Tuition and Fees

Tuition Schedule for Lower Division Courses in Certificate and Associate Degree Programs, Effective Fall 2020

# of Credits	Washington Resident	Non-Washington Resident	International Student
1	$130.04	$145.00	$308.28
2	$260.08	$290.00	$616.56
3	$390.12	$435.00	$924.84
4	$520.16	$580.00	$1,233.12
5	$650.20	$725.00	$1,541.40
6	$780.24	$870.00	$1,849.68
7	$910.28	$1,015.00	$2,157.96
8	$1,040.32	$1,160.00	$2,466.24
9	$1,170.36	$1,305.00	$2,774.52
10	$1,300.40	$1,450.00	$3,082.80
11	$1,373.34	$1,523.74	$3,163.02
12	$1,446.28	$1,597.48	$3,243.24
13	$1,519.22	$1,671.22	$3,323.46
14	$1,592.16	$1,744.96	$3,403.68
15	$1,665.10	$1,818.70	$3,483.90
16	$1,738.04	$1,892.44	$3,564.12
17	$1,810.98	$1,966.18	$3,644.34
18	$1,883.92	$2,039.92	$3,724.56
19	$2,002.34	$2,158.34	$4,021.22
20	$2,120.76	$2,276.76	$4,317.88
21	$2,239.18	$2,395.18	$4,614.54
22	$2,357.60	$2,513.60	$4,911.20
23	$2,476.02	$2,632.02	$5,207.86
24	$2,594.44	$2,750.44	$5,504.52
25	$2,712.86	$2,868.86	$5,801.18
26	$2,831.28	$2,987.28	$6,097.84
27	$2,949.70	$3,105.70	$6,394.50
28	$3,068.12	$3,224.12	$6,691.16
29	$3,186.54	$3,342.54	$6,987.82
30	$3,304.96	$3,460.96	$7,284.48
31	$3,423.38	$3,579.38	$7,581.14
32	$3,541.80	$3,697.80	$7,877.80
33	$3,660.22	$3,816.22	$8,174.46
34	$3,778.64	$3,934.64	$8,471.12
35	$3,897.06	$4,053.06	$8,767.78

The following established rates were used to calculate the Tuition Schedule above:

Per Credits	Washington Resident	Non-Washington Resident	International Student
Tuition, Credits 1-10	$89.24	$89.24	$252.52
Tuition, Credits 11-18	$44.90	$44.90	$51.38
Tuition, Credits 19+	$101.42	$101.42	$279.66
Building Fee, credits 1-10	$12.18	$27.14	$27.14
Building Fee, credits 11-18	$4.29	$5.09	$5.09
Service & Activities Fee, credits 1-10	$11.62	$11.62	$11.62
Service & Activities Fee, credits 11-18	$6.75	$6.75	$6.75
Comprehensive Fee	$13.00	$13.00	$13.00
Security Fee	$3.00	$3.00	$3.00
Technology Fee	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00

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

$5/credit	$10/credit	$15/credit	$20/credit	$30/credit	$40/credit (max 10 credits per quarter)
Legal Assistant	Aerospace & Industrial Production Technologies	Autobody Repair and Refinishing	Anesthesia Technologist	Registered Nurse - Associate Degree	Welding
Medical Assistant	Commercial Refrigeration Technology	Automotive Technology	Band Instrument Repair Technology
Medical Assistant - Phlebotomy	Culinary Arts	Automotive Ford ASSET	Dental Assistant
Nursing Assistant	Major Appliance & Refrigeration Technology	Construction Management	Massage Therapy Practitioner
Pharmacy Technician	Mechatronics	Machining Technologies
Veterinary Assistant	Professional Baking
	Surgical Technologist

Additional Fees by Course

The following courses charge a $25 fee per course:

• BIOL 105
• BIOL& 100
• BIOL& 160
• BIOL& 241
• BIOL& 242
• BIOL& 260
• CHEM& 121
• CHEM& 131
• Computer Science - 100 and 200 level courses
• Computer Network Technology - 100 and 200 level courses
• BAS Application Development - 300 and 400 level courses
• BAS Computer Network Architecture - 300 and 400 level courses

Other Fees (not included in the Tuition Schedule):

Name	Amount
Face-to-Face/Web Enhanced eLearning Fee	$15 per course
Hybrid eLearning Fee	$15 per course
Online eLearning Fee	$12 per course
Flex eLearning Fee	$15 per course
Culinary Arts Meal Fee	$17.28 per credit
Clinical Placement Fee*	$75/$85 per 1-4 credit clinical course
Clinical Placement Fee*	$100/$110 per 5+ credit clinical course
Medical Malpractice Insurance	$10.72 per quarter
General Liability Insurance	$3.34 per quarter
Matriculation Fee	$30.00
International Matriculation Fee	$50.00
STEPP Fee	$25.00
ACCUPLACER Test Fees	$10/exam; $25 for three exams

*Clinical Placement Fees per Course

$75	$85	$100	$110
DENT 103	CST 191	DENT 113	ANES 191
DENT 192	MAST 191	DENT 193	ANES 192
VET 193	MAST 192	VET 104	ANES 193
VET 197	NA 131	VET 105	CST 192
	NURS 107		MEDA 192
	NURS 195		NURS 294
	NURS 198		NURS 295
	NURS 296		PHAR 190
	PHLEB 191		PHAR 191
			SURG 194
			SURG 195

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.

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Tuition Schedule for Upper Division Courses In Applied Baccalaureate Degree Programs

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HB 1795 disclosure

RCW 28B.15.0681(5)(a) and (b) require that institutions of higher education provide certain information to all undergraduate resident students. This is also known as the HB 1795 disclosure.

5a) Fiscal Year 2020 Sources of Institutional Revenue:

 

5b) Uses of Tuition Revenue by Program

Tuition revenue, as defined by RCW 28B.15.020, includes the Building Fee and the Operating Fee. Building Fee revenue is appropriated by the legislature specifically for buildings, equipment, maintenance and other capital projects. The table below shows the major activities supported by Operating fees revenue in fiscal year 2019.