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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Policy
Title: |
Tuition
and Fees |
7.2 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Administrative
Services |
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| Date
Approved: |
January
2006 |
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| 1. |
General
Policy - Tuition and fees shall be
charged in accordance with state statutes
and according to schedules established by
the State Board of Community Colleges or the
Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees.
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| 2. |
Tuition
Requirements - A general and uniform
semester tuition is established by the State
Board for curriculum students. The State
Board will establish both a North Carolina
resident rate and a non-resident rate.
| a. |
Non-North
Carolina Resident - Is defined
to be a student of less than eighteen
(18) years of age, living away from
his/her family and whose family resides
in another state or whose family has
not resided in North Carolina for twelve
(12) months immediately preceding the
date of registration; or a student eighteen
(18) years of age or older who has not
been a resident of the state twelve
(12) months subsequent to his/her eighteenth
birthday or for the twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the date of registration. |
| b. |
Resident
- The description of resident status
contained above is generally applicable,
but the determination of residence status
for tuition purposes is specifically
governed by the provisions of North
Carolina General Statute 116-143.1,
the rules and regulations of the North
Carolina Board of Community Colleges,
and judicial and/or administrative interpretations
thereof. In the event of conflict between
the above-noted descriptions and the
latter authorities, the latter shall
govern. |
| c. |
Auditing
a Course - The charge for auditing
a course is the same as taking the course
for credit. |
| d. |
Senior
Citizens - There is no tuition
charge for citizens who are sixty-five
(65) years of age or older.
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| 3. |
Special
Fees and Charges - The College Board
of Trustees, with the approval of the North
Carolina Board of Community Colleges, shall
be authorized to set the fees and charges
for specialized services and programs. These
fees will be kept to a basic, practical minimum
for the program or service involved. Current
fee schedule is maintained in the Southwestern
Community College Administrative Office.
| a. |
Dual
and Huskins students shall be exempt
from paying activity and computer use
fees. |
| b. |
All
other curriculum students shall pay
all applicable fees.
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| c. |
Curriculum
students at the Job Corps sites will
not be assessed a student activity fee. |
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| 4. |
Payment
of Tuition and Fees
| a. |
Tuition
and fees are due and payable at the
time of the student's registration.
Students unable to pay tuition and fees
in full at registration may request
from the Administrative Services a ten
calendar day deferment of full payment
of tuition and fees. Students failing
to pay in full by the end of the ten-day
deferment period will be refused further
admission to college classes. |
| b. |
No
student will be permitted to graduate
or register for a new semester if he
has an unpaid balance due or account
from any previous semester unless payment
of such an outstanding balance has been
guaranteed in writing by a financially
responsible person or organization. |
| c. |
Any
student experiencing special difficulties
may make special arrangements with the
Vice President for Administrative Services
by following the above procedure. |
| d. |
In the event a student completes registration
and withdraws before paying the appropriate
fees and tuition, the institution will
make three attempts during the current
year by letter and personal contact
to collect these funds. If the institution
is unsuccessful, the account will be
turned over to the North Carolina Attorney
General's office for disposition. |
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