Expenses and Fees

ALL FEES ARE DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION unless otherwise stated, and are for one 18-week semester. So far as is possible, the living expenses will not exceed the amounts listed below, but the RIGHT IS RESERVED TO MAKE INCREASES IN THE EVENT IT BECOMES MANDATORY.

By the end of the ninth week of school, all fees must be paid and all admission requirements completed.

Estimate total costs by adding fees based on place of residence as shown, book rental, plus (as applicable) room, board, and special department and laboratory fees listed below.

Full Time Students
Part Time Day Students
Laboratory Fees
Senior Citizens
Evening Courses
Refunds
Room Reservations
Auditing
Non-Credit Fees

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Laboratory Fees

If a student is enrolled in a vocational course or pursuing a certificate, there will be a $75.00 lab fee per semester.

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Senior Citizens

Senior citizens (65 and older) are admitted without a general fee charge on a space available basis to regular academic day classes and regular academic night classes only if there are enough paying students to organize the class. Senior citizens are subject to the $25.00 Student Services fee per semester. All students must pay the tuition charged for short term non-credit and shop courses.

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Evening Courses

Academic and technical evening class fees are assessed at $75.00 per semester hour for Mississippi residents and $170.00 per semester hour for out-of-state residents. Evening students are also subject to the $25.00 student services fee and $25.00 technology fee. There are no refunds of evening school fees.

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Refunds

A student who withdraws from school during the first full week of classes will receive a refund of 75 percent of the general fee, the second week, 50 percent, and the third week, 25 percent. After the third week, no refund will be made.

A student who moves out of the dormitory during the semester is entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the board for the semester. No refund will be made for the last two weeks of a semester. No refund will be made for room rent.

When there are extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, serious illness, etc., an appeal of the refund policy may be made in writing to the Business Office. Requests for appeal have to be accompanies by complete details of the situation and, when applicable, appropriate medical information from a medical doctor.

No refund will be made of any out-of-state or student services fees. No refund will be made of special department, CEU, or non-credit fees.

No Student will be allowed to officially withdraw until all fees are paid.

Southwest Mississippi Community College is not responsible for any losses that might be incurred in the event of a dormitory fire.

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Room Reservation

To reserve a room, an applicant should send $30.00 for a room reservation plus $30.00 for a key deposit to the Dean of Students. The room reservation deposit is not refundable after July 15. The required key deposit of $30.00 will be refunded when the key is returned.

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Auditing

A student may enroll to audit a course for which he/she will receive no credit. The fee for auditing is $37.50 per semester hour. A student who audits a course is also subject to the $25.00 student services fee and the $25.00 technology fee.

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Non-Credit Fees

Fees may be assessed to individuals o business and industry for non-credit training. An additional fee may be assessed to individuals receiving Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for non-credit training.

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