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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION Section Five
A. FEES AND COSTS
All fees are payable before the beginning of each semester, and registration is not complete until
these fees have been paid. Payment must be made by cash, check, money order, credit card (cash
advance to which bank will add interest and service charge) or a confirmed financial aid award.
Registration is complete for students paying by check when the check clears the bank.
FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO EACH SEMESTER
Application Processing Fee - A fee of $20 must accompany each application for admission to credit
and Learning Support courses. This fee is not refundable and does not apply toward registration or
matriculation fees. Applications completed online have a fee of $25.00.
Matriculation Tuition - The tuition for 15 or more semester hours of credit or Learning Support
courses is $1,363.00 in addition to other fees. For less than 15 hours it is $90.87 per semester hour.
The cost to audit a course is the same as the cost to enroll for credit.
Online-Only Tuition – For Online-only students the tuition for 15 or more semester hours of credit
is $1,950 in addition to other fees. For less than 15 hours, it is $130 per semester hour in addition to
other fees. Online-only students are exempt from non-resident fees, student activity fees, and
athletic fees. Students who do not attend any classes on the main campus or at any off-campus class
site and who reside outside the College’s 14 county service area, including out-of-state students, are
eligible for classification as Online-only. The 14 county service area for Darton State College
includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Crisp, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller,
Mitchell, Randolph, Sumter, Terrell, Turner, and Worth.
Non-Resident Fee – Students who attend classes on the main campus – or at an off-campus site -
and who are not residents of Georgia will be charged a non-resident fee tuition. Non-resident
students registering for 15 or more credit hours will be charged a non-resident fee tuition of $5,160
per semester in addition to all other fees. Those registering for less than 15 hours will pay $344 per
semester hour in addition to all other fees. Online-Only students residing outside the Darton State
College service area are exempt from the non-resident fee – regardless of Legal Residence Status.
Board of Regents Fee – Students will pay $200.00 for the Board of Regents fee.
Applied Music Fee - A fee of $150 per semester is charged for each one hour per week of private
instruction in voice, organ, piano, or orchestral instrument for regularly enrolled part-time or full-
time college students. A fee of $75 per semester is charged for each 1/2 hour per week of private
instruction in voice, organ, piano or orchestral instrument.
Art Fees – A fee of $50.00 is charged to each student registering for ART 2111 Basic Photography,
ART 2140 Ceramic I, ART 2150 Computer Art, ART 2160 Visual Design, and ART 2200
Professional Practice and Portfolio. If these courses are taken online, the $50 fee is not assessed.
Athletic Fee - Each student taking credit or Learning Support courses of four hours or more will be
charged an athletic fee of $110 per semester. This fee is used to defray expenses of intercollegiate
athletics. Online-only students residing outside the Darton State College 14 county service area are
exempt from the Athletic Fee.
DART Fee – A fee of $16.00 is charged to every student.
Laboratory Fee - A fee of up to $35 is charged to each student registering for a laboratory science