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Tuition and Fees

 

Tuition Rates Effective Fall 2009:
(These new tuition rates were approved at the May 18, 2009 Board of Trustees Meeting)

  • Resident: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84.50 per contact hour
  • Non-resident: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181.00 per contact hour
  • Out of State: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$268.00 per contact hour

MCCVLC Student Tuition Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click Here
(MCCVLC = Michigan Community College Association Virtual Learning Collaborative)

For more information on how GRCC's tuition rates are calculated and what "Contact Hours" are, Click Here.

No student will be admitted to classes unless all tuition and fees have been paid. Exceptions will be made only when arrangements have been made with the Supervisor of the Cashier’s Office. All registered students will receive instructions about payment procedures. Any dropping and adding of credit hours after the initial payment which results in additional cost must be paid in the Cashier’s Office, Room 154, Main Building, as part of the drop/add procedure. Grades, records, transcripts, and diplomas will not be distributed to students who have unpaid obligations to the College.

MasterCard/Visa/American Express/Discover

These cards are accepted for payment of tuition and fees. (Charges will be accepted over the phone by calling (616) 234-4070.)

FACTS Payment Plan

Monthly payment plans are available through Nelnet Business Solutions. Applications are available in the Cashier’s and Financial Aid Offices, or students may register via the Web at www.grcc.edu. Students must enroll each semester for the FACTS Payment Plan. If a student does not pay his or her FACTS agreement in full by the last due date, the student will not be eligible to use the program again for one full year from the time he or she pays the account in full.

Resident Status

Legal Residence
The permanent, primary residence where a person intends to return whenever absent from college.

Resident Status
A student who has been a legal resident of the Kent Intermediate School District (KISD) for at least six consecutive months.
OR
A student who lives with his/her family and the family has purchased and will live in a home within the boundaries of the KISD.

Non-Resident Status
A student who has been a legal resident of the state of Michigan but does not meet the definition of Resident
Status.

Out-of-State Status
A student who does not meet the definitions of Resident or Non-Resident Status.
OR
A student who is not a United States citizen and who does not have permanent entry (for example, a Student Visa, Au Pair).

Proof of Residency

Residency Review Form: Word (.doc) or Adobe (.pdf)

Residency Review
Students who believe their residency status has changed or is incorrect may request a review of their records by submitting a Residency Review Form to the GRCC Cashier’s Office along with acceptable documentation. A Residency Review form can be obtained online at www.grcc.edu or in the Cashier’s Office, Room 154, Main Building.

The Residency Review form must be received in the Cashier’s Office prior to the start date of the semester for which the change is being requested. Requests received after the semester start date will be considered for the following semester and will not be considered for previous semesters.

Acceptable Documentation

The College will accept as proof of legal residency a valid driver’s license or State of Michigan ID with a dated change of address affixed to the back (if applicable) plus one of the following:

  1. A dated voter registration card
  2. A dated lease agreement
  3. Proof of purchase (copy of Buy-Sell Agreement) of home for residence within the KISD
  4. Utility bills with the student’s name and address for each of the six months and dated not l less than six months
  5. Verifiable rent receipts. If rent receipts are not available, a notarized letter from the landlord will be accepted.
    Verifiable rent receipts must contain all the following information:
    1. The address of the property being rented.
    2. The date of each payment.
    3. Signature, address, and phone number of the landlord.

In all cases, the date of the change must be six months prior to the start date of the semester for which the change is being requested.

Property Tax Credit

If a non-resident student, or the parents with whom he or she lives, owns property within the Kent Intermediate School District, he or she may receive tuition credit up to the amount of Community College tax paid but no more than the cost of resident tuition. Students must provide the Cashier’s Office with a current copy of PAID SUMMER tax receipts.

Property tax credits will be processed only for property owned by an individual or a sole proprietorship. Credits will not be given for property owned by a corporation or partnership.

Residency Audit

Grand Rapids Community College will perform annual verification of residency information. Students who have misrepresented information or have falsified documents may have to repay tuition, verify back records, or may be dismissed from the College. If a student has mail returned to the College, a hold code will be placed on his/her records and the student must verify his/her residency at the Cashier’s Office. Students should direct any questions about residency, tuition/fee charges and payment to the Supervisor of the Cashier’s Office, located on the first floor of the Main Building.

Fees (Fees are subject to change.)

  • Additional Tuition
    Applied Music fees for private instruction.
  • Computer Permit Fee (Non-students only)
    A $10 semester permit fee is charged to all non-students for computer use on campus.
  • Special Courses Fees
    Some courses require additional fees because of unusual costs encountered in their operation.

    Students will be charged a course fee of $16 per contact hour for online and telecourses. Questions about this course fee should be directed to the office of the Dean of Instructional Design and Learning Technologies at (616) 234-4226.
  • Student Records Fee
    This fee covers all student record related services, including but not limited to registration, drops and adds, grade reporting, graduation audits, transcripts, and diploma printing.

    The non-refundable fee is charged per semester based on the following scale:

    0.1 to 8.99 contact hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

    9.00 + contact hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35.00

  • Technology Fee
    A non-refundable technology fee of $5.00 per contact hour is charged each semester up to $75.00.

Tuition Refund Policy

All refunds of tuition and fees will be based on the student’s official withdrawal date using one of the following options:

  • Online Student Center (www.grcc.edu)
  • In person at the Enrollment Center (1st Floor Main Building)

The percentage of tuition refunded to students who drop classes will be calculated for each class based on (1) the number of calendar days (including weekends) between its start date and end date (regardless of the number of days the class has met and/or the student has attended) and (2) the date the student officially withdraws using one of the methods above. Exceptions shall be made when the College cancels a class.

  • Withdrawal on or before start date of class - 100% refund
  • Withdrawal before 5% of calendar days - 75% refund
  • Withdrawal before 10% of calendar days - 50% refund

Fee Refund

The following College fees are non-refundable to students: Admission Fee, Listener’s Permit, Student Records Fee, and Technology Fee. The Course Fee is refunded based on the same percentage as the tuition refund schedule. The Supervisor of the Cashier’s Office can authorize a refund under unusual circumstances.

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