Tuition and Fees

Residency Definitions | Payments | Tuition Payment Plan | 1098T Information

Tuition and fees are established by the college's Board of Trustees and are subject to change at any time

Effective Fall 2013, rates for full-time and part-time students are:

County residents: $131.00/semester hour
($101.00 tuition, $18.00 college/student fees, $12.00 technology fees)

Distance Education Courses - County residents: $131.00/semester hour plus distance learning fee ($101.00 tuition, $18.00 college/student fees, $12.00 technology fees)

Distance Education Courses - Out-of-County residents: $227.00/semester hour plus distance learning fee ($215.00 tuition, $12.00 technology fees)

Out-of-County residents: $163.00/semester hour ($133.00 tuition, $18.00 college/student fees, $12.00 technology fees)

Out-of-State or foreign residents: $245.00/semester hour ($215.00 tuition, $18.00 college/student fees, $12.00 technology fees)

Jump Start: (after applied Trustee Discount, excludes Distance Learning) $69.00/semester hour plus technology fee

Silver Edge: $50.00/semester hour plus technology fee

Tuition Deposit (Nursing Students Only)
A $300.00 non-refundable tuition deposit is required of newly accepted nursing students.

College/Student Fee
At publication, full-time and part-time students pay a college/student fee of $18.00 per credit hour. The fee represents partial subsidy of the following services:

1) College Budget

Advising
Intercollegiate Athletics
Student Life Office Administration Operations
Health Service Office
Transfer & Placement
Financial Aid
Parking

2) Student Life Fund

Clubs & Organizations
College Center Building Fund

In addition, full-time and part-time students pay a technology fee of $12.00 per credit hour.

Course or Material Fees
A course or material fee listed below will be required of all students enrolled in certain designated courses. Fee categories appear at the conclusion of applicable course descriptions. A special table of fees, not shown here, also exists for International Education Courses.

Effective Fall 2013 Course / Category Fees

1 $20.00	4 $50.00	7 $100.00 Online Courses
2 $25.00	5 $70.00	8 $1, 750.00 Nursing Only
3 $32.00	6 $75.00	9 International Fee TBD each semester

Effective Fall 2012 through Summer 2013, Course / Category Fees

1 $20.00	4 $50.00	7 $100.00 Online Courses
2 $25.00	5 $63.00	8 $1, 750.00 Nursing Only
3 $32.00	6 $75.00

In addition to the above, students may be required to purchase material for their own use in conjunction with certain courses as noted at the end of those course descriptions. These costs will be identified by the course instructor and will not be included on the student's bill prepared by the college.

Registration Fees
A $20.00 non-refundable registration fee is charged to all students for each registration term.

Tuition and Fees Payment
All tuition and fees must be paid at the time of registration. Checks or money orders are acceptable when made payable to Ocean County College. A charge of $25.00 will be assessed for all checks issued to the college and not paid upon presentation to the bank. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are also accepted.

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