Effective fall 2024

The following chart displays tuition (including instructional and general fees) per credit hour.

Note: Out-of-state residents add an additional $129 per credit hour to the total tuition. To view our institutional cost of attendance, click here.

 

• Definitions of miscellaneous fees and charges (PDF)

REQUIRED FEES

• Processing fee (one-time charge only): $95
• Maintenance and campus security fee: $35/semester
  (per individual semester, four or more hours)

OTHER FEES (per student need)

• Background check (BCI & FBI)  $70.00
  • BCI check: $35
  • FBI check: $35
• Credit by examination fee: $99.80/credit hour
• Distance learning fee (W3/W4): $10/credit hour
• Distance learning fee (W2): $5/credit hour
• Locker fee: $4.50/semester
• Prior learning assessment fee: $99.80/credit hour
• Replace ID card: $10
• Replace parking gate card: $5
• Replace diploma (includes certificates): $20
• Student installment fee: $25
  (Avoid installment fees by paying your bill in full with cash, check or credit/debit card. For information, go to starkstate.edu/payment.)

ACADEMIC PROGRAM FEES (per student need)

• Clinical make-up sessions, cost of instructor’s time per payroll system by time and pay rate: varies
• Commercial driver’s license course fee (CDL121): $450
• Commercial driver’s license course fee (CDL122): $4,200
• Culinary supplies fee for Food Fundamentals (CUL122): $175
• Culinary supplies fee for Fundamental Cooking – Prep I  (CUL123): $210
• Culinary supplies fee for Butchery & Fish – Prep II  (CUL124): $275
• Culinary supplies fee for Bakery & Pastry – Prep III  (CUL221) $240
• Culinary supplies fee for Advanced Cookery – Prep IV (CUL222): $250
• Culinary supplies fee for Catering, Beverage and Food Services (CUL223): $200
• Culinary supplies fee for Advanced Portfolio (CUL225): $240
• Culinary supplies fee for Pantry & Garde Manger (CUL226): $210
• Dental facilities fee: $700
• Dietetic supplies fee for Food Operations Lab (NTR130L): $225
• Health record management fee: $85
• Judicial court reporting fee for Realtime Theory II (JCR1002): $80
• Judicial court reporting fee for Skill Building II  (JCR1102): $100
• Judicial court reporting fee for Skill Building IV  (JCR2104): $100
• Judicial court reporting fee for Skill Building VI (JCR2106): $100
• Judicial court reporting fee for JCR Internship (JCR2400): $100
• Law enforcement supplies fee (CJS140): $800
• Law enforcement supplies fee  (CJS240): $800
• Liability insurance – health students: $15
• Liability insurance – EMS students: $62
• Respiratory clinical practicum course fee (RCT225): $1,379 (temporarily reduced to $730)
• Test fee – emergency services: $25
• Test fee – HVAC: $40
• Test fee – nursing pre-admit test: $70 (various other tests have variable costs)
• Test fee – physical therapy assistant (PTA230): $80
• Test fee – surgical technology capstone (SUR204) $247
• Test fee – welding: $175
• Welding lab fee: $400

Stark State College reserves the right to revise the schedule of fees at any time without prior notice. Books, drawing instruments and other supplies are in addition to tuition fees.

_{NOTE: If you choose to use a credit or debit card for payment, a card processing fee of up to 3% will be added to your total payment. This fee has been instituted by the card companies, it is not a Stark State College fee.}