It is the responsibility of the student to be informed of and to observe all regulations and procedures regarding the payment of fees and the entitlement to refunds. In no case will a regulation be waived or an exception be granted because a student pleads ignorance of the regulation or asserts that they were not informed by an Advisor or other authority. Questions regarding the amount and payment of fees and refunds should be directed to the Business Office. Questions concerning eligibility for refunds should be addressed to the Registrar's Office. Verbal misinformation is not grounds for waiver of a regulation.

All fees are payable on the day of registration. Registration is not complete until all fees have been paid. Fees may be paid by cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.

Tuition and other fees are subject to change without notice.

Application Fee
All applicants to DeKalb Technical College must submit a twenty-dollar ($20) application fee with their application form before the application can be processed. The application fee is non-refundable and will not apply toward the student's registration fees. No application fee is required for former DeKalb Technical College credit seeking students.

Registration Fee
A registration fee of forty-two dollars ($42) is charged each quarter to every student registering for credit courses, whether the courses are on-campus, off-campus or Internet (seminar participants are excluded from the registration fee). This fee is payable at the time of registration and does not apply to Seminar participants or Continuing Education students.

Late Registration Fee
In addition to the regular registration fee, a late registration fee of thirty dollars ($30) is charged to each student who registers after the last day of official registration. This fee is payable at the time of late registration and is non-refundable.

Campus Access Fee
A Campus Access Fee of fifteen dollars ($15) is charged each quarter to every full-time and part-time student taking credit courses on-campus. This fee is payable at the time of registration and does not apply to seminar participants or Continuing Education students. No Campus Access Fee is charged to students whose entire class schedule consists of web based online classes or high school students enrolled in the Dual Enrollment program.

Student Activity Fee
A student activity fee of sixteen dollars ($16) is charged each quarter to every full-time and part-time student at registration. This fee applies only to students enrolling in credit courses and is payable at the time of registration.  No Student Activity Fee is charged to students whose entire class schedule consists of web-based on-line classes.

Instructional and Technology Support Fee
An instructional and technology support fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) is charged each quarter to every full-time and part-time student. This fee applies only to students enrolling in credit courses and is payable at the time of registration.

Tuition Fees
Tuition fees generally apply to all credit courses offered by DeKalb Technical College. These fees vary depending on the student's legal residency, program of study, and campus. Exceptions are made when courses are offered by contract or consortium agreements.

A student who is a legal resident of the state of Georgia, according to the regulations of the Technical College System of Georgia, and who has been a legal resident of the state for at least twelve consecutive months preceding the first day of the quarter must pay resident tuition fees at the rate of $36 per quarter credit hour.

A student who is not a legal resident of the state of Georgia under the regulations of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education but is a resident of the United States of America must pay the tuition fees at the rate of $72 per quarter credit hour.

A student who is not a United States born or naturalized citizen of the United States (noncitizen) must pay the tuition fees at the rate of $144 per quarter credit hour. Certain categories of nonresident students may be enrolled upon payment of resident fees in accordance with the Technical College System of Georgia. Refer to "Definition of Legal Residence" listed elsewhere in this Catalog. All tuition and fees must be paid before the student is officially registered.

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Drop-Add Fee
A Drop-Add Fee of twenty dollars ($20) is charged to each student who drops and/or adds a course(s) beginning the first day of the quarter. This fee is non-refundable.

Specialty Programs
Tuition and fees are higher for courses in some programs of study. Students enrolled in high-cost specialty programs are not subject to the 12 credit hour limit and are charged the approved tuition rate for all enrolled hours.

All tuition and fees must be paid before the student is officially registered. Tuition and fees are higher for courses in some programs of study.

Individual Program Costs
Some acamemic programs require specialized tool sets and instruments and may require specific uniforms that become the student's property. Other programs have state/federal mandated physical examinations and inoculations as a condition of participating in the program. These program costs are incurred by each student enrolled in the respective programs and vary by program from $40 to $1,150. The costs are subject to periodic changes and the cost information may be obtained in the Admissions Office on current program of study sheets.

Transcript Requests
The Registrar's Office will charge a processing fee of $5 for each official transcript requested in writing by a student. An official transcript bears the Seal of DeKalb Technical College and is not issued to students. Requests for official transcripts via email or fax cannot be accepted at this time. Unofficial transcripts may be obtained from the Registrar's Office at no charge.

Grade Reports are available at http://www.dekalbtech.edu/studentservices/viewprintgrades.html

Placement Scores, Acceptance Letter
Students who need their DeKalb Technical College placement scores and/or official acceptance letter may purchase duplicate copies for $5 each in the Admissions Office. Students may have official copies of their test scores mailed to another institution for a fee of $5.

Replacement of Student Identification
Students who lose their student ID must have it replaced for a charge of $5. Replacement ID's may be paid for in the Business Office.

Declined Payment of Checks
Checks received by DeKalb Technical College are verified by a commercial check approval service. If declined, the student must provide an alternate means of payment, either cash, money order, MasterCard, Visa, or Discover. Questions regarding the declined acceptance of the check must be addressed to the commercial check approval service.

Student Insurance Fees
A limited student accident insurance program is provided for all students enrolled in credit courses/programs. Each credit student enrolled is assessed a fee of $4 per quarter for this insurance. Information about the program and claim forms may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs on each campus. No Insurance Fee is charged to students whose entire class schedule consists of web-based on-line classes.

Student Liability Insurance
Liability insurance for selected programs will be assessed at the time of registration. DeKalb Technical College does not act as an insurance vendor but does remit the liability insurance fee to selected vendors. Liability insurance fees are not covered by HOPE. Liability insurance fees are due at the time of registration and are non-refundable after the Drop-Add/Late Registration period.

Academic Credit by Departmental Examination
The fee for academic credit by examination is ten dollars ($10) per credit hour. A receipt must be secured from the Business Office reflecting payment of this fee before taking the examination. See General and Academic Policies for more information.

Graduation Fee
Effective Winter Quarter 2008, a Graduation Fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) is charged to every student applying for graduation for a Diploma or an Associate in Applied Science Degree or a Technical Certificate of Credit that is admission program code specific.

Replacement Diploma/Degree/Technical Certificate of Credit
A replacement diploma, degree, or technical certificate of credit may be obtained from the Academic Dean's Office for a fee of fifteen dollars ($15).

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