Just as providing easy access to quality education for all who desire it is a primary commitment of North Central Texas College, so is providing quality education at a reasonable cost.  The following information* will help students calculate their expenses at NCTC on a per-semester basis.

Basically,  the cost of attending North Central Texas College for a regular long semester (fall or spring):  is the sum of expenses in four categories: (1) tuition, (2) fees, (3) books and supplies and (4) room and board:

(1) TUITION
Credit Hour Tuition Rates & Calculating Cost
Place of Residence  |  Important Notice  |  Tuition for CEU Credit
Installment Option for Tuition Payment

(2) FEES
Student Services/Building Use  |  Property Deposit
Labs  |  Individualized Instruction  |  Other Fees
Late Registration Fee

(3) BOOKS & SUPPLIES  |   (4) ROOM & BOARD

REFUNDS
Schedule – Credit & CEU Classes  |  Flexible Entry Courses
Military Withdrawal  |  Return of Title IV Aid
Important Notice About Refunds

*NOTE: Students should read this information carefully and thoroughly to assure that they will be able to come up with a fairly accurate estimate of expenses.  Students also should keep in mind that this amount will be an ESTIMATE, since there is no way to accurately forecast for each individual student such personal expenditures as those for entertainment, transportation, clothing, etc.  Also, as will be explained below, some other expenses such as those for books and supplies, board, etc., will vary from student to student. IMPORTANT: Students will not be considered properly registered and will not be admitted to classes until all tuition and fees required by the college have been paid. These are payable in advance (at registration) at the beginning of each semester. Students who are participating in one of the various financial aid programs should take special note of deadlines for application and submission of required materials.  Lateness in making application and/or submitting all required information may require such students to pay tuition and fees personally at the time of registration, and they should be prepared to bear these expenses until their awards can be processed.

 

Tuition & Fee Rates (Credit)
Your tuition is calculated by multiplying the number of semester (credit) hours for which you're enrolled times a tuition rate which is determined according to your place of residence. The total amount of tuition you'll be charged is based on two things:  (1) the total number of semester hours (see note below) for which you're enrolled, and (2) your permanent, legal place of residence (hometown). The per-hour tuition rates for each of the three basic residency categories are as follows:

Tuition Building Use Fee Student Services Fee Total per Semester Hour In-District $34.00 $8.00 $1.00 $43.00 Out-of-District   $63.00   $8.00   $1.00   $72.00 Out- of- State   $98.00   $8.00   $1.00   $107.00

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NOTE: You need to understand clearly what is meant by the term "credit hours."  When you register for a course, that course will be worth a certain number of hours of college credit for a semester.  Most courses at NCTC are worth three (3) hours of credit;  however, there are courses that are worth from one (1) all the way up to six (6) or more hours credit for a semester.  You can tell easily how many hours of credit a particular course is worth by looking at the course identification number.  The second digit in this four-digit number gives the semester-credit-hour value of the course. For example, the English course ENGL1301 is worth three (3) hours credit, and the French course FREN1411 is worth four (4) hours of credit.  So, if you register for four three-hour courses and one four-hour course, you'll be enrolled for a total of sixteen (16) semester credit hours.

 

Place of Residence: 
NCTC is a "public" institution which draws a major portion of its funding from the State of Texas.  Therefore, your tuition rate will be higher if your permanent legal residence is not in Texas, lower if you're a resident of Texas (or Oklahoma – see below). This means your tuition rate will depend upon which of the following three categories you fit into. (Also refer to important note below.)

Tuition for CEU Credit Option

Students may opt to enroll in selected semester-credit-hour courses for Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit rather than for conventional semester-hour credit.  Tuition for these CEU courses is as follows:

Sem. Hours	Tuition
1–2 for CEU	$97 (minimum)
3 or more for CEU	$46 per semester hour
NOTE: Lab fees are charged IN ADDITION to rates above.
All other deposits and fees are NOT applicable.

Installment Option for Tuition Payment

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FEES

In addition to the tuition & fees listed above, you may be charged a property deposit, laboratory fees, individualized instruction fees or other course related fees.

Property Deposit – There is a one-time property deposit fee of $10.00 to insure the institution against damages, and breakage in libraries and laboratories. (Section 54.502 of the Education Code).When a student leaves school (and for a four-year period following his/her exit from school) the student may request a refund of any portion of the property deposit that is unused.

