Tuition & Fees

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Tuition

Cost per Semester

To determine your tuition cost per semester, multiply the number of credit hours you are taking by the appropriate tuition rate.

Senior Citizen Tuition and Fees

Residents of Community College District 522 who are 60 years of age or older will be charged tuition at $5 less per credit hour than the standard tuition rate. All other costs, such as fees, books and supplies, and CSA classes, are not reduced.

Senior Citizens who document their annual household income to be less than $14,000 are eligible to apply for free tuition. Applications are available at the Enrollment Services Office. Withdrawals are subject to the Refund Policy.

GED and English as a Second Language Classes

General Education Development (GED) classes and English as a Second Language (ESL) are free. There is, however, a $50 fee to take the GED test.

Fees

Student ID Card

A Student Identification Card is available free of charge to all students enrolled in a credit or Adult Basic Education course. ID cards will be issued by the Department of Public Safety at the Belleville or Sam Wolf Granite City campuses, or by the Student Development Office at the Red Bud Campus.

Student ID Card Replacement

Student ID cards contain confidential information and should be safeguarded. In the event that a card is lost, a replacement ID card may be made available for a $25 fee. Contact the Business Office for additional information.

Course Withdrawal

If you withdraw from a course within the refund period, as stated in the Refund Policy, you will be charged an administrative fee equal to 10 percent of the tuition amount. For withdrawal procedures, refer to Dropping Courses.

If you are dropped from a class for nonpayment, by the Business Office, you will be charged a Withdrawal Fee of 10 percent of the tuition amount.

Official Transcript Requests

Official SWIC transcripts will be released at no charge upon the written request of the student, provided financial obligations to the college have been fulfilled. A RUSH or FAXED transcript may be requested for a charge of $10 and will be sent within two working days following receipt of the request. This may be paid by money order, cash, MasterCard, VISA, Discover or eCheck at the time of the request. The college reserves the right to limit the number of transcripts issued at no charge.