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Tuition & Fees Through Summer 2013

  • Tuition Due Date
  • Payment Policy and Refund Schedule
  • Payment options and instructions.
  • Returned Checks: A handling fee of $30 is charged for any returned checks and the student will be automatically dropped from classes when returned checks are written for tuition.
  • Pursuant to state law (RCW 28B.10.293 and RCW 19.16.500) any debts to the college will be increased by costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such debts.

Note: For academic, social security, VA and loan grantor purposes, twelve (12) credits or more is considered full time.


Tuition Rates - (BAS Degree tuition has a different scale, see below)
Resident Students
(See eligibility requirements.) 		Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

1 to 10 credits

 $ 96.39

$ 106.84

Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18

$ 43.38

$ 52.99

Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25 credits (Academic)

$ 86.85

$ 96.26

Credits taken exceeding 18 (Professional/Technical)

 $ 13.05

$ 14.45

Applies to Active Duty Military, Reservists/Guard Members, Refugees and undocumented Washington HS grads meeting requirements of HECB form No. 03-01-HB1079.

Non-Resident Students AND International Students

 Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

1 to 10 credits

 $ 268.39

$ 278.84

Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18

 $ 48.38

$ 58.00

Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25 credits (Academic)

 $ 258.85

$ 268.26

Credits exceeding 18 (Professional/Technical)

 $ 38.85

$ 40.25

International Students see more details

Non-Resident Distance Learning
To qualify for this tuition schedule, a student must be a U.S. citizen or have resident status by Federal INS rules.

Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

1 to 10 credits

 $ 109.39

$ 119.84
Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18 $ 44.07 $ 53.68

Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25

 $ 86.85

$ 96.26
High School Completion (Resident)  
(see # 1 below) 		Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

1 to 10 credits

 $ 19.28

$ 21.37
Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18 $ 8.68 $ 10.60

Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25

 $ 13.05

$ 13.05
High School Completion (Non-Resident)  
(see # 1 below) 		Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

1 to 10 credits

 $ 96.39

$ 106.84

Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18

 $ 43.38

$ 52.99

Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25

 $ 86.85

$ 96.26

 

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Special Tuition Rates

Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Per Credit

 Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Per Credit

Eligible Veterans (restrictions apply)
(See eligibility guidelines )

  

    1 to 10 credits

$ 48.20

 $ 53.42

    Credits taken exceeding 10 and up to 18

$ 21.69

 $ 26.50

    Credits taken exceeding 18 and up to 25

 $ 43.43 $ 48.13

    Vocational credits exceeding 18

$ 5.00

 $ 7.23

Apprentice Training

$ 3.16
(per clock hour)

 $ 53.00

First Aid

$ 86.85

 $ 96.26

Parent Education Classes

$ 14.00

TBA

Senior Adult courses (see # 2 below) 

$ 28.90

 $ 32.00

LATE FEE

$ 10.00/Credit

 $ 10.50/Credit


    1 High School Completion: If you are 19 years of age or older and are a Washington State resident (see eligibility requirements), you are eligible for a discounted tuition rate for high school completion courses. Non-residents are charged resident tuition rate for high school completion courses. Students between 16 and 18 years old must pay full tuition.
    2 Senior Adults: Washington state residents 60 years old or older may register for up to two courses either audit or credit for a fee of $5.00 per class. Seniors register on a space available basis beginning the second week of the quarter. Students should attend class the first week of the quarter with instructor permission while waiting to find out if space is available. Students are responsible for any additional charges, such as I.D. card, fees, parking, books or supplies.

 

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Fees

 Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 Fall 2012 - Summer 2013

Adult Basic Education (ABE)

$25.00/quarter

 $25.00/quarter
Automotive ASE Testing $ 15.00 $ 15.00

Automotive Fee

$ 75.00/quarter

 $ 75.00/quarter

Assessment/Placement Tests
       COMPASS/ESL COMPASS Test Fee
       GED Test Fee

 $ 18.00
$ 15.00		 $ 19.00
$ 30.00

Aviation Materials Fee

$ 150.00/quarter

 $ 150.00/quarter
Bachelor of Applied Science (Hospitality Management) Application Fee $ 35.00 $ 35.00
Community Technology Access $ 20.00/quarter $ 20.00/quarter
Complete Withdrawal Fee $ 6.00 $ 6.00

Culinary Arts Lab Fee

$ 150.00/quarter

 $ 150.00/quarter
Drafting and Design Program fee $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Duplicate Award/Degree/Certificate/Diploma   $ 15.00

eLearning Fees
       Online server fee
       Hybrid server fee
       Exceptions: MAT 083, 084, 085, 098, 102
       Exam proctoring fee
$ 7.00/credit
$ 5.25/class

Details
$ 7.00/credit
$ 5.25/class

Details

English as a Second Language (ESL)
for immigrants, not for International Students

$ 25.00/quarter

 $ 25.00/quarter
Fitness Center Fee (maximum $9.00) $ 3.00/credit $ 3.00/credit

GED Prep

$ 25.00/quarter

 $ 25.00/quarter
GED Test Fee   $30/test

Heavy Duty Diesel Materials Fee

$ 75.00/quarter

 $ 75.00/quarter

Intensive English Program (IEP)

$ 2,600.00

 $ 2,600.00

International Student Application Fee

$ 50.00

 $ 50.00

International Student Health Insurance

$ 189.00
Details

 $ 198.00
Details
Late registration fee, after 10th day $ 10.00 per credit $ 10.50 per credit
LHO Material Fee $ 45.00 $ 45.00

Lab Fee (Applies to select courses. See specifics below.)

