Students in Clayton County's "fatally flawed" school district could face a more cumbersome college admissions process than their peers in other counties.

"If we're not comfortable with their accreditation, we require supplemental documentation of core areas," said Rick Clark, assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Georgia Tech.

"I don't think it's going to be a hindrance to a student getting in," Clark said, "but it sure is going to create a whole lot more legwork" for students.

Clark said Clayton is "in the top 10" among counties that feed students to Georgia Tech. He wondered Saturday whether that will continue following Friday's recommendation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that Clayton's accreditation be revoked, effective Sept. 1.

Not only will students applying for admission have added pressure and demands of providing additional documentation that they're able to handle college courses, but admissions officers will be under a "huge crunch" to verify that proof, Clark said.

Clemson University admissions director Robert Barkley said whether a high school is accredited doesn't mean everything in the admissions process.

Barkley said colleges already have to search long and hard for evidence of prospective students' promise because of the proliferation of home schooling, charter schools "and other forms of education that maybe weren't here 15 years ago."

"We can't solely base an admission on the accreditation of a high school," he said. "Obviously, we're going to look at other factors."