Last update: January 2022

Overview

This implementation guide is intended to provide college IT staff and other key stakeholders with a checklist of set up requirements and optional tasks, admin configuration options, and other notes to support a successful CCCApply Noncredit Application implementation for your college in both the CCCApply Pilot and Production environments.

REQUIREMENTS

College must be live on the CCCApply Standard Application (end-to-end implementation).
College must direct users to their custom Noncredit Application URL to access the "residency determination exempt" noncredit application.
College must reconfigure their existing "Majors" - currently set up for their Standard Application - in order to use the Noncredit Application (see below).

CONSIDERATIONS

College should be aware that…

the Noncredit Application is a modified version of the Standard Application and uses most of the same admin configuration, data delivery methods, and reports
they will use the same data delivery process for the Noncredit Application as they currently use for the Standard Application
they must configure and import a separate set of Supplemental Questions for the Standard and Noncredit Application if they wish to display supplemental questions in the Noncredit application
there are hidden questions (and pages) in the Noncredit Application
there were changes made to the residency process, the new values added to the "Residency Status" and area calculations for Noncredit Application
a student should only submit a Noncredit Application if they are enrolling exclusively in noncredit courses; otherwise they should submit a Standard application
the "High School Transcript Information" - the self-reported multiple measures questions on the Education page, do NOT appear in the Noncredit Application
the Social Security Number question is no longer collected in the Noncredit Application (as of SSS release v.1.0)

College/Business Operations Tasks

Tasks for College IT and Admissions Staff

The following requirements are provided to help prepare your college to implement the Noncredit Application for student use. The tables are organized in the order they should be completed:

1 College/Business Operations Tasks
2 Implementation (Set Up) Requirements
3 Configuring Downloads for Noncredit Application Data
4 Running Reports: Identifying Noncredit Application Data in the Report Center
5 Understanding the Noncredit Application User Experience
6 Standard Application Implementation Information
7 Business Operations Tasks
8 Deployment Tasks - Production Environment

Setting Up the Noncredit Application in the Pilot Environment

Before using the Noncredit Application in Production with students, your college must have the CCCApply Standard Application configured in both the Pilot and Production environments. The complete end-to-end implementation of the CCCApply Standard Application includes college configuration within the CCCApply Administrator and a functional data delivery process setup via the CCCApply Download Client or SuperGlue for Apply.

For information and documentation on the complete implementation of the CCCApply Standard application, visit the Implementation Documentation Home page on the CCCApply Public Documentation space.

Getting to the Noncredit Application and Admin Tools

Area	Type	How the Noncredit App should be set up in the Pilot environment for testing	How the Noncredit App should be set up in the Production environment for students

Area	Type	How the Noncredit App should be set up in the Pilot environment for testing	How the Noncredit App should be set up in the Production environment for students
Getting to the Noncredit Applications
	Noncredit Application URL (Customized for each college MisCode)	Use the PILOT version URL. https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=XXX&nonCredit=true	Colleges must use the PRODUCTION Noncredit URL. This is the URL that should be made available to students (end-users). https://www.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=XXX&nonCredit=true
	OpenCCC User Account	College authorized admins must use their OpenCCC PILOT Account to test / access their branded Noncredit Application.	College authorized admins must use their OpenCCC PRODUCTION Account to test / access their branded Noncredit Application.
Getting to the CCCApply Administrator 2.0
	URL (Customized for each college/district)	Find your PILOT CCCApply Administrator URL here	Find your PRODUCTION CCCApply Administrator URL here
	Authorized Admin User Account	College authorized admins must use their existing CCCApply Administrator PILOT user accounts to configure their branded Noncredit Application. To identify your college authorized Administrator user account, please contact your college IT or Admissions Office director.	College authorized admins must use their existing CCCApply Administrator PRODUCTION user accounts to configure their branded Noncredit Application. To identify your college authorized Administrator user account, please contact your college IT or Admissions Office director.
Getting to the CCCApply Report Center
	URL (Customized for each college/district)	Find your CCCApply Report Center PILOT URL here	Find your CCCApply Report Center PRODUCTION URL here
	Authorized Admin User Account	College authorized admins must use their existing CCCApply Report Center PILOT user accounts to configure their branded Noncredit Application. To identify your college authorized Report Center user account, please contact your college IT or Admissions Office director (or contact the CCC Tech Center Enabling Services team: crms@ccctechcenter.org )	College authorized admins must use their existing CCCApply Report Center PRODUCTION user accounts to configure their branded Noncredit Application. To identify your college authorized Report Center user account, please contact your college IT or Admissions Office director (or contact the CCC Tech Center Enabling Services team: crms@ccctechcenter.org )

