Ability to benefit is sufficient aptitude to benefit from post-secondary education without a high school diploma or equivalent.
What it means
The catalog’s definition reads: “Ability to benefit is defined as sufficient aptitude to benefit from post-secondary education without a high school diploma or equivalent.”
“No enrollment agreement may be signed prior to the applicant’s demonstration of the aptitude to successfully complete the program to which he or she is applying…”
What the catalog says
InterCoast Colleges’ catalog states this under “CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION” (pp. 9–15).
“Ability to Benefit students who previously attended an accredited postsecondary educational institution must meet admissions guidelines as required under the U.S. Department of Education.”
It also states: “ATB students are not accepted in all programs.”