester, Mat-Su College organizes several prospective student sessions designed to provide assistance to students who are unsure about where to start their college careers in a fun and energetic atmosphere.

Attend the New Student Orientation

The New Student Orientation Program hosts organized, purposeful, and positive introduction sessions for all new Matanuska-Susitna College students and their parents to help them become familiar with services and programs vital to their successful transition as full and active members of the MSC community.

Apply for Admission

All students must be admitted either as "degree-seeking" or "non degree-seeking" before registering for classes. Additional information and applications are available in the Admissions section of our website or in the back of the printed schedule.

Note: You must also be admitted to a degree program to receive financial aid.

Apply for Financial Aid

Financial aid helps make college affordable. It can help pay for tuition and fees, books and supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous living expenses. Financial aid is available to degree-seeking students at Mat-Su College.

Register for Classes

Degree-seeking Students

• Newly admitted degree-seeking students are given access to web registration within two days of submitting an application.
• Continuing students already admitted to a degree or certificate program have access to web registration if they have attended within the last year.
• Degree-seeking students who have had a break in attendance of one year or more may be eligible to update their admission status rather than re-applying. Submitting the Request for Admission Update form will allow students to update their admission status and gain access to web registration. The Update form is available on the web or in the back of the schedule.

Non Degree-seeking Students

Non-degree-seeking students may submit the Non-Degree-Seeking Application for Admission and be given access to register on the web. Non-degree-seeking refers to students who are taking a class for personal interest, professional development, or recreation and who do not intend to work toward a degree or certificate program. All non-degree-seeking students, regardless of whether they attended previously or not, must submit an application for admission prior to being given access to register for classes. Allow two days for processing before registering.