Laboratory Fees – Certain types of courses require that you sign up for both a lecture class AND a related laboratory class (for actual hands-on skills training, practice, experiments and practical application of what you learn in lecture).  Many of these lab classes involve the use of special facilities, expensive equipment, costly materials, supplies, etc., and so for this reason, you may be charged an extra lab fee to help cover such costs.  Lab fees for each class will be listed in the Schedule of Classes printed each semester.  Courses that have a lab will be assessed a fee of $5.00 for each 16 hours of laboratory time except for the following courses:

Individualized Instruction Fees – Special fees are charged for certain specific courses as listed below:

Applied Lessons in Music (1 sem. hour)	$75.00
Applied Lessons in Music (2 sem. hours)	$150.00
Defensive Measures*	$110.00
Emergency Driving	$65.00
* Includes use of guns, ammunition, gun cleaning equipment, targets, etc.

Other Course-Related Fees – Health Science/Nursing courses may require additional fees—payable at registration—for malpractice insurance, assessment tests and other unusual expenses. Other courses such as bowling, paddleball/racquetball, and artificial insemination will require additional fees to be paid to the facilities in which the instruction is conducted.

Online Course Fee - Students are charged an additional $50.00 per class for each online course in which they are enrolled.

Late Registration Fee – A $10.00 fee is assessed for late registration.

 

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

These costs depend entirely upon the specific courses a student takes.  Book/materials costs vary widely from course to course;  some are relatively inexpensive and some are not.  Nursing students, for example, will pay higher prices for their highly technical books and related supplies (such as clinical uniforms) than a student taking mostly academic transfer courses such as English and history. Books and supplies will probably cost a MINIMUM of $35.00 per semester hour.  Remember, however, that these costs may run considerably higher for certain specialized courses of study.  Students needing a more accurate estimate of book costs, based on the specific courses they will take, should contact the Bookstore on campus.

 

ROOM AND BOARD

These costs are also difficult to forecast because they will vary according to WHERE the student will be living while going to NCTC.  While not a major concern for students living at home,  it will be a significant expense item for those who plan to live either in on-campus housing or somewhere off campus in a private house or apartment.  For information about on-campus housing costs, go to On-Campus Student Housing. In addition to room/board charges for students living on campus, a refundable $150 deposit is required, and about $120 a month should adequately cover such miscellaneous personal expenses as laundry, toiletries, etc.

 

REFUND SCHEDULE

For students who drop or withdraw from courses, NCTC will refund tuition and mandatory fees collected according to the following schedule.  Note that for courses which meet on a regular schedule (i.e., specified days and times throughout a fall/spring semester or summer session), the term "class days" refers to the number of calendar days NCTC normally meets for classes, NOT the days a particular course meets.  For "flexible entry" courses and others which meet on an unusual or irregular schedule, NCTC will exercise professional judgement in defining the term "class days" for refund purposes. 

Please note also that percentages given in the schedule below are to be applied to the tuition and mandatory fees collected for each course from which the student is withdrawing. 

Regular Spring/Fall Credit Classes
A 100 percent refund will be made for courses dropped prior to the first class day.  Otherwise:
During first 15 class days	70% Refund
During 16th–20th class days	25% Refund
After 20th class day	No Refund
Regular Summer Sessions:
A 100 percent refund will be made for courses dropped prior to the first class day.  Otherwise:
During first 5 class days	70% Refund
During 6th & 7th class days	25% Refund
After 7th class day	No Refund
CEU Option Courses:
An 80% refund will be given for courses dropped prior to the first class meeting.  Otherwise, no refund will be given.

VERY IMPORTANT: North Central Texas College reserves the right to establish separate withdrawal refund schedules for any fees classified as "optional."  NCTC will refund tuition and fees paid by a sponsor, donor or scholarship to the source rather than directly to the student who has withdrawn if the funds were made available through the college. Any student who withdraws from the College after registration must obtain clearance from the Office of Admission/Registrar. No transcript of credit for work done will be given a student whose library, financial or other obligations to the College have not been cleared. Students dropped from classes for excessive absences by an official of the College are not entitled to a refund after the refund dates.

Flexible Entry & Non-Semester-Length Courses

A 100 percent refund will be made for courses dropped prior to the first class day.  Otherwise, refunds will be made as follows:

Length of Class Term In Weeks	Last Day For 70% Refund	Last Day For 25% Refund
2 or less	2	—
3	3	4
4	4	5
5	5	6
6	5	7
7	7	9
8	8	10
9	9	11
10	9	12
11	10	14
12	12	15
13	13	16
14	13	17
15	14	19
16 or longer	15	20

 

Military Withdrawal

If a student withdraws from NCTC because he/she is called into active military service, the college will—at the students option:

Return of Title IV Aid

Federal Title IV financial aid recipients who completely withdraw from classes during any semester of attendance at NCTC will be subject to a return of Title IV aid if the withdrawal occurs before 60% of the semester has been completed. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information regarding this federal requirement.