In-State Tuition: Tuition is $76.00 per credit hour up to sixteen credit hours for in-state students.
Out-of-State Tuition: Tuition is $268.00 per credit hour up to sixteen credit hours for out-of-state students.
Tuition rates are subject to change by action of the North Carolina General Assembly.
*Maximum Tuition per semester (based upon sixteen semester hours)
Fees paid by all curriculum students:
Activity Fee: For fall and spring semesters: Students registered for nine or more credit hours will be charged $32.00 each semester. Students registered for one (1) to eight (8) credit hours will be charged $18.00 each semester. Summer semester: No activity fee is charged.
Administration Fee: A fee of $10.00 is charged to students for the preparation of graduation materials each semester.
Parking Fee: The College charges a $5.00 fee each semester to all students, excluding high school students.
Student Insurance: All curriculum students are required to purchase supplemental insurance to cover accidents associated with school activities. The group supplemental insurance cost is $1.20 per semester and is subject to yearly adjustment. The student insurance plan is secondary to any health insurance the student already has. Students may obtain insurance claim forms at the Student Services window.
Technology Fee: A fee of $16.00 is charged to all students registered for twelve (12) or more credit hours. Students registered for one (1) to eleven (11) credit hours will be charged $8.00 for each semester.
Ammunition Fee: Students enrolled in Basic Law Enforcement Training pay an annual fee of $100.00 for the use of artillery.
Health Science Program Fees: Lab fees and photocopy fees are charged to students registered in the Associate Degree Nursing, Practical Nursing, and Medical Assisting Programs for the use of laboratory equipment and supplies. Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing students are charged a $40.00 Lab fee and a $40.00 Photocopy fee for each semester, fall and spring semesters. During the summer semester, the charge is $6.00 for the Lab fee and $15.00 for the Photocopy fee. Medical Assisting students are charged a $20.00 Lab fee and a $20.00 Photocopy fee for each semester, fall and spring semesters. During the summer semester, Medical Assisting students are not charged for the Lab and Photocopy fees.
Malpractice Insurance: Students enrolled in certain programs (curriculum and continuing education) that carry a liability for the student are required to purchase malpractice insurance at an annual fee of $13.00.
Transcript Fee: Transcripts are available from the Office of Admissions, Records, and Registration for $5.00 per official transcript. There is no charge for an unofficial transcript.
Self-Pay Students
Students who choose to self-pay may do so by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards. Out-of-country checks will not be accepted. Online services are available to pay tuition and fees through the College’s student portal, LEO (leo.mayland.edu). Students receiving financial aid must contact the Financial Aid Office for information on how to ensure that charges are covered. Payment is expected on designated dates and registrations will not be held after this date. Please refer to the College calendar for these dates.
Third Party Authorization
If a student is sponsored by a third party, it is his or her responsibility to ensure that written authorization is received by the college at least five (5) working days before the registration deadline. If authorization letters are not received five (5) working days before the registration deadline, the student is responsible for 100% payment. Failure to do so will result in the student being removed from his or her classes.
Tuition Payment Plan from Nelnet Business Solutions
To help students meet their educational expenses, MCC offers a convenient, monthly tuition payment plan from Nelnet Business Solutions. The monthly payment plan is not a loan program or financial aid. The payment plan is only offered for tuition and fees, not for bookstore purchases. There are no interest or finance charges assessed, and there is no credit check. The cost to budget the interest-free, monthly payment plan is $25.00 per semester. This enrollment fee is non-refundable and is charged by Nelnet. Enrollment in a monthly payment plan is entirely online. To enroll, a student must have his or her MCC ID number and either a checking account, savings account, or credit card information.
Expense Waivers
Currently enrolled North Carolina high school students who meet the eligibility criteria for their chosen Career and College Promise pathway may enroll in select Career and College Promise courses, Innovative High School, or Early College High School tuition free.
Students enrolled in high school equivalency classes or other pre-college coursework (Adult High School, ESL, Life Skills, Work Skills Academy, etc.) do not pay tuition for those programs. However, students who take a high school equivalency test will pay a fee to the test provider (GED® or HiSET®).
Basic Law Enforcement Training students are exempt from tuition for CJC 100 if they meet requirements set forth in the State Board of Community Colleges Code. However, they are required to purchase student accident insurance and pay an ammunition fee.
Sworn law enforcement officers, and active members of fire departments or EMS agencies may receive tuition waivers in approved courses.
Senior Citizens (individuals over 65 years of age) may audit a course without payment of tuition. The individual must provide proof of age through a driver's license, state identification card, or other government-issued document. Self-supporting fees and/or applicable local fees cannot be waived.
All tuition exemptions are subject to change pending any changes made by the North Carolina General Assembly each year.
Refunds
Tuition and fees may be refunded following the guidelines established by the State Board of Community College Code, which is subject to revision. Consult your advisor or Student Services personnel for the latest regulations.
The College shall provide a 100% refund to the student if the student officially withdraws or is officially withdrawn by the College prior to the first day of class.