Setting Up Admin Configuration for the Noncredit Application

IMPORTANT

The CCCApply Noncredit Application IS a modified version of the Standard Application. Therefore all admin configuration specific to the Noncredit Application is configured through the CCCApply (Standard) application in the CCCApply Administrator.

Implementation (Set Up) Requirements

*NOTE: Features and functional elements currently part of the Standard and Noncredit applications, may need to change in the future based on testing, use, and legislation. For the initial release (v.1.0) these implementation steps are the necessary requirements for colleges using the Noncredit application. If changes are identified, the college pilot project will determine the need and set the expectation for future enhancements.

REQUIRED TASK: In order for your college to use the Noncredit Application, your current configuration of Majors/Programs of Study must be reconfigured with the new "Application Type" flag in the CCCApply Administrator, otherwise no majors or programs will appear to the end user and students will not be able to submit their Noncredit application.

MODULE	Areas - Tasks	How it's set up now in the Pilot and Production Standard Applications	How it should be set up for the Pilot Noncredit Application	Is the same setup required for the Noncredit Production application?

MODULE	Areas - Tasks	How it's set up now in the Pilot and Production Standard Applications	How it should be set up for the Pilot Noncredit Application	Is the same setup required for the Noncredit Production application?
TERMS	Ensure that Terms are set up correctly and open for your noncredit application.	Colleges must set up Terms in the CCCApply Administrator for the Standard Application.	The SAME Terms will be used for the Noncredit Application in version 1.0*.	Yes. Terms are set up in BOTH environments by the college. The same Terms will be used for Standard and Noncredit, in the pilot and production environments.
MAJORS	Ensure that Majors/Programs of Study are set up for your Noncredit Application and that each individual item is tagged correctly with an "Application Type" in the "Majors" module in the Administrator	Colleges must set up "Intended Majors / Programs of Study" in the CCCApply Administrator for the Standard Application.	REQUIRED TASK: In order for colleges to implement the Noncredit Application, they must reconfigure their existing Majors file in the Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator. For more information, see New "Application Type" Menu Added to the Majors Table in the Administrator for Noncredit Application See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.	REQUIRED TASK: In order for colleges to implement the Noncredit Application, they must reconfigure their existing Majors file in the Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator. For more information, see New "Application Type" Menu Added to the Majors Table in the Administrator for Noncredit Application See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.
MAJOR CATEGORY	Major Categories	The "Major Category" filter is ONLY available in the Standard Application.	The Major Category feature is NOT available in the Noncredit Application.	The Major Category feature is NOT available in the Noncredit Application.
RULES	Rules	Rules are optional. Rules are created and set up by colleges in the CCCApply Administrator.	Rules can be configured for the Noncredit Application in the CCCApply Administrator (in the Pilot and Production environments). See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.	Rules can be configured for the Noncredit Application in the CCCApply Administrator (in the Pilot and Production environments). See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.
MESSAGES	Messages	Messages are used with the optional Email Rules configured by colleges in the CCCApply Administrator.	Messages are configured for use in Email Rules for the Noncredit Application in the CCCApply Administrator (in the Pilot and Production environments). See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.	Messages can be configured for the Noncredit Application in the CCCApply Administrator (in the Pilot and Production environments). See the CCCApply Administrator User Guide for instructions and guidance.

CCCApply Noncredit Application - Implementation Checklist