Tuition and Fees

Fees 2009 - 2010

Fees 2009 - 2010
Fee Cost
Add/Drop Administrative Fee (FQ) Fee to cover costs associated with processing and dispersing add/drop refunds.
  1. $5.50 per refund
Campus Parking Fee (CQ) Campus parking is by permit only in marked stalls. Quarterly parking rates are computed from your enrollment document. These charges include a new 10% city parking tax and 9.5% State sales tax. Students may purchase either a Parking Permit or a GoPass, but not both.
  1. $21.25 per quarter (0-5 credits)
  2. $42.75 per quarter (6-10 credits)
  3. $64.00 per quarter (11+ credits)
  4. $35.50 per quarter (carpool)
Campus Parking Fee—Summer (CQ) Special discounted parking rates for summer session. Includes a new 10% city parking tax and 9.5% State sales tax. Students may purchase either a Parking Permit or a GoPass, but not both.
  1. $14.25 per quarter (0-5 credits)
  2. $28.50 per quarter (6-10 credits)
  3. $42.75 per quarter (11+ credits)
  4. $23.75 per quarter (carpool)
Computer Lab Fee (CL) A quarterly lab fee is charged at the time of registration for every student enrolling in one or more computer-related classes. The fee is only charged once regardless of the number of computer classes in which the student is enrolled, and only for classes that require use of a computer lab or campus servers. Exceptions: Continuing Education classes that incorporate fees into tuition.
  1. $37.90 per quarter
Continuing Education Courses Continuing Education courses may or may not have fees associated with them. Check the Continuing Education website for current charges.
  1. varies
Distance Learning Courses Distance Learning courses may have different fees associated with them. Check the Distance Learning fees page for current charges.
  1. varies
Duplicate Degree/Certificate Covers costs of verification, production, and delivery of duplicate copies of degrees and certificates.
  1. $6.00 per award
E-Book (EB)
  1. $21.80 per quarter
EMT CPR Training (GM) Fee for the certification course required for entrance into the EMT program. It is also is a common prerequisite for many Health/Medical programs at NSCC. The current schedule is available from the EMT Prerequisites page.
  1. $115.00 per quarter
EMT Re-Certification (GM) Fee for the Emergency Medical Technician re-certification course.
  1. $595.50 per quarter
English Placement Appeal Test Covers costs associated with administering and evaluating English placement appeals tests.
  1. $17.00 per test
E-Portfolio Fee Covers maintenance and management costs for E-Portfolios
  1. $35.00 per quarter
GoPass (CG) The GoPass is a transit pass created for SCCD that is accepted on both Metro and Sound Transit routes as well as the Sounder commuter train. The pass is valid for the entire quarter, and provides unlimited travel during peak and off-peak times and has no zone-restrictions. Students enrolled in 10 or more credits may purchase the pass at the discounted price. Students enrolled for less than 10 credits pay the standard price. Lost passes may be replaced within the first two weeks of the quarter for the standard price regardless of the number of credits taken. Students may purchase either a GoPass or Parking Permit, but not both.
  1. $110.00 per quarter (discounted)
  2. $145.00 per quarter (standard)
GoPass—Summer (CG) Special for summer session. Same benefits & restrictions as regular GoPass.
  1. $75.00 per quarter (discounted)
  2. $105.00 per quarter (standard)
Laboratory Fee Covers costs associated with maintenance of lab equipment and supplies.
  1. $37.90 per quarter
Online Courseware Support Fee (UC) A support fee for each course which uses online courseware such as WebCT, Angel, or FirstClass. This does not apply to Distance Learning courses.
  1. $5.25 per course
PE Materials Covers the cost of cleaning various Wellness Center and Physical Education equipment.
  1. $2.00 per quarter
Photo ID Fee (AA) All new and interrupted students, except Continuing Education students, will be required to purchase a photo ID card. A one-time, mandatory fee will be charged with tuition. The ID card will also be needed to check out books, gain access to recreational facilities and for other student activities. The card is good for as long as you are a student. If you lose the card, or it is stolen, damaged or mutilated, there will be a replacement fee. This identification is valid only as a Seattle Community College District identification. For more information, call Student Programs at 206-527-3641.
  1. $5.00 per card
Placement Testing Fee (EA) Applicants must take mandatory placement tests in both English and math prior to initial enrollment. The testing session fee is charged for each testing session. Both tests may be done in one session, or separate sessions per applicant's choice. This fee is also charged for GED tests.
  1. $17.00 per session
Returned Check Fee Fee to cover costs associated with checks returned due to insufficient funds.
  1. $30.75 per check
Special Programs Access Fee Optional fee for certain Running Start, Continuing Education, and ESL students who wish to have the same access to the Wellness Center facilities as students enrolled in standard programs.
  1. $25.00 per quarter
TMP/CTR Fee (CP) Seattle Community College District is required by law to meet the Transportation Management Program and Commute Trip Reduction laws. As a result, students enrolled in 10 or more credits (or credit-equivalents) must pay this quarterly transportation fee.
  1. $10.00 per quarter (10+ credits)
Transcript Fee (FT) Fee to cover costs associated with issuing official NSCC academic transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are available free of charge from our Online Services.
  1. $3.50 per transcript
Universal Technology Fee (UT) The Universal Technology Fee is applied to every student except: Running Start students, students enrolled in 3 credits or less, students enrolled in non-credit classes, ABE/ESL students, GED Prep students, students enrolled only in distance learning or Washington online classes.
  1. $3.00 per credit (4-10 credits)
Wellness Center Access Fee (DX) Students pay a per-credit Wellness Center access fee for the first 10 credits. Students enrolled exclusively in special-programs classes such as Continuing Education, Running Start, and ESL are not required to pay the access fee, but do not have access to the Wellness Center Facilities unless paying the optional Special Programs Access Fee.
  1. $1.00 per credit (1-10 credits)
  2. $10.00 per quarter (11+ credits)
Work/Experience Evaluation Fee (EX) Covers costs associated with evaluating prior work and academic experience.
  1. $39.06 per course