New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter V - State University of New York › Subchapter D - Code of Standards and Procedures for the Administration and Operation of Community Colleges under the Program of State University of New York › Part 602 - College Finance and Business Operations (college Operating Fund) › Section 602.10 - College tuition and fees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) On or
				  before the date prescribed by the Chancellor of State University or designee,
				  the college shall file the tuition and fee schedule with State University of
				  New York for the college fiscal year commencing on July 1st or September
				  1st.
(b) The college tuition and
				  fee schedule shall be filed in accordance with article 126 of the Education
				  Law, this Subchapter, and the manual for community college business offices,
				  and on the forms and in accordance with the instructions promulgated by the
				  Chancellor of State University or designee.
(c) Student tuition and fees.
(1) Tuition and student revenue fees shall
				  not exceed, in the aggregate, more than one third of net operating costs.
				  Student service fees, such as laboratory fees, late registration fees and
				  transcript fees, will be applied as offsetting revenues of the operating costs.
				  Policies governing student revenue fees or any other general fee charged to all
				  students, such as registration fees, shall be determined, as appropriate, by
				  the State University trustees.
(2)
				  The full-time tuition rate for residents of the sponsorship area, and
				  nonresidents of the sponsorship area presenting certificates of residence,
				  shall not exceed the amount authorized by the State University Board of
				  Trustees.
(3) The full-time tuition
				  rate for baccalaureate and master's degree level programs offered pursuant to
				  the authorization set forth in subdivision (3) of section 6302  of the Education Law, shall be not
				  more than the rate for such programs at the State-operated units of the State
				  University.
(4) The part-time
				  tuition rates for residents of the sponsorship area, and nonresidents of the
				  sponsorship area presenting certificates of residence, shall be no more than
				  1/24th the maximum full-time tuition rate per academic year for those colleges
				  operating on a semester system, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar, and no
				  more than 1/36th the maximum full-time tuition rate per academic year for those
				  colleges operating on a quarter system, rounded up to the nearest whole
				  dollar.
(5) Lower part-time tuition
				  rates may be established for courses offered at off-campus locations, or during
				  winter intersessions and summer sessions, or during off-peak hours as
				  determined by the college trustees; provided, however, that such rates shall
				  not be established on a programmatic basis.
(6) The part-time tuition rates shall be
				  expressed in terms of a rate per credit hour.
(7) The full-time tuition rate shall be
				  applicable to those students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours, or credit
				  hour equivalents in the case of aidable noncredit courses, per academic term;
				  and the part-time tuition rates shall be charged for those students enrolled in
				  less than 12 credit hours, or credit hour equivalents in the case of aidable
				  noncredit courses and programs, per academic term, including individual summer
				  sessions and winter intersessions.
(8) Noncredit courses eligible for State aid
				  shall be equated to credit hours in accordance with the procedures published by
				  the State University of New York in the glossary section of the Official
				  Enrollment Requests in accordance with procedures established by State
				  University trustees.
(9) Fees
				  charged for all courses and programs not allowable for State aid shall be
				  sufficient in the aggregate to support the total direct costs of all such
				  courses and programs.
(10) The
				  full-time and part-time rates for out-of-state students and nonresident
				  students not presenting certificates of residences shall be set at a rate no
				  higher than [not more than] three times the approved full-time and part-time
				  tuition rates, respectively, for residents of the sponsorship area and
				  nonresidents of the sponsorship area presenting certificates of residence.
				  Out-of-state students shall be assessed an annual capital reve- nue fee of up
				  to $300 for full-time students and pro-rated for part-time students at a
				  maximum of $10 per credit hour. The capital revenue fee shall not be included
				  in the operating budgets of community colleges and shall be subject to the
				  restrictions and guidelines applicable to capital chargebacks set forth in
				  section sixty-three hundred five  of the Education Law.