Fees*

APPLICATION FEES

The application fee for initial admission to the college is a one-time fee. Students who are readmitted to the college following a period of absence do not pay another admissions application fee. The application fee is waived for some applicants, including active duty military, veterans, Early Entrance Program and Freshman Focus Program applicants, and Rouse Scholars applicants who are Maryland Distinguished Scholars, National Merit Scholars. HCC participates in the SAT, ACT and College Board application fee waiver program for high school students with demonstrated financial need. Application fees include:

Standard Application Fee

$25

Rouse Scholars Program Application Fee*

$35

Silas Craft Collegians Program Application Fee*

$25

International (F1) Student Application Fee**

$50

STARTALK Application Fee***

$100

Supplemental Application Fee for Admission to the Clinical Portion of Allied Health Programs (Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant, Medical Laboratory Technician, Cardiovascular Technology, and Radiologic Technology)****

$25

*Students pay this fee instead of the standard application fee.

**Application fees and payments may vary for special college programs.

***Grant funded program; application fee waived for financial need.

****Students pay this fee in addition to the standard application fee when applying for admission to the clinical portion of these programs.

These and other fees are listed in the catalog and website Pay for College section www.howardcc.edu/pay and in myHCC.

CONSOLIDATED FEE

The consolidated fee helps cover the cost of facilities, student activities, technology, certain instructional expenses, and the college’s general expenses. All students, including senior citizens and others eligible for tuition waivers, pay this fee. This fee is assessed at 16.75% of the in-county tuition per credit up to 15 credits. For example, if a student is enrolled in 16 or more credits for a particular term, their consolidated fee is assessed only for 15 credits at the rate of 16.75% of in-county tuition per credit. If students are enrolled in less than 15 credits for a particular term, their consolidated fee is assessed at 16.75% per credit for the precise number of credits they are taking. The consolidated fee is assessed at the in-county rate for all students regardless of the tuition rate they must pay.

The consolidated fee is allocated as follows:

20%  
Technology
 6%   Instructional Materials 
 31%   Student Activity Fees 
 43%   Building Fund

Tuition and consolidated fee charts can be found in the college’s schedule of classes every semester and also on the pay for college webpage at howardcc.edu/pay.

COURSE-RELATED FEES

Many classes have fees. These vary based on the course, related activities, and materials involved. Fees are listed along with course descriptions in the schedule of classes, which is published several times during the year.

OTHER COLLEGE FEES

The college charges fees to cover costs of specific services as follows:

Transcript Evaluation

     Single learning program

$15

Multiple learning programs

$25

Proficiency exam

50% of course tuition (no fees)

Nursing admissions assessment

$65

HESI LPN-RN Mobility Exam

$65

*All fees are subject to change.