All payments for tuition and fees must be made in advance or on the day of registration. Registration will not be considered complete until after payment of all obligations has
been made. Checks, money orders, or approved personal checks should be made payable
to Bluefield State College for the exact amount of the obligation. The following credit
cards can be used to pay tuition and fees: MasterCard, Visa, and Discover.
The maximum fee for students registered for on-campus and off-campus courses during
the same term will be the full-time on-campus fee. Students pay fees according to their
residency at the time of admission to Bluefield State College. There are three schedules of
fees: In-state, Border County, and Out-of-state. Border County fees apply to those students
whose place of residence is in a county which borders on and touches West Virginia.
These counties include: Virginia—Frederick, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta,
Highland, Bath, Alleghany, Craig, Giles, Bland, Tazewell, and Buchanan; Maryland— Garrett, Allegany, and Washington; Ohio—Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont, Monroe,
Washington, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, and Lawrence; Pennsylvania—Beaver, Washington,
Greene, and Fayette; and Kentucky—Boyd, Lawrence, Martin, and Pike.
Tuition, fees and expense schedules are published annually and are available in the
Business Office and from the Office for Academic Affairs.
FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BY THE
WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION
AND/OR BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Late Registration Fee
Any student who has not completed registration and paid registration fees by the end of
the day designated as Last Day for Registration and Payment of Fees will be considered a
late registrant and will be charged a late registration fee of $30.00. Any exception
occasioned by an irregular registration must be approved by the Registrar.
FALL 2010/SPRING 2011
TUITION AND FEES FOR
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE Revised July 7, 2010
HOURS
RESIDENT
NON RESIDENT
METRO RATE
1
192.00
387.00
285.00
2
383.00
774.00
568.00
3
575.00
1161.00
853.00
4
767.00
1548.00
1136.00
5
959.00
1936.00
1423.00
6
1149.00
2320.00
1706.00
7
1341.00
2708.00
1990.00
8
1534.00
3095.00
2275.00
9
1725.00
3483.00
2560.00
10
1916.00
3868.00
2843.00
11
2108.00
4257.00
3129.00
12
2298.00
4644.00
3414.00
The rates shown above apply to all Bluefield State College campus locations.
Special Fees
All students enrolled in Nursing A.S., B.S, LPN to RN. Programs and Radiology Technology will be assessed a Health Science Programmatic fee. A.S.N. is $400 each Fall & Spring semesters. B.S.N. is $15 per credit hour, for upper level nursing classes. Radiology is $175 each semester - Summer (I & II), Fall & Spring. The LPN to RN Program Annual Fee of $500 is assessed in the summer.
All classes with a prefix of ARET, CIET, COSC, ELET, ENGR, MIET, and MEET and some BUSN will be assessed a $15 per credit hour lab fee. Classes with a prefix of BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, PHSC, NASC, ENSC, GNET will have a $15 per credit hour programmatic fee.,
Information Technology Certification Training will have a $10 per credit hour fee. WEB-CT/CART Web classes are $20 per credit hour. Business Programmatic/Accreditation fee is $60 per semester for business majors. The Education Accreditation fee for education majors is $10. The RBA portfolio fee of $300 and $10 per credit hour posting fees are charged when portfolios are submitted. There is an Instructional Television fee of $20.00. In addition there is a $20.00 technology fee for all degree seeking students.
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Special Fees are NOT REFUNDABLE except when a class is canceled by the college.
THESE FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME
BY THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION
*The refund policy will only apply to students who totally
withdraw from the college. No refunds will be made because of a reduction in credit hours. See the catalog for further information.
*For additional information on Metro Rate click here.
For additional information, contact the Business Office at (304) 327-4042.
