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Tuition Schedule for Lower Division Courses in Certificate and Associate Degree Programs, Effective Fall 2017

# of credits

 Washington Resident

Non-Washington Resident

International Student

1

$122.17

$135.89

$299.17

2

$244.34

$271.78

$598.34

3

$366.51

$407.67

$897.51

4

$488.68

$543.56

$1,196.68

5

$610.85

$679.45

$1,495.85

6

$733.02

$815.34

$1,795.02

7

$855.19

$951.23

$2,094.19

8

$977.36

$1,087.12

$2,393.36

9

$1,099.53

$1,223.01

$2,692.53

10

$1,221.70

$1,358.90

$2,991.70

11

$1,290.78

$1,428.70

$3,067.98

12

$1,359.86

$1,498.50

$3,144.26

13

$1,428.94

$1,568.30

$3,220.54

14

$1,498.02

$1,638.10

$3,296.82

15

$1,567.10

$1,707.90

$3,373.10

16

$1,636.18

$1,777.70

$3,449.38

17

$1,705.26

$1,847.50

$3,525.66

18

$1,774.34

$1,917.30

$3,601.94

19

$1,885.70

$2,028.66

$3,890.30

20

$1,997.06

$2,140.02

$4,178.66

21

$2,108.42

$2,251.38

$4,467.02

22

$2,219.78

$2,362.74

$4,755.38

23

$2,331.14

$2,474.10

$5,043.74

24

$2,442.50

$2,585.46

$5,332.10

25

$2,553.86

$2,696.82

$5,620.46
 
The following established rates were used to calculate the Tuition Schedule above:

Per Credit

Washington Resident

Non-Washington Resident

International Student

Tuition, Credits 1-10

$83.19

$83.19

$246.47

Tuition, Credits 11-18

$41.85

$41.85

$48.33

Tuition, Credits 19+

$94.36

$94.36

$271.36

Building Fee, credits 1 - 10

$11.17

$24.89

$24.89

Building Fee, credits 11-18

$3.94

$4.66

$4.66

Service & Activities Fee,
credits 1 - 10

$10.81

$10.81

$10.81

Service & Activities Fee,
credits 11 - 18

$6.29

$6.29

$6.29

Comprehensive Fee

$13

$13

$13

Security Fee

$3

$3

$3

Technology Fee

$1

$1

$1

 

Additional Program Fees (not included in the Tuition Schedule, max 15 credits per quarter):

$5/credit

$10/credit

 $15/credit

$20/credit

 $30/credit

$40/ credit
Computer Applications Aerospace & Industrial Production Technologies Autobody Repair and Refinishing Anesthesia Technologist Registered Nurse - Associate Degree Welding

Legal Assistant

 Commercial Refrigeration Technology

Automotive Technology

Band Instrument Repair Technology

  

 
Medical Assistant

Culinary Arts

 Basic Machining Technologies

Dental Assistant

  

 

Medical Assistant - Phlebotomy

 Kitchen Major Appliance Repair Technology Construction Management

Massage Therapy Practitioner

  

 

Nursing Assistant

 Laundry Major Appliance Repair Technology Ford ASSET

 

  

 
Ophthalmic Assistant Major Appliance & Refrigeration Technology Machining Technologies      
Pharmacy Technician

Mechatronics

 Precision Machining Technologies

 

  

 

Veterinary Assistant

Professional Baking

  

 

  

 
All Science courses Refrigeration Technology, Domestic/Commercial        
  Surgical Technologist        
Additional Fees by Course

The following courses charge a $25 fee per course:

BIOL 105
BIOL& 160
BIOL& 241
BIOL& 242
BIOL& 260
Computer Science - 100 and 200 level courses
Computer Networking - 100 and 200 level courses
Application Developer - BAS - 300 and 400 level courses
Computer Network Architecture - BAS - 300 and 400 level courses

 

Other Fees (not included in the Tuition Schedule):

Hybrid Fee

$4 per course

Online Fee

$40 per course

Culinary Arts Meal Fee

$17.28 per credit

Clinical Placement Fee

$75 per 1-4 credit clinical course

Clinical Placement Fee

$100 per 5+ credit clinical course

Medical Malpractice Insurance

$13 per quarter

General Liability Insurance

$3.46 per quarter

Limitation of Liability: This is not a complete list of fees. Self-supporting classes are not subject to this fee schedule. Please note that all tuition and fee rates are set by the Washington State Legislature, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Board of Trustees at Renton Technical College (RTC). RTC reserves the right to change the fees without notice and change tuition rates, to comply with the State regulations.

Tuition Schedule for Upper Division Courses In Applied Baccalaureate Degree Programs

State Support of Higher Education Students

Through Opportunity Pathways, Washington State provides a variety of financial aid programs to help students and their families pay for college. Pursuant to RCW 28B.15.0681, the approximate level of state support received by students is being provided to the colleges for your use.

The following table indicates average state support by tuition category for students attending community and technical colleges:

 

Resident Undergraduate

Nonresident Undergraduate

Total Instructional Support Per FTE Student

$6,282

$6,282

Operating Fee

$3,217

$8,052

Net State Support per FTE Student

$3,065

-

 

The following table indicates the amount of state supported financial aid including that provided from the local institutional financial aid fund (3½ percent).

 

State Financial Aid

Institutional Financial Aid

Undergraduate Resident

$845*

$111

Undergraduate Nonresident

$ 0**

$ 0**

* Includes State Work Study, State Need Grant, and all other financial aid programs administered by the WSAC, and SBCTC administered programs: Opportunity Grants and Worker Retraining Financial Aid.

** State and Institutional financial aid is not available to nonresident students.

HB 1795 disclosure

If you have any questions about State Support of Higher Education, please contact Scott Copeland at (360) 704-4397 or scopeland@sbctc.edu.