The College shall provide a 100% refund to the student if the College cancels the course section in which the student is registered.
The College shall provide a 75% refund to the student if the student officially withdraws or is officially withdrawn by the College from the class prior to or on the 10% point of the class.
The specific requirements for establishing residency for tuition classification and State financial aid purposes are prescribed by state law. A North Carolina resident for tuition purposes (and for State financial aid consideration) is a person, or a dependent person (dependent according to IRS tax code - not the FAFSA definition of dependency), whose parent or legal guardian has established and maintained legal residence in North Carolina for at least 12 months. Residence in North Carolina must be legitimate and be a permanent situation rather than just for the purpose of maintaining a residence prior to enrollment at an institution of higher education.
Under North Carolina law, to qualify for in-state residency, you must show that:
Persons not meeting the 12-month legal residence requirement may be classified as North Carolina residents for tuition purposes only if they fall within one of the limited categories authorized by the North Carolina Legislature. All other persons are ineligible for classification as a North Carolina "resident for tuition purposes" and will be charged out-of-state tuition and not given consideration for State financial aid.
Residency is not determined on campus and College staff is unable to adjust residency information for students. Residency will be determined by the Residency Determination Service (RDS), which was established by the NC State Legislature. Every applicant for admission will be required to complete RDS, an online interview that will be completed as part of the CFNC online admissions application. Verification of a student’s initial classification can take forty-eight (48) to seventy-two (72) hours under routine conditions. More information can be found at ncresidency.org.
Residency Determination Service (RDS) Appeal
A student may always seek an appeal if the student believes that the RDS process has failed to consider accurately important information regarding the student's residency status. The RDS appeals process will offer two levels of appeal, consistent with current practice. The initial appeal is the Additional Data and Documentation ("ADD") appeal; the second level appeal is to a state-level committee. Students will continue to have litigation available to them as an option following these two levels of appeal.
Additional Data and Documentation Appeal (ADD):
A "non-resident" student who believes the RDS determination is incorrect (i.e., key data was entered correctly and no change in circumstance has occurred) can move directly into the appeal process and provide additional narrative and/or documentation regarding his/her situation. The RDS website will provide a list of documentation which may support a residency claim; RDS will share this list with students. RDS will communicate to the student that:
At this level of appeal a student may use RDS to explain the basis of the appeal and may submit documents through the standard RDS documentation upload procedure. Data and documentation will be reviewed and assessed by an RDS appeal committee. This committee may choose to contact an appellant directly for further information or clarification.
Higher Education Appeal Committee:
This option is available to students who remain "non-resident" following an ADD Appeal. This appeal committee, consisting of representatives of the UNC System, the Community College System, and the NC independent colleges and universities provides a check on the overall RDS process, allowing the committee to review a student's case to ensure the process was conducted fairly and correctly, and that the outcome was correct based upon the information provided throughout the process. Additionally, this process provides appellants the opportunity to appear in person or via technological means (Skype, conference call) to support their case and provide additional information, documentation, and clarifications as needed.
Following any successful reconsideration or appeal, the school will be notified via the school workgroup email so that the school can download the appropriate data reflecting the new determination and make the resulting change to the student's tuition bill. Any change in residency status will automatically be available to the state Grants System. RDS instructions and documentation will reflect this requirement to ensure students are aware the change is not automatic at the campus level.
Change in Residency
Students must disclose any change in residency to the Office of Admissions, Records, & Registration.
Undocumented immigrants may enroll in MCC and will be treated as non-resident students with respect to tuition and fees. They will be admitted by the Office of Admissions, Records, and Registration according to ID SBCCC 400.2.
Undocumented immigrants will be admitted to the College if he or she attended and graduated from a United States public high school, private high school, or home school that operates in compliance with state or local law, or if he or she has earned a state-approved high school equivalent education in the United States and has Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) classification. Undocumented immigrants should speak with an admissions counselor when entering programs that require a professional license in order to work, such as the nursing program, because federal law prohibits states from granting professional licenses to undocumented immigrants.Undocumented immigrants will be charged out-of-state tuition.
Out-of-state residents may be eligible for in-state rates if the following requirements are met:
For veterans, the twelve (12) month residency requirement for in-state tuition is waived for those meeting all of the following criteria:
For other individuals, the twelve (12)-month residency requirement is waived for those meeting all of the following criteria:
Furthermore, after the expiration of the three (3)-year period, any enrolled veteran or other enrolled individual eligible for the educational benefits listed above and for whom the twelve (12)-month residency requirement was waived will continue to be eligible for the in-state tuition rate so long as the veteran or qualified individual remains continuously enrolled at the same institution of higher education.
The chart below represents estimated student expenses for a full-time (sixteen (16) semester hours) fall and spring semester student at MCC.
The cost of books and supplies varies greatly among programs from one semester to another. Textbooks average $140.00 per class. Used textbooks, rental books, and E-books are available at a lesser cost when possible.
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