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Tuition and fees are established by the Board of Trustees. Tuition and fees listed are subject to change without notice.

The college is sponsored by the nine school districts in Lehigh County and four of the five school districts in Carbon County: Allentown, Catasauqua, East Penn, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Parkland, Salisbury, Southern Lehigh, Whitehall-Coplay, Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Palmerton, and Panther Valley. Tuition and certain fees are based on school district and Pennsylvania residency.

At the time of registration, each student must file a Statement of Residency form. Each school district is responsible for determining residency in the district and subsequent sponsorship for resident tuition. Residency requirements vary among the sponsoring school districts. Students should be familiar with the residency requirements of their school district.

For information concerning residency requirements, contact the Business Office at 610-799-1157.

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Tuition and Basic Fees
(Refundable in accordance with the College Refund Policy)

Tuition and fees are charged as follows: Students who register for 12 to18 credits will be charged a block rate for tuition and fees. Students registering from 1 to 11.99 credits will be charged the per credit charge for tuition. Please refer to the tuition and fees chart below.

Tuition - Spring 2009

Sponsoring district of
LCCC

Other PA resident

Out-of-state
or foreign student

Residents of Schuylkill County

Full-time
(12-18 credits per semester)

$1,230

$2,460

$3,690

$1,845

Capital outlay fee

—

$135

$270

$135

Student services fee

$60

$60

$60

$60

Technology fee

$180

$180

$180

$180


Part-time
(1-11 credits per semester) and credits in excess of 18 per semester

$80
per credit

$160
per credit

$240
per credit

$120
per credit

Capital outlay fee*

—

$9

$18

$9

Student services fee*

$4

$4

$4

$4

Technology fee*

$12

$12

$12

$12


* Per credit fees

Classes begin on January 19, 2009. Full refunds of tuition and fees will be issued ONLY to students who have officially withdrawn through the Office of Enrollment Services in writing BEFORE the first day of the semester in which the class is scheduled.

Beginning the first day of the semester tuition will not be refunded to students who drop and still remain inthe 12 to18 credit block.Tuition will be refunded to students who aretaking less than 12 ormore than 18 credits, based on the college'srefund policies. IN ADDITION, PLEASE NOTE: Beginning the first day of the semester all fees are nonrefundable. In the event the college must cancel a class for lack of sufficient enrollment, all tuition and fees are refunded.

Other Fees (Non-Refundable)

Application Fee (No Fee for Online Application)$30
Graduation Fee$35

Bad Check Fee

$25
Drop Fee (Charged for student-initiated course drops)$5
Credit by Assessment Fee$95
User fees for labs

Varies by course

Collection Process

In an effort to keep the tuition cost down, Lehigh Carbon Community College utilizes a standard collection process including any collection costs and/or attorney fees for unpaid indebtedness to the college.

In addition, student transcripts are withheld and the college will deny registration and readmission to students who:

  • Are indebted to the college.
  • Have failed to return books or equipment loaned to them.

College Refund Policy

Detailed billing information is available on student bills and on our Web site. The college's refund policy allows for partial refunds of tuition during the first three weeks. After the third week, there are no refunds. Actual refund dates are listed in the"Credit Schedule," which Lehigh Carbon Community College publishes twice yearly. The date of official withdrawal is the date when the properly completed forms are in the possession of the Enrollment Services Office.

Tuition Refund Amount:

  • 100% — Prior to January 19, 2000
  • 75% — January 19 - 25
  • 50% — January 26 - February 1
  • 25% — February 2 - 8

For specific refund periods for classes that start other than the week of Januaru 19, or classes that are not the full semester in duration, contact Enrollment Services at 610‑799-1171. Refund checks for dropped courses are issued after the refund period has ended.

For additional information about withdrawal and downloadable forms, please visit the Withdrawal page.