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Admissions + Records

Fairfield Campus
4000 Suisun Valley Road
Building 400, First Floor

Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 2:30pm

Admissions@solano.edu
707-864-7171

Registration

Getting started at Solano Community College is an exciting first step toward achieving your educational goals. Follow the steps below to complete your registration—from applying for admission to registering for classes and paying fees.

 

Ensure your email address is accurate in the application in order to receive your Obtain your username and password and SCC email address. Upon completion of your admission application, the system will email your My Solano user name, password and student ID number. Be sure to check your student email account often. Solano College uses email as the primary means of communicating important information to our students.

*Are you a K12 student? If so, please click here 

Once you have finished the online application, please go to Step #2.

Visit our Orientation page and click “Start Orientation Now”. We recommend completing this before registering for classes.

Once you have finished your Orientation, please go to Step #3.

As a result of AB 705 Legislation, assessment testing is no longer offered for English and Math placement.

For more info on placement for English and Math, contact SCC's Counseling
Office at counseling@solano.edu or (707) 864-7101.

Once you have reviewed English/Math Placement, please go to Step #4.

If you have college credit from other colleges/universities that you would like to apply to a degree or certificate at Solano, please request a Transcript Review. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the institution—either electronically or in a sealed envelope to Admissions & Records with the request to review the transcripts at least two weeks prior to your Counseling appointment.

If you know the major/program you would like to complete at Solano, please include notes on the transcript review form requesting the transcripts be reviewed for equivalency of courses for that major. If you don’t have a major chosen you can add notes to request a Transcript Review for equivalency of General Education course (also indicate if you intend to transfer to a 4 year college or not).

Once you have requested a Transcript Review and submitted official transcripts, please go to Step #5.

Most students receive some financial assistance that they do not have to pay back after applying for Financial Aid, helping make college affordable. To learn more, visit the Financial Aid page. If you have questions, please email financialaid@solano.edu or call (707) 864-7103.

Students may also qualify for additional assistance through SCC’s Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS). For more information, visit the EOPS Office online or email eops@solano.edu or call (707) 863-7888.

You can also visit in the Student Services Building (400) at the Fairfield Campus. 

Once you have finished applying for Financial Aid and/or Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS), please go to Step #6.

All students should make an appointment with a counselor to develop an Education Plan. Getting academic counseling early can prevent taking unnecessary classes. 

For more information on new student small group Education Planning workshops and Education Planning individual appointments please see the Counseling web page or call, (707) 864-7101, or walk in person: Counseling Office, Building 400, Room 404 (1st Floor, Main Campus).

Once you have developed your Education Plan with your counselor, please go to Step #7.

After filling out an application (Step #1), you should have been sent an email with your FalconNest LOGIN and PASSWORD.

If you have filled out an application (Step #1) and have not received your LOGIN and PASSWORD, please email or call the Admissions Office: Admissions@solano.edu or (707) 864-7171.

Follow the Registration Process for instructions on how to register. You can also click herefor instructions on how to browse for classes. 

Classes fill quickly so it is best to prepare your schedule options ahead of your actual registration date. Browse the Online Schedule to search for classes offered this semester.

Find your registration date: Log into FalconNest, select the Student tab from the left navigation menu and click on Student Self-Service. Select Student Profile in the Student Records card to see biographical and academic information.

You can access your registration time ticket through your Student Profile or the Registration Status section of the Registration Landing Page.
From the Student Profile page, select “Registration Notices” at the top right to see your various registration notices, including your time ticket. You can change the term using the Term drop-down menu located on the top left. From the Registration Landing Page, access registration status information by selecting Registration Status.

Once you have registered for courses, please go to Step #8.

Students should pay all fees at time of registration. Students who do not pay all fees prior to the start of the term MAY be dis-enrolled from courses for that term. Students will not be allowed to register for future terms if any fees are still owed. You may pay fees electronically through your FalconNest account or visit the Main Campus, Building 400, Student Services, Office of Admissions & Records Cashier’s window.

Please email CashierOffice@solano.edu or call (707) 864-7000 Ext 7210, or visit the Cashier Office page for assistance.

Once you have paid fees, please go to Step #9.

Log into FalconNest and click on the Student Self-Service card, then “Registration”.

Choose “Register: Add/Drop Classes” in the lower right corner to view, manage, and print your schedule.

Enjoy your courses and we wish you a very successful semester!

 

Late Registration Information

For a brief period after classes start, you can still register for classes. During late registration, you must first attend class to get the instructor’s permission to add the class. He or she will give you an add code if they have room for you in class. You may use the add code to add the course online via FalconNest.