Application for Junior College Regular Admissions Opens on the 7th of Next Month... 'Nursing and Health' Fields Most Popular

Total Number of People 25,447
13.6% Decrease Compared to Last Year

At the '2019 Academic Year Regular Admission Information Fair for Junior Colleges' held at the AT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, examinees and parents are consulting about admissions. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] A total of 134 specialized colleges nationwide will simultaneously begin accepting applications for the 2021 academic year regular admissions on January 7 next year.

The Korea Council for College Education (KCCE) announced the key details of the "2021 Academic Year Specialized College Regular Admissions" on the 29th.

The total number of regular admission slots for specialized colleges nationwide in the 2021 academic year is 25,447, which is a 13.6% decrease compared to the 2020 academic year. If there are unfilled slots resulting from the early admissions scheduled until the 6th of next month, the actual number of regular admission slots may increase.

The "Nursing and Health" field recruits the most students with 5,247 slots (20.6%). This is followed by "Mechanical and Electrical Electronics" with 4,886 slots (19.2%), "Hotel and Tourism" with 3,789 slots (14.9%), and "Accounting, Taxation, and Distribution" with 2,251 slots (8.8%).

The KCCE advised that when selecting a major at a college, applicants must check detailed information about the major at the college they are applying to, as the duration of study may vary between 2 to 3 years even if the major name is the same.

In particular, for the nursing department, 84 colleges offer a 4-year program, while 1 college offers a 3-year program, so examinees intending to major in nursing should definitely verify the school information.

There are no special restrictions on applying to multiple colleges during the specialized college regular admissions. However, students who have been accepted to even one school through early admissions cannot apply for regular admissions.

Specialized colleges will conduct autonomous recruitment until February 28 next year to fill vacancies after the regular admissions application period. Information on specialized college regular admissions can be found on the specialized college portal site "Pro College."

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