Students

Tuition and Fee Information

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Tuition and related costs are set by the State Board for Community Colleges and are subject to change.

Status

 Rate/credit hour

Virginia Resident

 $94.20

Out-of-State Resident

 $276.30
In State/Contract Rate  See the Tuition Chart

 

 


 

*Technology Fee.  **Comprehensive Fee

See a tuition chart with tuition calculations by number of credit hours that include mandatory fees. Tuition becomes due upon registration. The last date to pay tuition before being dropped from classes is published in the Academic Calendar for each semester.

Tuition and Fee Explanation

A capital fee of $10.00 per credit hour shall be charged to all out-of-state students for all credit courses.  This includes out-of-state students associated with distance learning, third party contract, or reciprocity agreements. 

Eligibility of the in-state tuition is provided for in Section 23-7.4 of the Virginia Code and implementing SCHEV guidelines. The applicant will be required to complete a residence affidavit (included as a portion of the Admission Application) to determine state residency eligibility for tuition purposes. WHEN APPLYING ONLINE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THIS SECTION.

Dishonored Check Fee

The College will assess a $20.00 service charge for checks returned for any reason.

Student Comprehensive Fee

A comprehensive fee will be charged at the rate of $1.50 per credit hour for credit classes and for non-credit courses. The purpose of the comprehensive fee revenue is to provide support for College student government activities and events and parking auxiliary. Students who drop classes within the specified time frame will be provided for refund of the comprehensive fee.

The College President may waive the comprehensive fee for special classes designed for business and industry and for any other justifiable special circumstance.

Technology Fee

A technology fee will be charged at the rate of $5.50 per credit hour that will be used to finance major improvements in information technology at the College (included in the rate shown above). The funds will be used along with revenue from additional sources to implement a program of technology improvements designed to improve the use of technology in delivering instructional and student support services.

Waived Tuition

The Code of Virginia, Section 23-7.1, provides that free tuition and required fees to state-supported institutions shall be granted to children of deceased or permanently disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States provided disability of death was the result of service-related injury. Also, children of prisoners of war or individuals missing in action are eligible for tuition waiver.

Students who are eligible for the tuition waiver under this law must provide documentation from the State Division of War Veterans Claims to the Veterans Affairs Clerk before the tuition can be waived.

Tuition and required fees are also waived for children of law enforcement officers, firefighters and rescue squad members killed in the line of duty.

Waived Tuition for Students in Certain Dual Enrollment Courses

Tuition shall be charges at in-state rates for any high school or magnet school student, not otherwise qualified for in-state tuition, pursuant to Section 23-7.4 of the code of Virginia, who is enrolled in courses specifically designated as part of the high school or magnet school curriculum in a community college credit pursuant to a dual enrollment agreement between the high school or magnet school and the community college.

Senior Citizens' Tuition and Fees Waiver

Under provisions of the Virginia Senior Citizens Higher Education Act, a person who is sixty years of age with legal domicile in Virginia for one year before the beginning of a semester may enroll in a state institution of higher learning at not cost (tuition and required fees) provided all tuition-paying students are given first priority for class spaces. Senior citizens who have completed 75% or more of their degree requirements may be allowed to enroll in courses at the same time as tuition-paying students. If the senior citizen had a federal taxable income of not more than $10,000 in the preceding year, the individual may take a course for academic credit without paying tuition. If the person's taxable income exceeded $10,000, the individual may only audit the course for free. All audits must be approved by the appropriate division chairman. A senior citizen, regardless of income level, may take a noncredit course.

No limit is placed on the number of semesters in which a senior citizen may register for tuition-free courses. The law places no restriction on the number of courses that may be taken for credit in any semester. Audit or credit courses or noncredit courses cannot exceed three courses per semester.

To apply for waiver of tuition and fees, senior citizens must be admitted to the college and complete wavier forms each semester in which classes are taken. Waivers must be approved by the Director of Admission and Records and forms are available in the admissions office.

Other Fees, Charges, and Fines

Continued enrollment at the College is dependent upon proper settlement of all debts owed the Institution. Should the student fail to satisfy all due and payable amounts for tuition and fees, college loans, college fines, or other debts owed the College, he or she may be suspended and will not be allowed to register in any succeeding semester until all current debts owed to the College have been satisfied.

A student who damages or loses school property (laboratory of shop equipment, supplies, library material, etc.) must pay charges for such losses. In addition, a student must pay fines for improper parking, or other such infractions as determined by the college administration with the approval of the Virginia Community College System.

Transcripts, certificates, or degrees will not be issued, nor will a student be permitted to register, until all the student's accounts with the business office, cafeteria, campus security, and library have been paid in full.