Register for Classes

You can register for classes online in your ctcLink student account, via email, or in-person at the Registration Office. Check the Academic Calendar for registration and refund deadlines.

Online Registration

Review the Enroll in a Class guide for more details and screenshots on registering for classes through the Class Schedule.

• Navigate to the Class Schedule.
• Click “Login” on the bottom left corner and log in to your ctcLink student account. 
• On the left bar, select “Class Information” followed by “Class Search.”
• Search for your intended class(es) for the intended quarter. Make sure to review the class information particularly the time, location, status, and enrollment requirements.
• Click on the three dots on the top right end of the class box to add the class(es) to your “Shopping Cart” for later or “Enroll” now (only possible when registration is open for you). 
  • Permission Numbers may or may not be required for a class. If it is not required, skip by clicking the “Save” button.
• Review the Enrollment Results to confirm you have been added to the class or waitlist. You can also view your updated schedule in the View your Class Schedule guide.

In-Person Registration

Visit the Registration Office in the Student Services Lobby in the Robert Smith Building during in-person hours. Be prepared to provide your photo ID, class name(s), and class number(s) for registration. 

If you require instructor permission, be sure to have written documentation like an email or appropriate enrollment form to present to staff. To obtain instructor permission, you should directly email the instructor. Instructor emails can be found in the Employee Directory by searching their name. Instructors may approve or deny requests.    

Email Registration

You can be manually registered for classes by Registration staff. Send an email with your name, ctcLink student ID number, class name(s), and class number(s) to ssccregistration@seattlecolleges.edu.

If you have instruction permission via email, you may forward the permission with your name, ctcLink student ID number, class name, and class number to ssccregistration@seattlecolleges.edu for manual registration.

Common Registration Errors

• Prerequisite errors indicate that you have not met the requirements for registering for the class. You may need to establish English or Math placement or have prior college classes reviewed. Check our Student Assessment Services page for placement information.
• A time conflict occurs when two classes are scheduled at the same time. To override a time conflict, instructor permission is required from the instructors of both classes. You can forward instructor permission to ssccregistration@seattlecolleges.edu for manual registration. 
• A closed class error means that both the class and waitlist are full. You will need to register for another class or ask for instructor permission once the quarter begins.
• The maximum number of credits for enrollment a student can register online is 20 credits for academic programs and 25 credits for professional-technical programs each quarter.  You must meet with an Advisor for permission to go over the maximum number of credits. 
• A repeat error occurs when the maximum number of registrations is met for a single class. Students cannot enroll in the same class more than three times. You will need permission from the respective Dean to register for a class more than three times. Review our Course Repeat Request page.
• A hold error means that you have a registration block on your account. You can check holds in the Tasks tile in your ctcLink Student Homepage.
• A linked class error means that the class is linked to another class, and you must register for both classes.

Students can drop classes online in their ctcLink student account, via email, or in-person at the Registration Office.  Check the Academic Calendar for registration and refund deadlines.

You may drop a class with no record on your transcript through the tenth instructional day of the quarter through your ctcLink student account or with Registration staff. Dropped classes can be eligible for either a 100% or 50% refund on tuition and fees depending on the day dropped.

You may withdraw from a class after the tenth day and through the last day to withdraw deadline and a “Withdrawal” grade for the class will appear on your transcript. Withdrawn classes can be eligible for either a 50% or 0% refund on tuition and fees depending on the day dropped. Withdrawal grades do not impact your grade point average (GPA).

Instructors may drop students for non-attendance after the third instructional day of the quarter if you never attended in-person classes or engaged in coursework or assignment for online classes. We are a non-attendance institution, and it is the student’s official responsibility to drop classes. 

Reminder: It is the student’s responsibility to drop classes by the college’s deadlines. You cannot officially drop a class by notifying your instructor or advisor, or by ceasing to attend class.

If you are receiving financial aid, be sure to contact the Financial Aid Department in a timely manner to determine the potential impact of dropping classes and potential repayment. 

Dropping Online

Review the Drop/Withdraw from a Class guide for more details and screenshots on dropping classes.

• Log in to your ctcLink student account and select South Seattle College. 
• In your Student Homepage, select the “Manage Classes” tile.
• On the left bar, select “Drop Classes” and select the intended term and college.
• Click the checkbox for the class you want to drop. You can select more than one. 
• Once you select the classes, click the “Next” button at the top right corner.
• Review your classes before clicking the “Drop Classes” button at the top right corner. 
• Select “Yes” to confirm the drop. The next page will confirm if the class was dropped. You can also view your updated schedule in the View your Class Schedule guide.

Dropping via Email

Email Registration staff your name, ctcLink student ID number, class name(s), and class number(s) to manually drop your class(es) to ssccregistration@seattlecolleges.edu. Ensure that your email is sent by the drop or desired refund deadline. 

Dropping In Person

Visit the Registration Office in the Student Services Lobby in the Robert Smith Building during in-person hours. Be prepared to provide your photo ID, class name(s), and class number(s) for registration. Ensure that you visit by the drop or desired refund deadline. 

During registration, you can add yourself to the waitlist of a class that you want to take but is full. You can also simultaneously register for a class and add yourself to the waitlist of the preferred section that is already full. This is called swapping classes.

The waitlist process allows students to become enrolled for classes through their ctcLink account. As spots become available in a full class, students on the waitlist can automatically be enrolled in the class, in the order they appear on the waitlist. Moving off the waitlist is not guaranteed.

If you are registered for a class off a waitlist, a notification will be sent via Message Center in your ctcLink Student Homepage or email. Waitlists run through the third day (Wednesday) of the quarter. 

How to Check Waitlist Status

In your ctcLink student account via the Class Schedule Click on “Login” on the bottom left corner and select “Enrollment” on the left bar. Click “View Wait List” for the intended quarter.

How to Swap Classes

Swapping classes is ideal for students who need or want to take a specific class, but their preferred class-section (day, time, modality) is already full. The Join a Preferred Class Waitlist guide provides details and screenshots on how to swap classes.

Students on the waitlist will move to the class in the order of their waitlist position. If there is an opening in the class for your waitlist position, you will automatically be enrolled in the preferred class section and removed from the original class section. If there are not enough openings in the preferred class, you will remain enrolled in the original class section.

Common Waitlist Registration Issues

There are many factors that might delay or deny waitlisted students access to a class. Here are a few common issues.

• The waitlist will not enroll you in a class if you are already enrolled in a different section of the same class. You must use the swap feature so that the system makes the swap. 
• You have met the maximum number of enrolled credits for the quarter. 
• You have a time conflict with another class. 
• You have a registration hold on your account. 
• You do not meet the pre-requisites for the class.
• You are waitlisted in co-requisite or linked classes.

The maximum number of credits for waitlists is 15 credits. A student can only waitlist for 15 credits each quarter. Attempts to go over the maximum credit will result in a registration error. Contact Registration staff with questions at ssccregistration@seattlecolleges.edu.