
From submitting your application to admission to registration, WITC is available to help guide you through the admissions process. To help you successfully complete this program, WITC has developed a set of program requirements and functional ability criteria. For students with a disability, reasonable accommodations are available to help you be successful in the program of your choice.
2021-22
Admission Requirements
The first step to get admitted is to fill out a WITC application, and WITC will guide you from there. If you're not quite ready to become a student, visit a campus to get the full WITC experience. A campus tour will give you the opportunity to meet staff, instructors and students, tour the campus and get a real feel for the campus culture.
- Complete application form and submit with fee (fee waiver may apply if previously submitted)
- Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate; current high school seniors must provide both a current high school transcript and a final transcript with confer date
- Review and sign Background Check Disclosure
- Review and sign Functional Abilities Disclosure
- Complete admissions meeting with a WITC counselor (academic admission requirements apply)
2021-22 Dental Assistant Program Additional Information will be available April 2021.
Program-Specific Requirements
- Submit Background Check fee
- Have an acceptable Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check, National Criminal Background Check, Minnesota Caregiver Background Check (if applicable), and another state, if applicable
- Pass a physical exam, have current immunizations and demonstrate negative status for tuberculosis (Tb)
- Decision to not receive vaccinations may limit ability to obtain clinical placement based upon meeting site placement requirements
- Possess current certification of “CPR for Healthcare Providers” or equivalent
- Review and sign Health Sciences Confidentiality Statement
- Review and sign dental office visit form
- Review and sign dental assistant program permission form
- Participate in a mandatory program orientation session
2021-22 Dental Assistant Student Handbook
2021-22 Allied Health & Dental Assistant Student Handbook policies will be available August 2021.
Dental Assistant Orientation-Fall 2021
2021-22 Dental Assistant Orientation documents will be available April 2021.
Dental Assistant Withdrawal- Instructions for Withdrawal from DA Core Courses
- If you are at this webpage, it means your DA Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your DA course (508-xxx) courses.
- If you are withdrawing from your DA core (508-xxx) courses, the DA program would like to gather data regarding your decision to withdraw. This data is useful in the DA planning process. Thank you for providing this information.
- Please carefully review the Withdrawal from the DA Program form. You may complete the form electronically and email to jennifer.holden@witc.edu or print and mail this form within one month of your exiting the program to the following address:
- Jennifer Heutmaker-Holden
- WITC-Rice Lake
- 1900 College Dr
- Rice Lake WI 54868
- If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Jennifer Heutmaker-Holden, DA Program Director, at jennifer.holden@witc.edu or 800/243-9482 x5146.
- If you are at this webpage, it means your DA Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your DA course (508-xxx) courses.
- If you are withdrawing from your DA core (508-xxx) courses, the DA program would like to gather data regarding your decision to withdraw. This data is useful in the DA planning process. Thank you for providing this information.
- Please carefully review the Withdrawal from the DA Program form. You may complete the form electronically and email to jennifer.holden@witc.edu or print and mail this form within one month of your exiting the program to the following address:
- Jennifer Heutmaker-Holden
- WITC-Rice Lake
- 1900 College Dr
- Rice Lake WI 54868
- If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Jennifer Heutmaker-Holden, DA Program Director, at jennifer.holden@witc.edu or 800/243-9482 x5146.
Technology Requirements
If using Macintosh or Linux based computers, coursework must be submitted using your Office365 tools provided with your WITC email account. It is important to verify with your Program Faculty if non-Windows based computers are acceptable in the program.