Tuition & Fees

A college education has never been more important or expensive. And although the tuition at most public and private colleges and universities has increased during the past 10 years, the cost to attend a two-year community college is still substantially less than the cost to attend a public or private four-year school. Community colleges, also known as junior colleges, provide an excellent money-saving opportunity for those concerned with college costs. You will Spend Less when you choose CLTCC, and you may be eligible for a full or partial grant that you won’t have to pay back.

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Mandatory Fee Descriptions

Academic excellence	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$7/credit hour (Maximum $84 charge)	The purpose of this fee is to promote academic excellence by enhancing instructional programs. Approved by the state legistature in 2003, House bill 2708.
Operational	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$3/credit hour (Maximum $36 charge)	Effective Fall 2004, state of Louisiana Legislators (House Bill 1062) and the LCTCS approved an operational fee to be assessed at all state colleges and universities to cover operation expense no longer covered by the State.
student services	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$7/credit hour (Maximum $84 charge, except for online courses)	Effective Fall 2011, the Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System approved a student services fee at all LCTCs colleges (Revised November 2015).
Enterprise Resource Planning	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$5/credit hour (Maximum $60 charge, for online courses)	Effective Fall 2010, the Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System approved a fee to support the implementation and continued operation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Revised November 2015).
building Use Fee	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$4/credit hour (Not to exceed $48)	House Bill 671 was approved by the State Legislature in 2013. Effective fall 2013, the proceeds of this fee are used to construct, repair, maintain, operate or improve the facilites and physical infrastructure of the college.
other charge	Mandatory fee charged to all students	$5.04/credit hour (Current Rate)	Effective Fall 2015, The GRAD Act (act 741) was approved by the State legislature in 2010 and allowed for an annual increase in tuition and fees if the institution has met annual performance targets. The tuition portion of the increase is funded by the Louisiana Office of Students. Financial Assistance Taylor Opportunity Program for students (TOPS) has been separated from the total increase allowed per the GRAD Act with the difference included as another charge.
Excess credit hour	Mandatory fee charged to all students with 16 or more campus-based credit hours	$150.96/credit hour over 15 hours	Effective fall 2016, the Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System approved an Excess credit hour fee assessed on all students registered with 16 or more campus-based credit hours. The fee is 150.96 per credit hour and each additional credit hour.
technology	Self-assessed student fee charged to all students	$5/credit hour (Maximum $60 charge)	Effective Fall 2010, this fee was approved by the State Legislature and ratified by the Student Government Associations in 1997, Legistative act 1450. The proceeds are for the purpose of "implementing, replacing, improving, and expanding technologies to benefit student life and learning."
student government association (SGA)	Self-assessed student fee charged to all students	$15/per semester	The proceeds from this fee go directly to the Student Government Association (SGA), which oversees disbursement of the funds to various student activities.
access fee	Self-assessed student fee charged to all students	$50/per semester-Fall/Spring $25/per semester-Summer/MiniMester	Effective Summer 2021 semester, as authorized by LCTCS Policy #5.011, this fee will be assessed to all credit students at $50 each during fall and spring semester, and $25 each summer semester. The fee includes but is not limited to the administration, operation, construction, repair, maintenance, security, security improvements & initiatives, operation of traffic, parking & parking facilities, as well as other operational expenses.

General Fees

GENERAL REGISTRATION FEE	General Fees	$133.92	Authorized by Act 170 of the 1998 1st Extraordinary session which created the LCTC system. Resident Tuition helps to fund the institution to fulfill the mission of the college.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FEE	General Fees	$40	Authorized by Act 307 of 2009 and approved by the LCTCS Board. The online registration fee is assessed for purposes of implementing, improving, expanding, and delivering virtual and/or online courses, resources, & technologies to students and learning.
ACCUPLACER TESTING FEE	General Fees	Applicant: $30 for initial test and $10 per component for retests. Non-applicant: $50 for initial test and $50 per component for retests.	This fee is assessed for each placement & skills testing component (Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
WORKKEYS FEE	General Fees	Workkeys Fees: $50 per initial test and $20 per component for retests.	This fee is assessed to students taking the WorkKeys exam. This exam is a system of assessments, curriculum and skills profiling that determine, build, and measure essential workplace skills that can affect job performance and increase opportunities for career changes and advancement.
LATE REGISTRATION FEE	General Fees	$25	This fee is assessed to students who registers late, after the scheduled registration days.
NSF FEE	General Fees	$25	This fee is assessed to students who pay with a non-sufficient funds check.
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS	General Fees	$5	This fee is charged for each violation that a student is issued.
TRANSCRIPT FEE	General Fees	$10	This fee is charged when a student requests a second or subsequent official transcript.
PRIOR LEARNING CREDIT FEE	General Fees	$15 per credit hour	Credit for Prior Learning (also known as "non-Traditional Credit" is an opportunity available to students to earn college credit for demonstrated prior knowledge, industry certification, and/or experiences while meeting the college's residency policy.

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