Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 40 - STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR VIRGINIA › Chapter 31 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS TO CONFER DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES › Part IX - Additional Regulations › Section 8VAC40-31-260 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All fees
				  collected by council staff will be deposited in the State Treasury.
B. All fees are nonrefundable with the
				  exception of withdrawal of an application in which case all fees will be
				  refunded minus a nonrefundable administrative fee noted in subsection D of this
				  section.
C. Fees must be paid with
				  a company check and made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.
D. The annual fee is based on the annual
				  gross tuition received by each administrative branch of institutions certified
				  to operate in Virginia. For out-of-state institutions certified to operate in
				  Virginia, annual gross tuition means income generated from students enrolled at
				  Virginia locations. The flat fee schedule is as follows:
New school orientation session, per person
$150
Initial fee for all new institutions of higher
								education
$10,000
Initial fee for all new non-degree postsecondary
								schools
$2,500
Annual fee for all unaccredited institutions of
								higher education
$10,000
Initial fee for out-of-state online institutions of
								higher education that are not members of NC-SARA
$10,000
Renewal fee for out-of-state online institutions of
								higher education that are not members of NC-SARA
$10,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected less than $50,000, as recorded on most recent
								financial statement
$250
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $50,000 but less than
								$100,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$1,200
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $100,000 but less than
								$500,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$3,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $500,000 but less than
								$1,000,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$6,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $1,000,000, but less
								than $5,000,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$7,500
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an
								annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $5 million, as recorded
								on most recent financial statement
$10,000
Returned check fee
$35
Initial or renewed exemption application or request
								for name acknowledgment or agent registration
$350
Nonrefundable administrative fee (withdrawal of
								application)
$500 non-degree
$2,000 institutions of higher education
Request for change in degree level
								authorization
$1,000
Request duplicate certificate to operate due to
								school name or address change
$100
Request duplicate agent permit, to replace lost,
								stolen, or misplaced permit
$100
Application fee for each additional instructional
								location
$300
Application fee for each additional program,
								modification to an existing program, or program deletion
$100
E.
				  A school that submits a payment that is returned for any reason must resubmit
				  the required payment, any applicable late fee, and the assessed returned check
				  fee of $35 via a money order or certified bank check only.
Statutory Authority: §§ 23.1-215 and 23.1-224
						of the Code of Virginia.