$ 44.00/quarter

 $ 46.00/quarter
Nursing Application Fee $ 35.00 $ 35.00
Nursing Clinical Placement Fee $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Nursing Materials Fee $ 50.00 $ 50.00
RN Assessment Fee $ 376.00 $ 376.00
LPN Assessment Fee $ 287.00 $ 287.00
Official Transcript (each) $ 4.20 $ 4.40

Parking Fees

Details

Student Identification Card (non-refundable)
The student identification card fee, which is non-refundable, is issued to all new and interrupted students taking 3 or more credits.

$ 5.00/one time

 $ 5.00/one time

Transportation Management Plan (TMP)
A $15 per quarter Transportation Management Fee (TMP) is charged to students enrolled for 10 or more credits. This fee allows these students to exercise one of the following options:

  • Purchase a quarterly bus pass, the GOPass, from the Cashier's Office.
  • Receive a one-time $45 reimbursement each quarter on the ferry pass or Pierce/Snohomish Transit pass.

$ 10.00/quarter

 $ 15.00/quarter

Universal Technology Fee
(on 4 or more credits; maximum of $54)

The Universal Technology Fee is applied to every student except the following: students enrolled in 3 credits or less, students enrolled in non-credit classes, ABE/ESL students, GED Prep students, students enrolled only in online or Washington Online classes.

$ 3.00
per credit

 $ 3.00
per credit

WA State Employee Tuition Waiver

 Details

Welding Materials Fee

$ 10.00/credit

 $ 10.00/credit
Welding WABD Certification Fee - Students
 $ 90.00 $ 90.00
Welding WABD Certification Fee - Non-students $ 150.00 $ 150.00

Wine Class Materials Fee

$ 95.00 - 150.00
per class

 $ 95.00 - 150.00
per class

Lab Fee
Courses in the following programs require this fee: Automotive, Pottery Clay fee, Photography, and Science courses. Students utilizing the computer labs in Math or English courses will also be charged this fee.

 

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South Seattle Community College
Tuition
Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Credit Amount

Resident*
* (See eligibility requirements.)

   Credit Amount

Non-Resident
& International Student

  

Credit Amount

Non-Resident Distance Learning*
* Must be a US citizen or have resident status by Federal INS

1

$96.39

  1

$268.39

   1

$109.39
2

$192.78

   2

$536.78

   2

$218.78
3

$289.17

   3

$805.17

   3

$328.17
4

$385.56

   4

$1,073.56

   4

$437.56
5

$481.95

   5

$1,341.95

   5

$546.95
6

$578.34

   6

$1,610.34

   6

$656.34
7

$674.73

   7

$1,878.73

   7

$765.73
8

$771.12

   8

$2,147.12

   8

$875.12
9

$867.51

   9

$2,415.51

   9

$984.51
10

$963.90

   10

$2,683.90

   10

$1,093.90
11

$1,007.28

   11

$2,732.28

   11

$1,137.97
12

$1,050.66

   12

$2,780.66

   12

$1,182.04
13

$1,094.04

   13

$2,829.04

   13

$1,226.11
14

$1,137.42

   14

$2,877.42

   14

$1,270.18
15

$1,180.80

   15

$2,925.80

   15

$1,314.25
16

$1,224.18

   16

$2,974.18

   16

$1,358.32
17

$1,267.56

   17

$3,022.56

   17

$1,402.39
18

$1,310.94

   18

$3,070.94

   18

$1,446.46
19

$1,397.79

   19

$3,329.79

   19

$1,533.31
20

$1,484.64

   20

$3,588.64

   20

$1,620.16
21

$1,571.49

   21

$3,847.49

   21

$1,707.01
22

$1,658.34

   22

$4,106.34

   22

$1,793.86
23

$1,745.19

   23

$4,365.19

   23

$1,880.71
24

$1,832.04

   24

$4,624.04

   24

$1,967.56
25

$1,918.89

   25

$4,882.89

   25

$2,054.41

 

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South Seattle Community College
Tuition
Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Credit Amount

Resident*
* (See eligibility requirements.)

