Applying for Admission

 Admissions Applications are open! Admissions Acceptance/Decision letters can be viewed and downloaded in your admissions application portal, a copy of admissions decision letters will also be emailed to all applicants. Please email questions and concerns to admissions@lawsonstate.edu or text questions to (205-707-6422). Thank you for choosing Lawson State.
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 Click here to view our General Admissions Table and see what you must submit to complete your general admissions process.

You may apply for admission online by selecting the image below. We are actively accepting applications for the  Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 Semesters.

Apply online now to Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, AL

Points to Remember: 

There is no application fee to apply for general admissions to Lawson State.

Please click the "Submit" button or your application will be incomplete.

If you attended a closed institution in Alabama, click here to order your transcripts

If you earned a GED, find additional acquisition information here. Please have your official high school transcript or GED score report mailed to our office.  To register for selective service or print proof of selective service registration, click this link.  



Lawson State Community College
Birmingham Campus
Office of Admissions &
Enrollment Management
3060 Wilson Road, S.W.
Birmingham, AL 35221

Physical Location:
Birmingham Campus (West)
Academic Success Center 1st floor

 

     

Lawson State Community College
Bessemer Campus
Office of Admissions &
Enrollment Management
1100 9th Avenue S.W.
Bessemer, AL 35022

Physical Location:
Bessemer Campus
Building A
Student Services Suite

 

 


 























 

What Happens Next?  
  • Understanding Your Admissions Status:

  1. Conditional Acceptance: Students who have not submitted all required documentation will be admitted as conditional status. Failure to provide documentation by the end of the first semester, will prevent a student from future registration and official transcript release. Required admissions documents can be viewed by logging back into your admissions application portal. 

  2. Unconditional Acceptance:  Students who have submitted all required documentation may be admitted as unconditional status.
  • Some programs such as Nursing require additional steps and documents for admission into their programs.  If you seek federal financial aid, please read comprehensive information on our Financial Aid section.

  • Newly Admitted students can view and adhere to the New Student Registration Checklist to complete their enrollment process.

  • International student applicants and  Transient student applicants will be admitted as Pending until all required admissions documents are received.