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You may pay fees "Online" using our secure payment system. Go here:  https://www.northgatech.edu/admissions/payment.cfm

Application Fee
A non-refundable application fee of $15 for certificate, diploma, and associate degree programs is due at the time of application for admission.

Tuition
Tuition is typically assessed at the rate of $36 per credit hour up to a maximum of $ 432 per quarter for diploma and associate degree programs for Georgia residents. Certificate tuition charges may vary from the above depending upon the program. Tuition for Electrical Line Worker, Certified Warehousing Distribution Specialist, Certified Manufacturing Specialist, and Certified Customer Service Specialist  is assess at the rate of $54 per credit hour. Tuition for the Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technology programs is assessed at the rate of $62 per credit hour. Tuition for the Commercial Truck Driving program is $2914 per quarter (includes $130.00 surchange NOT covered by HOPE). Esthetician and Therapeutic Massage Technician are assessed at the rate of $53 per credit hour.

Requests for fee waivers must be made in writing to the Vice President for Student Services. The request must be received prior to the end of the drop/add period for the quarter under consideration. If granted, the waiver is valid for one quarter only. Any additional fee waiver will require the student to follow the aforementioned procedures each quarter.

Existing students can pay tuition online by signing into the BannerWeb system. To pay tuition online, students will need a login and PIN #. Instructions for using BannerWeb for paying tuition can be found here.

Tuition for OUT-OF-STATE students is twice the rate of Georgia students, and tuition for FOREIGN students is four times the Georgia resident rate. Out-of-state tuition is waived for students who are legal residents of counties bordering the Georgia counties in the North Georgia Technical College Service Delivery Area: North Carolina – Cherokee, Clay, and Macon; South Carolina – Oconee.

Instructional/Technology Support Fee

Students are required to pay this fee of $35 per quarter.

Student Activity Fee
Students are required to pay an activity fee of $25 per quarter. Both GVTC and total internet students are not required to pay this fee.

Registration Fee
Students are required to pay this fee of $26 per quarter.

Parking Fee
Students are required to pay a non-refundable fee of $5. This fee is assessed per student not per vehicle and applies to every registered student (driver and non-driver) with the exception of GVTC students and total internet students.

Accident Insurance Fee
Students are required to pay this fee of $4 per quarter. Both GVTC and students taking only online classes are not required to pay this fee.

Drug Test Fee
A non-refundable fee of $35 will be charged students enrolling in the following programs: Medical Assisting, EMT, Paramedic, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Laboratory, Healthcare Technician, and Practical Nursing.

Late Registration Fee
Any student who does not register and pay fees by the last day prior to the beginning of classes will be charged a non-refundable late registration fee of $20.

Graduation Fee
A non-refundable fee of $35 will be charged during the quarter the student applies for graduation.

Check Handling Fee
A check handling fee of $20 per check will be paid for all checks returned by the bank for “insufficient funds,” “account closed,” or “stop payment.”

Residence Hall/Dining Hall Fees – Clarkesville Campus
Resident students will be charged $1025.00 per quarter for room and board for a private room. Residence Hall room charges will be $950.00 per quarter for students who are assigned double occupancy rooms. Residence Hall/Dining Hall fees include breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday through Friday during the quarter (excluding holidays).

A $65 deposit is due when the Residence Hall application/contract is returned to the Director of Special Services. This deposit is fully refundable if the student follows official check-out procedures, leaves campus housing with no balance due on his/her account, leaves his/her room in good condition and free of any personal belongings, and returns the key(s) and the student ID.

The room charge in Bryant Hall for college-sponsored events is $10. Other circumstances are covered under SBTAE No.V.K. The previously listed charges are for the 208 days per year classes are in session. This excludes vacation, holidays, and other established periods when residence hall and dining hall facilities are closed. No overnight guests are allowed in Bryant Hall.

Payment of Fees
All quarterly fees are due and payable at registration. Students approved for grants and scholarships are expected to apply these funds toward their account. Any remaining balances after approved financial aid has been credited must be paid at registration. Discover, American Express, VISA, and MasterCard are accepted. 

You may pay fees "Online" using our secure payment system. Go here:  https://www.northgatech.edu/admissions/payment.cfm

Fee Variations
The following policy applies to student fee charges where variations in programs or course schedules occur.

  • Students enrolled only to complete IP’s (In Progress grades) will pay student activity fee and other registration fees.
  • Internship and clinical students will pay student activity fee and other registration fees each quarter.
  • Students enrolled in credit courses will pay all appropriate fees if enrolling in non-credit courses.

There is no tuition fee for campus-based classes charged to Georgia residents 62 years of age or older provided there is available space in the class if they are HOPE eligible. If senior Georgia residents are not HOPE eligible, they will be responsible for paying the student activity fee and other registration fees. Other costs, such as textbooks, are required of senior Georgia residents. Tuition and fees are not waived for on-line, Internet classes.

Credit Student Refunds
Students withdrawing from a course by the end of the third instructional day of the quarter shall receive a 100% refund of tuition paid and applicable refundable fees, excluding the application fee.   

Students who withdraw from a course AFTER the third instructional day of the quarter shall receive no refund.

Room and Board
Room and board is based upon the total number of weeks in the quarter. In some cases payments for unused FULL-WEEK periods may be refunded once the student officially checks out, leaves the room in good condition and free of any personal belongings, shows no account balance, and returns his/her room key(s) and student ID.

Students who attend North Georgia Technical College for the first time and are Title IV recipients may be eligible for a prorated refund. A prorated refund reduces the charges on an eligible student’s account based on the date of the student’s withdrawal from class. A student may be eligible for this reduction in charges if he/she withdraws prior to the sixth week of the quarter (based on a ten-week quarter).

Non-Credit Student Refunds

Continuing Education

  • Preregistered students may receive a full refund of all course fees and supply fees for short-term courses provided they cancel prior to the scheduled date of the first class or registration/payment deadline.
  • Students who withdraw prior to the beginning of the third class session following enrollment in a short-term course of 30 or more contact hours may receive a refund of 75 percent of all course fees. No refund will be made after that date.
  • Students enrolling in seminars, workshops, and special short courses of less than 30 contact hours will receive no refund after the scheduled enrollment date.
  • Refunds will automatically be provided when the college cancels a course or seminar.

Economic Development Services
Charges and refunds are negotiated with each business or industry for non-credit courses or seminars.

Malpractice Insurance
A malpractice insurance fee of $11.50 is required for students enrolled in the following programs: Practical Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Assisting, Pharmacy Technology, Health Care Technician, and Cosmetology. The malpractice insurance fee for students in Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) and Paramedic Technology is $46.50. This insurance can be purchased through the cashier at either the Clarkesville, Currahee, or Blairsville Campus. This fee is non-refundable once the student has attended at least one day of class.

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