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Tuition and Fees

Tuition and Fees for College Credit Courses (subject to change without notice)

Tuition Rates Effective Summer 2010
Refund Table - Summer 2010

  • In-District Residents and Employees of In-District Companies $83 + $9 fee = $92 per credit hour
  • Out-of-District Residents $240 + $9 fee = $249 per credit hour
  • Out-of-State/International Students $328 + $9 fee = $337 per credit hour
  • Lake County, Indiana, Residents $93 + $9 fee = $102 per credit hour

Registration fee: $10 per semester

Re-enrollment fee: Students dropped for non-payment and want to re-enroll for classes will be subject to a $25.00 re-enrollment fee. Payment must be made at the Business Office prior to re-enrollment for classes. Re-enrollment will be permitted based upon course availability.

Tuition Rates Effective Fall 2010
Refund Table - Fall 2010

  • In-District Residents and Employees of In-District Companies $86 + $11 fee = $97 per credit hour
  • Out-of-District Residents $243 + $11 fee = $254 per credit hour
  • Out-of-State/International Students $331 + $11 fee = $342 per credit hour
  • Lake County, Indiana, Residents $96 + $11 fee = $107 per credit hour

Registration fee: $10 per semester

How to Pay and When

Payment Options

  1. Pay in full by the due date.
  2. Pay by installments.

Registration is complete after you have enrolled and paid tuition and fees in full (or made arrangements to pay with the Business Office). This includes a $10 registration fee each semester. Payment for ALL early registration must be made by the deadline date shown in that semester's schedule. If you register after the tuition due date, your tuition is due on the day you register.

Tuition may be paid with cash, personal check (provide Driver's License Number on top of check), money order, VISA, MasterCard or Discover Card.

You may retake a course once at the regular tuition rate if your grade was less than a C. If you retake a class more than once, you must pay tuition plus a course-repeat fee.

Online Tuition Payment Plan ($30 set-up fee):

Using e-Cashier, students can sign up to have their tuition and fees automatically deducted from their checking account, savings account or credit card spread out over several months. This is not a loan program. There are no interest or finance charges. A non-refundable set-up fee is charged per semester. There are limited payment options during late registration.

Returned Check

A service fee of $25 will be charged for each check that is returned by the bank for non-payment. In addition, the College will not accept another check from you for one year. If checks are not made good within two weeks of notification of default, your account may be placed with a credit bureau for collection.

Third-Party Payments

The College accepts payments by third parties for students. However, any refund due will be made directly to the student.

Late Registration Fee

If your initial registration occurs after open registration, you will be charged a $20 late registration fee. In addition, tuition and fees are due the day you register.

Bookstore Installment Payment Plan

Eligible PSC students may defer part of the cost of bookstore purchases that total at least $300. At the time of purchase, one-half of the amount due or $200 (whichever is greater) must be paid to the bookstore. A $20 bookstore installment payment fee is added to the remaining balance due. The remaining payments are made to the College. The terms are the same as for the tuition installment payment plan.

Cooperative Agreements to Attend Prairie State College

Out-of-district students may be offered the opportunity to attend Prairie State College if their district does not offer the program at their community college. Applications for Cooperative Agreements must be obtained from their local college. If the application is approved, students will pay in-district rates at Prairie State College. Without approval, out-of-district rates will apply.

Cooperative Agreements for Residents of PSC District 515

Audit Policy

If you aren't concerned with receiving college credit, you may take a class as an auditor. No letter grade will be given and you will receive no academic credit.

Students who wish to take a course on an audit basis will need to comply with the following procedure:

  1. Register for the course in question
  2. Pay all applicable tuition and fees
  3. Complete an audit request (student petition) form in the Office of Admissions & Enrollment Services.

This procedure must be completed prior to the end of the fourth week of classes, during the fall and spring semesters. For information on summer audit deadlines, call (708) 709-3514.

Special Tuition Discounts

Special discounts and free-tuition arrangements are available for eligible:

For all discounts, the $10 registration fee still applies. For details, consult a schedule or call the Office of Enrollment Services at (708) 709-3516.