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    Full payment of tuition and fees is due on a weekly basis during Early Registration. Remember to pay by Friday 5:00 p.m. (EST) of the week you register to guarantee your classes!

    Tuition and fees charged by Georgia Perimeter College are approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The precise amount of a student's tuition and fees for a semester depends upon a number of things, the most important of which are:
    • The number of courses taken
    • The nature of the courses
    • The location at which the courses are taught
    • The number of credit hours assigned to the courses
    • The residence status of the student
    • The year in which the student first enrolled

    Actual costs are determined when a student registers for classes each semester. Actual charges can be viewed online at https://sis.gpc.edu/.

    It is the responsibility of the student to be informed of and to observe all regulations and procedures regarding the payment of fees and the entitlement of refunds. Registration is not complete until all fees have been paid in full. Payment may be either in cash, by check payable in U.S. currency or with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. The College reserves the right to determine the acceptability of all checks.

    Every student is required to pay tuition. All students are classified as either in-state (resident) or out-of-state (non-resident).

    Beginning with the fall 2006 academic term, the Board of Regents approved a "Fixed for Three" program (for four-year schools, it is "Fixed for Four") for tuition rates for incoming freshmen. The "Fixed for Three" program (also known as the guaranteed tuition plan) is intended to give students and parents more certainty in planning for college tuition costs. Under this program, tuition rates are locked in or guaranteed to remain fixed for three years. See the full article at http://www.usg.edu/news/2008/041508.phtml.

    For puposes of the guaranteed tuition plan, students are classified according to the following entry points into the Board of Regents system:

    Returning or continuing students: students who were enrolled at a USG institution at any time in a semester (or quarter, as applicable) prior to fall 2006. Their tuition rates are not guaranteed.
     
    Residency status: In-state (resident) Out-of-state (non-resident)
     
    Enrolled hours: 1 - 11 1 - 11
     
    Tuition rates: $73 per hour $289 per hour
     
    Enrolled hours 12 or more 12 or more
     
    Tuition rates: $868 per semester $3,468 per semester

     

    New students 2006-2007: students whose first time enrollment at a USG institution was fall 2006, spring 2007 or summer 2007. Their tuition rates are guaranteed and will not change through the summer 2009 semester.
     
    Residency status: In-state (resident) Out-of-state (non-resident)
     
    Enrolled hours: 1 - 11 1 - 11
     
    Tuition rates: $68 per hour $268 per hour
     
    Enrolled hours 12 or more 12 or more
     
    Tuition rates: $802 per semester $3,206 per semester

     

    New students 2007-2008: students whose first time enrollment at a USG institution was fall 2007, spring 2008 or summer 2008. Their tuition rates are guaranteed and will not change through the summer 2010 semester.
     
    Residency status: In-state (resident) Out-of-state (non-resident)
     
    Enrolled hours: 1 - 11 1 - 11
     
    Tuition rates: $73 per hour $292 per hour
     
    Enrolled hours 12 or more 12 or more
     
    Tuition rates: $875 per semester $3,495 per semester

     

    New students 2008-2009: students whose first time enrollment at a USG institution was fall 2008, spring 2009 or summer 2009. Their tuition rates are guaranteed and will not change through the summer 2011 semester.
     
    Residency status: In-state (resident) Out-of-state (non-resident)
     
    Enrolled hours: 1 - 11 1 - 11
     
    Tuition rates: $77 per hour $306 per hour
     
    Enrolled hours 12 or more 12 or more
     
    Tuition rates: $919 per semester $3,670 per semester

     

    For a specific fee schedule that is appropriate for your classification, please view the links below.

    In-state: (residents of Georgia)

    Returning or continuing students

    New students 2006-2007

    New students 2007-2008

    New students 2008-2009

     

    Out-of-state: (residents of Georgia)

    Returning or continuing students

    New students 2006-2007

    New students 2007-2008

    New students 2008-2009

     

    See the College Catalog for the legal definition of a Georgia resident.  

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    Online Courses

    The tuition rate for online courses is applied separately from tuition for on-campus courses. A student's residency status has no bearing on the calculation of tuition for online courses. The tuition rate for online courses is $99 per semester credit hour. For tuition calculation purposes only, the credit hours for online courses do not count toward the 12 semester credit hours that are needed to limit tuition charges at the plateau tuition rates. The example below illustrates how the online tuition is charged. In this example, the hourly rate used for non-online courses is the hourly rate for returning or continuing students.

    EXAMPLE OF FEE COMBINATIONS
      Reg
    Hrs.         		Online
    Hrs.    		 Total
    Hrs.    		 Hourly
    Rate    		 Total
    Tuition
    Student A:          
      9     $73.00 $657.00
        6   $99.00 $594.00
    Total 9 6 15   $1,251.00
    Student B:          
      12     $73.00 $868.00
        0   $99.00 0.00
    Total 12 0     $868.00
    Student C:          
      12     $73.00 $868.00
        3   $99.00 $297.00
    Total 12 3 15   $1,165.00

    Online students are still required to register their vehicles to park on campus for class purposes.