Expenses (Tuition & Fees)
Asheboro and Randolph County area Curriculum students who commute to Randolph Community College may expect to spend an average of $2,800 per year for tuition, books, and supplies, depending on the major selected.
- Books and supplies will be more costly in majors like Advertising & Graphic Design, Associate Degree Nursing, Cosmetology, Interior Design, and Photographic Technology.
- Lab fees are an additional expense.
- Transportation is an additional expense.
- Certain students must consider off-campus room and board and personal expenses in addition to the above.
- Students in this category could expect a substantial difference in expense.
- Students are advised to contact the Admissions Office for specific College expenses.
Tuition & Activity Fees for Curriculum Programs
The College reserves the right to modify, revoke, and add to tuition and fees at any time as defined under North Carolina Community College System, State Board of Community Colleges guidelines.
Semester Hours
In-State
1 through 15 $50.00/Credit Hour 16 and up $800.00/Semester Out-of-State
1 through 15 $241.30/Credit Hour 16 and up $3,860.80/Semester *Activity Fee – $1.75 per credit hour ($28.00 maximum per semester)
*Technology Fee – $1.00 per credit hour ($16.00 maximum per semester)
*Lab Fees - Dependent on course(s)*All full-time and part-time regular students will pay an activity fee by the semester on an academic year basis. Activity fees for the summer session will be one half the normal charge, up to 12 credit hours ($9 maximum). Activity fees are used for items and activities that directly benefits students. Examples include accident insurance, parking stickers, spring and fall fests, and student identification cards.
N.C. residents 65 years or older are exempt from registration fees.
Books & Supplies for Curriculum Programs
The cost for books and supplies will vary according to programs. Equipment costs will be presented at the time of the admissions interview. Click here for a list of estimated expenses per program area (pdf).
Institutional Refund Policy
Curriculum-General
A 75 percent tuition refund may be made upon the request of the student if the student officially withdraws from the class prior to or on the official 10 percent point of the semester. Activity fees are nonrefundable except when a course fails to materialize. The student should initiate the withdrawal process by contacting the director of admissions/registrar. A student may receive a full refund if he/she officially withdraws from a class before the first day of classes for the semester or if a class is canceled by the College.
No refunds will be made after the 10 percent point, even though the student may not have attended classes up to that point. Exception: A statutory refund calculation is required if the student received student financial aid funds and the student withdrew on or before the 60 percent point of the enrollment period for which he/she was charged.
Refunds on behalf of student financial aid recipients must be distributed in the following order*:
- Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan
- Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan
- Federal PLUS Loan
- Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan
- Subsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan
- Federal Perkins Loan
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- Other student financial aid programs
- Other Federal, State, private, or institutional sources of aid
- The student
*RCC does not offer all forms of financial aid listed.
Residency for Tuition Purposes
Every applicant to the College is asked to declare whether he/she is a legal resident of North Carolina. From the answer to this question on the application, the College classifies a student as a resident or as a nonresident for tuition purposes. The College may require additional information to establish residency for tuition purposes. Once classified as a nonresident, the student is responsible for changing his/her classification. Students who need to change residency status must contact Joyce Branch in Student Services at 633-0122.
The definition of a resident for tuition purposes is set by North Carolina law (G.S. 116-143.1). To qualify as an in-state student for tuition purposes, a student must be a legal resident of North Carolina and must have been a resident for 12 full months prior to enrolling at the College. The student must also prove that he/she did not establish North Carolina residency with the major purpose of enrolling in an institution of higher education.
The burden remains on the student to prove residency status and to initiate and complete the process of changing residency status. In-state tuition cannot be granted prior to the date that the application to change residency status was approved.
Institutional Appeal Procedure Relative to Residency Classifications for Tuition Purposes
Students who have been initially classified as nonresident for tuition purposes have the right to appeal to the institutional residency committee for a change in classification to that of resident. A student wishing to appeal the initial decision shall file written notice which must contain a simple declaration of intention of process and appeal before the campus residency committee and must be personally signed by the student.
All appeals are to be in writing, directed to the vice president for student services, and received by the institution no later than 10 working days after the initial residentiary determination of status.
The vice president for student services shall, upon receipt of notice of appeal, prepare and transmit to the campus residency committee the complete institutional record with a letter acknowledging receipt of the petitioner’s notice of appeal.
The campus residency committee, composed of the vice president for student services as chairman, one staff member, and one faculty member, shall meet as needed to consider appeals. The student may be present and speak to clarify any statements in the record. The student may have a staff or faculty advisor present. No other individuals including attorneys may attend this appeal. Only the student will be allowed to address the committee. In the event new substantive evidence is brought, reclassification may be made by the committee after due consideration.
Decisions of the campus residency committee shall be forwarded in writing to the student within 10 working days of the date of decision.
Regulations
Regulations concerning the classification of students for residentiary purposes are set forth in detail in A Manual to Assist the Public Higher Education Institutions of North Carolina in the Matter of Student Residence Classification for Tuition Purposes. Each student considering enrollment should review the Manual if he/she has any questions. Copies of the Manual are available for review at the Randolph Community College library or from the vice president for student services.
Debts to the College
Students are not permitted to default in the payment of fees, fines, loans, or other financial obligations due the College. All tuition and fees must be paid at the time of registration. Students having checks returned for insufficient funds may be required to make payments on a cash basis. There is a $25 fee for all checks returned due to insufficient funds. Students with unpaid financial obligations to the school and/or incomplete admission applications will not be permitted to register for the upcoming semester until all obligations are met. Grades, transcripts, and diplomas will not be released until all obligations are met.
