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.
Bluefield State College
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Tuition and Fees (as of July 1, 2007)
HOURS
RESIDENT
NON RESIDENT
METRO RATE*
1
166.00
340.00
249.00
2
332.00
680.00
498.00
3
498.00
1020.00
747.00
4
664.00
1360.00
996.00
5
830.00
1700.00
1245.00
6
996.00
2040.00
1494.00
7
1162.00
2380.00
1743.00
8
1328.00
2720.00
1992.00
9
1494.00
3060.00
2241.00
10
1660.00
3400.00
2490.00
11
1826.00
3740.00
2739.00
12
1992.00
4080.00
2988.00
The rates shown above apply to all Bluefield State College campus locations, including Bluefield, Beckley, Welch, Greenbrier and Nicholas County.
Lab 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 $300 each Fall & Spring semesters. B.S.N. is $15 per credit hour, for upper level classes.. Radiology is $100 each semester - Summer (I & II), Fall & Spring. 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, MEET, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, PHSC, NASC, ENVR, GNET, and some BUSN will be assessed a $15 per credit hour lab fee.
Information Technology Certification Training will have a $10 per credit hour fee. Community College Baccalaureate Enhancement Fee is $55 per credit hour. WEB-CT/CART Web classes are $20 per credit hour. Business Accreditation fee is $10 per semester for business majors. Likewise the Education Accreditation fee for education majors is $10, and Emergency Management Transfer Fee is $20 per credit hour. The RBA program has a $300 program fee and a $10 per credit portfolio posting fee. There is an Instructional Television fee of $20.00.
Special Fees are NOT REFUNDABLE except when a class is canceled by the college.
*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.
