For credit courses, admissions to Lakeland is open to:

1. New first time in college students who are high school graduates, students who hold a GED, and non-high school graduates whose high school class has already graduated and have successfully completed the Ability to Benefit test.
2. Current High School Students who meet the College Credit Plus admissions criteria.
3. Transfer students who have evidence of a post-secondary degree or a college transcript reflecting at least 15 credit hours from a regionally accredited institution.
4. Transient students who are matriculated at another college, enroll for one term only, and expect to return to their home school for continued study.
5. Non-Degree/Non-Certificate students who enroll to take courses for personal enrichment or professional development. Non-degree students must be a high school graduate or have obtained a high school diploma equivalency.

Admission to the college does not guarantee entrance into programs with selective admission criteria.