   Credit Amount

Non-Resident
& International Student

  

Credit Amount

Non-Resident Distance Learning*
* Must be a US citizen or have resident status by Federal INS

1

$106.84

   1

$278.84

   1

$119.84
2

$213.68

   2

$557.68

   2

$239.68
3

$320.52

   3

$836.52

   3

$359.52
4

$427.36

   4

$1,115.36

   4

$479.36
5

$534.20

   5

$1,394.20

   5

$599.20
6

$641.04

   6

$1,673.04

   6

$719.04
7

$747.88

   7

$1,951.88

   7

$838.88
8

$854.72

   8

$2,230.72

   8

$958.72
9

$961.56

   9

$2,509.56

   9

$1,078.56
10

$1,068.40

   10

$2,788.40

   10

$1,198.40
11

$1,121.39

   11

$2,846.40

   11

$1,252.08
12

$1,174.38

   12

$2,904.40

   12

$1,305.76
13

$1,227.37

   13

$2,962.40

   13

$1,359.44
14

$1,280.36

   14

$3,020.40

   14

$1,413.12
15

$1,333.35

   15

$3,078.40

   15

$1,466.80
16

$1,386.34

   16

$3,136.40

   16

$1,520.48
17

$1,439.33

   17

$3,194.40

   17

$1,574.16
18

$1,492.32

   18

$3,252.40

   18

$1,627.84
19

$1,588.58

   19

$3,520.66

   19

$1,724.10
20

$1,684.84

   20

$3,788.92

   20

$1,820.36
21

$1,781.10

   21

$4,057.18

   21

$1,916.62
22

$1,877.36

   22

$4,325.44

   22

$2,012.88
23

$1,973.62

   23

$4,593.70

   23

$2,109.14
24

$2,069.88

   24

$4,861.96

   24

$2,205.40
25

$2,166.14

   25

$5,130.22

   25

$2,301.66

 

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Applied Baccalaureate Tuition
Fall 2011 - Summer 2012
Credit Amount

Resident*
* (See eligibility requirements.)

   Credit Amount

Non-Resident/ International

1 $ 219.34   1 $ 596.34
2 $ 438.68   2 $ 1,192.68
3 $ 658.02   3 $ 1,789.02
4 $ 877.36   4 $ 2,385.36
5 $ 1,096.70   5 $ 2,981.70
6 $ 1,316.04   6 $ 3,578.04
7 $ 1,535.38   7 $ 4,174.38
8 $ 1,754.72   8 $ 4,770.72
9 $ 1,974.06   9 $ 5,367.06
10 $ 2,193.40   10 $ 5,963.40
11 $ 2,201.46   11 $ 5,972.15
12 $ 2,209.52   12 $ 5,980.90
13 $ 2,217.58   13 $ 5,989.65
14 $ 2,225.64   14 $ 5,998.40
15 $ 2,233.70   15 $ 6,007.15
16 $ 2,241.76   16 $ 6,015.90
17 $ 2,249.82   17 $ 6,024.65
18 $ 2,257.88   18 $ 6,033.40
19 $ 2,467.68   19 $ 6,620.20
20 $ 2,677.48   20 $ 7,207.00
21 $ 2,887.28   21 $ 7,793.80
22 $ 3,097.08   22 $ 8,380.60
23 $ 3,306.88   23 $ 8,967.40
24 $ 3,516.68   24 $ 9,554.20
25 $ 3,726.48   25 $ 10,141.00

*PLEASE NOTE: When students in the BAS program also take Community College credits, tuition for those courses are at a different rate.  Please see your Registration Support Supervisor for instructions.

 

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Applied Baccalaureate Tuition
Fall 2012 - Summer 2013
Credit Amount

Resident*
* (See eligibility requirements.)

   Credit Amount

Non-Resident/ International

1 $ 245.45   1 $ 598.42
2 $ 490.90   2 $ 1,196.84
3 $ 763.35   3 $ 1,795.26
4 $ 981.80   4 $ 2,393.68
5 $ 1,227.25   5 $ 2,992.10
6 $ 1,472.70   6 $ 3,590.52
7 $ 1,718.15   7 $ 4,188.94
8 $ 1,963.60   8 $ 4,787.36
9 $ 2,209.05   9 $ 5,385.78
10 $ 2,454.50   10 $ 5,984.20
11 $ 2,464.38   11 $ 5,994.77
12 $ 2,474.26   12 $ 6,005.34
13 $ 2,484.14   13 $ 6,015.91
14 $ 2,494.02   14 $ 6,026.48
15 $ 2,503.90   15 $ 6,037.05
16 $ 2,513.78   16 $ 6,047.62
17 $ 2,523.66   17 $ 6,058.19
18 $ 2,533.54   18 $ 6,068.76
19 $ 2,768.41   19 $ 6,656.60
20 $ 3,003.28   20 $ 7,244.44
21 $ 3,238.15   21 $ 7,832.28
22 $ 3,473.02   22 $ 8,420.12
23 $ 3,707.89   23 $ 9,007.96
24 $ 3,942.76   24 $ 9,595.80
25 $ 4,177.63   25 $ 10,183.64

*PLEASE NOTE: When students in the BAS program also take Community College credits, tuition for those courses are at a different rate.  Please see your Registration Support Supervisor for instructions.

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