Diesel Powered Equipment Technology - Illinois Central College

C. EXPENSES1. What are student expenses at Illinois Central College?• Tuition – Legal residents of Illinois Central College District 514 are requiredto pay tuition of $102 per semester hour (based on fall 2011 tuition rates).The first semester freshman year, most students in the Diesel PoweredEquipment Technology Program take 16 semester hours. Tuition is $1,632(16 hours x $102). Nonresidents of District 514 are required to pay $225 persemester hour unless they:– become a legal resident of District 514, or– are eligible for "charge-back" or co-op agreement.A student may be eligible for a charge-back or co-op if their CommunityCollege District does not offer a program identical to the Illinois CentralCollege Diesel Powered Equipment Technology Program. These programsallow out-of-district students to pay the in-district tuition. Students shouldcontact their "home district" community college to determine if they areeligible. Most districts require students to apply for charge-back and/or co-opagreements at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the semester.2. ResidencyTuition paid by a student attending Illinois Central College is determined bythe student's legal and permanent place of residence. An in-district residentis a person whose residence is within College District 514. Residence isdefined as the place where the student lives and is considered the student'spermanent home. The residence must be owned or occupied for a minimum ofthirty days prior to enrollment.Determination of residence status is made during the processing of a student'sapplication for admission and is subject to further review and/or revision byEnrollment Management staff. The applicant is responsible for furnishinginformation, evidence, or documents deemed necessary to accuratelydetermine residency.Students attending a post-secondary college or university within the districtwill not be classified as district residents unless they have previouslyestablished residency or verifiable interest in establishing permanentresidency can be determined. Verification of such interest is determined bythe Director of Enrollment Management or by an appropriate designee.A request for review and/or change of a residency determination must besubmitted to the Director of Enrollment Management prior to the tuitionrefund date of the term or enrollment. A refund or adjustment of tuitioncharges will be provided only if a change of residence classification is granted.8