Student Services: Tuition and Fees

For more information contact:

Leonard Mansfield
Director of Admissions/Registration
(252) 246-1228
lmansfield@wilsoncc.edu

Payment Policies

Payment of all tuition, student fees, and insurance (malpractice) is due at the time of registration.

North Carolina residents who are 65 years of age or older shall be exempted from the payment of curriculum tuition and continuing education registration fees.

Tuition for dual enrollment students has been waived. This is the result of Section 88 of Senate Bill 44, (1989 General Assembly), which states "High School students enrolled in a community college in accordance with G.S. 115D-20(4) and G.S. 115-D-5 shall be exempt from tuition for community college courses taken in accordance with these two sections."

Outstanding Charges or Loans

No student will be permitted to enroll in any program if he/she has charges due to the College from previous enrollments. Charges due may include, but are not limited to, overdue library books or telecourse tapes, parking tickets, outstanding loans, etc.

Residency Status

In-State Tuition

To qualify for in-state tuition, a legal resident must have maintained his/her domicile (one's permanent dwelling place of indefinite duration) in North Carolina for at least the 12 months immediately prior to his/her classification as a resident for tuition purposes. In order to be eligible for such classification, the individual must establish that his/her presence in the State during the 12-month period prior to enrolling was for the purpose of maintaining a bona fide domicile rather than for purposes of mere temporary residency incident to enrollment in an institution of higher education. The burden of establishing other facts that justify classification of a student as a resident entitled to in-state tuition rates is on the applicant. Applicants/students who are initially classified as out-of-state for tuition purposes must pay tuition at the out-of-state rate unless and until all appeals are heard and settled.

All questions regarding residency for tuition purposes should be directed to the Director of Admissions/Registration and Records in Room C-101. International students, depending on visa classification, may not be eligible for North Carolina residency status and in-state tuition.

Regulations concerning the classification of students by residence for purposes of applicable tuition differentials are set forth in detail in A Manual to Assist The Public Higher Education Institutions of North Carolina in The Matters of Student Residence Classification for Tuition Purposes. Manuals are available in the Library and the Registration Center (Room C-101). Appeals of the initial residency classification to the College Residency Appeals Committee must be made within 10 calendar days of the initial classification. These appeals are to be made to the Dean of Student Services.

 

Residency Classification Appeals Procedure

Students wishing to appeal their initial residency classification must do so in writing within 10 calendar days to the Dean of Student Services. This first appeal will include more specific student/applicant residency information collected on the Residence and Tuition Status Application and a review of other relevant information and documentation presented by the applicant/student. The Dean of Student Services, the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services, and the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services serve as the Residency Appeals Committee for the College. The student/applicant will be informed in writing of the committee's decision.

A student wishing to further appeal a decision of the College Residency Appeals Committee to the State Residence Appeals Committee may do so by indicating in writing to the Dean of Student Services within 10 days of receipt of the ruling of the College Residency Appeals Committee. The Dean will then assist the student in making that appeal to the State Residence Appeals Committee.

Tuition Refunds