2007-2008 (PDF) - Delta College

CostsDelta offers quality education at the mostreasonable cost in the tri-county area.Costs are for the 2006-2007 academic year. Use for estimation purposesonly.Tuition:In-District ....................................................................... $76.00 per creditOut-District .................................................................. $109.00 per creditOut-Of-State/International......................................... $156.00 per creditCourse Fees ......................................................Varies - See Class ScheduleExcess Contact Hour Fee ...................................................up to $740Technology Fee ......................................................... $5.50 per creditOnline Course Fee .................................................... $10.00 per creditEarly Registration Fee (by the first payment deadline) ..$30 per semesterRegistration Fee (aer the first payment deadline)......$60 per semesterException: For late start classes, register at least one week beforeclass start date and pay $30 Registration Fee.Admission Fee .......................................................................................... $20Orientation Fee ......................................................................................... $ 0Assessment Fee......................................................................................... $ 0Transcript Fee - Three to Five Days....................................................... $ 0Library Fee ................................................................................................ $ 0Tutoring Fee .............................................................................................. $ 0Parking Fee (except violations) .............................................................. $ 0Student Activities Fee.............................................................................. $ 0Graduation Fee......................................................................................... $ 0Diploma Fee.............................................................................................. $ 0Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative(vcampus.mccvlc.org)MCCVLC Tuition:In-District (MCCVLC) ................................................ $120 per creditOut-District (MCCVLC) ............................................ $175 per creditOut-State (MCCVLC) ................................................. $230 per creditOther Costs: In addition to tuition and fees, you must be prepared forthe other costs incurred when aending college. These include books,supplies, transportation, room and board, miscellaneous personal expenses,child care, and any costs associated with disabilities.Residency Policy and GuidelinesEducational costs at Delta College are shared by students, the taxpayersin the Delta College District, and the State of Michigan. Property taxespaid by residents of the Delta College District supplement student tuitionand state aid for in-district status students; therefore, the tuition chargedlegal residents of the Delta College district is the lowest and students whoare classified as out-of-state residents are charged the highest tuition. Astudent’s residency classification is established when admied to DeltaCollege and may only be changed as detailed under No. 4 below.1. Residency Classifications: A person will pay course tuition accordingto one of the following classifications of legal residence:a. In-District Status: Legal resident* of Bay, Midland, or Saginawcounties. (This is the Delta College District)b. Out-of-District Status: Legal resident* of Michigan but not of theabove three counties.c. Out-of-State Status: International students (including Au Pares)and all others not classified within a or b above.* A legal resident is one whose permanent, primary residence is wherehe or she intends to return whenever absent from college. A dormitoryor apartment rented only for the period of time during collegeenrollment is not a permanent primary residence.2. In-District Criteria: For tuition purposes, an in-district student is anAmerican citizen or permanent resident who can provide legal proofof residence within Bay, Midland, or Saginaw counties for at leastthree consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of thesemester in which the person plans to enroll. There are no exceptionsto the American citizenship or permanent immigrant statusrequirement. Exceptions to the three consecutive months are:a. The legal residence of a student under age 18 is that of the parentor legal guardian regardless of where the student may have beenliving for the previous three months.b. The student marries an individual who qualifies as an In-Districtresident of the Delta College District.c. The person is an employee of a business or industrial firm withinthe Delta College District, AND the employer, by wrien agreement,agrees to pay directly to the College all tuition and/orfees of the sponsored student for employer-approved classes. Ifthe employer is not directly paying the College for the student’stuition/fees bill, the student will be assessed the appropriateout-of district or out-of-state tuition rate.d. Veterans, whose induction address was within the Delta CollegeDistrict, who enroll at Delta within three months of dischargewill be considered to have an In-district Status.e. In-District students whose families/spouses move out of the DeltaCollege District during the time they are enrolled may retaintheir residency status as long as they are continuously enrolledat Delta College (defined as a minimum of one semester in eachacademic year).f. A permanent alien who has filed the Declaration of Intention andhas been approved to become a U.S. citizen (green card received),and who can provide proof of Delta College District residencyfor the previous three consecutive months immediately precedingthe first day of the semester in which the individual plansto enroll, may petition for In-District status.3. Proof of In-District Residence: All students are subject to a checkof their residency status at admission and registration. Students furnishingfalse information will be subject to disciplinary action. Thefollowing examples are types of documents which are considered indetermining proof of in-district legal residency:a. A current/valid Michigan driver’s license, Michigan Secretary ofState I.D. card, or valid Michigan motor vehicle registration inthe student’s name indicating a permanent address within Bay,Midland, or Saginaw counties.b. A property tax receipt from Bay, Midland, or Saginaw counties.c. A current voter registration card indicating an in-district address.d. Other legal documents such as court-issued guardianship papers.4. Change of Residency Status: While aending Delta College, studentsmay petition the Dean of Student & Educational Services or Directorof Admissions to change their residency classification. Petition formsare available online or in the Admissions or Records and RegistrationOffices and must be submied, with proof of in-district residence (seeNo. 3 above), at least one week prior to the student’s registration date.Students must meet the criteria stated in No. 2. Any adjustments madein tuition due to a change in residency status shall not be retroactivenor changed within a semester.Note: Guest students from other colleges and international students ona visa should not expect to have their residency status changed while attendingDelta College, as the definition of legal resident has not been met.If you have questions regarding residency, please contact the AdmissionsOffice at (989) 686-9093; from Midland/Auburn, 495-4000, ext. 9093.16 Delta College 2007-2008