Tuition, Fees, and Payments

• $76 per credit hour
• maximum: $1,216 for 16 or more credit hours
• Effective fall 2017, senior citizens over 65 years old can audit courses without payment of tuition. Senior citizens can register the first day of the term and will be required to pay fees. Enrollment into a course is dependent on space availability. Self-supporting courses are not included.
• Effective spring 2014, all students whose tuition is waived will be required to pay student fees

Determine your state residency.

• $268 per credit hour
• maximum: $4,288 for 16 or more credit hours

Determine your state residency.

• free

Costs vary per course and are published in the Corporate and Continuing Education class schedule. There is no difference in charges for resident and non-resident students.

• $26 for 1 — 8 credit hours
• $35 for 9 or more credit hours

Some classes require a lab fee charge. For those classes with lab fees, the charges are as follows:

• curriculum lab fees: $27 per lab hour
  • 8 lab hour maximum per term ($216 maximum)
• occupational extension lab fees: $27 per lab
  • 8 lab hour maximum per term ($216 maximum)

The term "Lab Hours" include both lab and clinical hours. Appropriate lab fee amounts will be refunded if the class is cancelled by the college or if the lab fee class is dropped during the period of full tuition refund. Lab fees are used to provide supplies and equipment in the respective programs.

All students will be assessed a technology fee according to the following schedule:

• curriculum: $48 per semester
• Corporate and Continuing Education occupational extension: $5 per course

Each student will be issued a parking permit for access to Central Piedmont parking lots. This fee is charged to all students, at all campuses, including continuing education students.

The CAPS fee is:

• $73 per semester for curriculum students registered in 8 semester hours or less
• $97 per semester for curriculum students registered in 9 semester hours or more
• $12 per class for students enrolled in Corporate and Continuing Education courses
• no more than $97 each semester for any student
• charged during the summer semester at the same rate charged fall and spring semesters

The following students are not required to pay the CAPS fee, but will still be issued a parking decal:

• students enrolled in fully online classes only (students who enroll in both online classes and classes on Central Piedmont campuses are required to pay the CAPS Fee)
• Central Piedmont students enrolled in classes that meet at area high schools or other locations not owned and operated by Central Piedmont (will not be issued a parking decal)
• Central Piedmont students enrolled in classes that have no tuition costs (e.g. Adult High School, English as a Second Language, compensatory education students)
• senior citizens

Students who enroll in curriculum courses but drop all their courses prior to the first day of the academic semester will have their CAPS fee refunded.

In recent years, Central Piedmont has faced increasing costs to maintain parking and security services on our eight campuses. Historically, a portion of these costs have been paid through revenues from the sale of parking cards and parking lot exit fees paid by Central Campus students. In order to share these costs among our students taking classes at all our campus locations, the college has implemented the CAPS (Campus Access, Parking, and Security) Fee. Revenues collected from CAPS Fees are used to pay costs of campus security and parking lot rental and maintenance at all Central Piedmont campuses and centers. Even if you don't drive to campus, you will need to pay the CAPS fee. All Central Piedmont students who use our campus facilities benefit from the presence of Central Piedmont Security Services, which are funded by the CAPS Fee. For more information about the Campus Access Fee, visit the Parking page.

Student Accident Insurance is available to students enrolled in specific, high risk classes  and is required for specific classes. Accident insurance is currently $1.60. More information can be located on the Student Insurance page.

• GED® Test fee: $20 per section (total of $80)

• $200

• $50 per course

Inclusive Access fees are required for specific courses. The following fees are effective fall 2019:

• Business (BUS-110) inclusive access fee: $107.25
• Economics (ECO-251 and ECO-252) inclusive access fee: $124.18
• Music (MUS-110) inclusive access fee: $83.92
• Art (ART-111) inclusive access fee: $75.02
• Academic Related Courses (ACA-122) inclusive access fee: $29.49

If you register after the beginning of the term, payment is due the Monday following the registration. This includes all 4-week, 8-week, and 12-week short session courses

If you register after the beginning of the term, payment is due the Monday following the registration. This includes all 4-week, 8-week, and 12-week short session courses.

If you register after the beginning of the term, payment is due the Monday following the registration. This includes all 4-week, 8-week, and 12-week short session courses.

Payments for Corporate and Continuing Education courses are due at the time of registration.

• Online payments may be made through MyCollege by choosing "Make a Payment" under the "Financial Information" menu.
• Corporate and Continuing Education payments can be made via phone by contacting Corporate and Continuing Education customer service at 704.330.4223.
• In-person payments may be made at any Central Piedmont Cashiering Office during normal operating hours.

• cash
• check (please write student ID number in the memo)
• money order (please write student ID number on money order)
• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Please note that the Cashiering Office has gone paperless — receipts are emailed to your college email account and are also accessible through MyCollege.

• payment plan (Nelnet Tuition Payment Plan)
• sponsorship (third-party payments, including employers, 529 college savings plan, etc.)
• Veteran Benefits (Montgomery GI Bill, Post 9/11 GI Bill, Survivor and Dependent Assistance)
• Financial Aid (federal student aid, grants, scholarships, alternative loans)

All returned checks, charge cards, and/or debit cards are subject to an insufficient fund fee of $25. This fee, along with the original payment amount, is due within five business days after official notification from the college. These amounts are payable only by cash or money order at the cashiering office. A hold will be placed on all student records until acceptable payment has been received.

Financial aid students should refer to the financial aid site for information on financial aid refunds.

Student refunds for summer 2019 will be issued June 6, 2019.

Student refunds for fall 2019 will be issued August 23, 2019.

Student refunds for spring 2020 will be issued January 24, 2020.