Tuition and Fees

Savannah Technical college students will be charged tuition and related fees. Tuition for courses in curricula leading to a certificate, diploma or associate degree shall be charged on a uniform basis among all technical colleges unless specifically exempted by State Board Policy. The State Board shall annually review and establish tuition charged by all technical colleges.

Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance (COA) is a budget determined by the institution to estimate the cost of education for the academic year (Fall/Spring). The COA includes:

  • Direct costs are those items for which the school will bill you directly. For example, tuition. The tuition and fees used here are based on full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 credits per semester) for fall and spring semesters. Individual tuition and fees may vary based on course load.
  • Indirect costs include estimated living expenses (room and board), books and supplies, transportation, child care, personal and miscellaneous expenses while you are enrolled in school. Indirect costs for living expenses are estimated averages based on HUD Fair Market Rent documentation for the Savannah area and the IRS National Standard for food, clothing, and other items. Books and supplies are estimated based on typical full-time enrollment.

Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are registered. It is the student’s responsibility to drop or withdraw from any course they are not attending. Students who do not establish attendance in at least one class session will be reported as a No Show for the course and if applicable, financial aid will be reduced accordingly.

Tuition and Fee Schedule – Fall 2020

Program Specific Fees 2020 – 2021
Accuplacer (for non-students) $45.00
ACLS Paramedicine EMSP 2310 (CPR) $15.00
Advance Nail Practicum II PSI Exam NAIL 1120 $109.00
Air Conditioning Technology (AAS) ACT3 AIRC 1005 $25.00
Air Conditioning Technology AIRC 1010 Refrigerant Principles & Practices EPA 608 $50.00
ATI EXAM Nursing PNSG 2030 $217.00
ATI EXAM Nursing PNSG 2230 $187.00
ATI EXAM Nursing PNSG 2240 $187.00
Auto Collision ACRP 1010 Material Cost $20.00
Auto Collision ACRP 2002 Material Cost $20.00
Auto Collision ACRP 2015 Material Cost $20.00
Automotive Technology AUTT 1060 Climate Control Systems (Freon: R-134A) (EPA 609 Test) $25.00
Barbering PSI Exam Fee BARB 1100 $147.00
Basic Firefighter Emergency Services Fundamentals FRSC 1020 & FRSC 1080 $554.00
Basic Firefighter Module I (American Heart CPR/BLS card fee and supplies) FRSC 1020 $30.00
Basic Firefighter-Module I Supply Fee FRSC 1020 $20.00
Basic Firefighter-Module II Supply Fee FRSC 1040 $50.00
BASIC INDUSTRIAL WIRING IDSY 1135 $20.00
Basic Life Support Fee EMSP 1110 $10.00
Basic Science Supply Fee PHYS 1110L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee BIOL 1111L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee BIOL 1112L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee BIOL 2113L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee BIOL 2114L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee BIOL 2117L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee CHEM 1151L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee CHEM 1211L $40.00
Biology and Chemistry Lab Fee CHEM 1212L $40.00
CDL Drug Test CDL 1010 $100.00
CDL Equipment Usage CDL 1030 $50.00
CDL Fuel Surcharge CDL 1010 $185.00
CDL Test/Exam Fee CDL 1030 $100.00
Certification Exam ACCT 1115 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 1400 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 1410 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 1420 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 1430 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 2160 $25.00
Certification Exam BUSN 2200 $25.00
Construction Management (Diploma) CM12 COFC 1011 $25.00
Cosmetology PSI Exam COSM 1115 Hair Services Practicum IV $109.00
CPR & First AID Cards ALHS 1040 $30.00
Dental Assisting DANB CDA Exam (CR) DENA 1090 $450.00
Dental Assisting Supply Fee DENA 1030 $25.00
Dental Assisting Supply Fee DENA 1340 $25.00
Dental Assisting Supply Fee DENA 1350 $25.00
Dental Assisting Supply Fee DENA 1390 $25.00
Dental Hygiene ADHA Dues $65.00
Dental Hygiene GDHA Dues $5.00
Dental Hygiene Licensing Exam Site fee $150.00
Dental Hygiene Supply Fee DHYG 1090 $50.00
Dental Hygiene Supply Fee DHYG 2020 $50.00
Dental Hygiene Supply Fee DHYG 2090 $50.00
Dental Hygiene Supply Fee DHYG 2140 $50.00
EMT Exam EMSP 1160 (National Registry on line exam 100.00) and (Psychomotor exam 150.00 STC) $250.00
EMT Supply Fee EMSP 1110 $25.00
EMT Supply Fee EMSP 2720 $25.00
FLUID POWER AND PIPING IDSY 1197 $20.00
GFA PRACTICUM FILM 2100 Supply Fee $50.00
Historic Preservation Supply Fee HLST 1060 $25.00
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION I IDSY 1235 $20.00
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROCEDURE IDFC 1007 (OSHA) $25.00
Law Enforcement Academy Health & Life Safety for Basic Law Enforcement (cost of CPR/first aid card and training) LETA 1010 $30.00
Machine Tool Technology (Diploma) MTT2 MCHT 1011 $25.00
Malpractice Liability Insurance Fee applies to the following:
BARB 1010 Barbering
BARB 1100 Barbering
COSM 1010 Cosmetology
COSM 1070 Cosmetology
DENA 1350 Dental Assisting
DHYG 1050 Dental Hygiene
DHYG 2090 Dental Hygiene
ECCE 1121 Early Childhood
ECCE 2362 Early Childhood
ECCE 2245 Early Childhood
ECCE 2246 Early Childhood
FRSC 1020 Fire Fighter
FRSC 1080 Fire Fighter
MAST 1170 Medical Assisting
NAST 1100 Nurse Aide
PCTA 1100 Nurse Aide
PHLT 1050 Phlebotomy Technician
PNSG 2030 Practical Nursing
PNSG 2390 Practical Nursing
SURG 2110 Surgical Technology
$9.52
Malpractice Liability Insurance Fee:
EMSP 1160 EMT/Paramedic
EMSP 1530 EMT/Paramedic
EMSP 2510 EMT/Paramedic
$66.00
Medical Assisting Skills I Supply Fee MAST 1080 $20.00
Medical Assisting Skills II Supply Fee MAST 1090 $25.00
Medical Assisting Testing $125.00
Nurse Aid Exam NAST 1100 Nurse Aide Fundamentals $112.00
PALS Paramedicine EMSP 2340 $15.00
Pest Control Exam $45.00
Phlebotomy PHLT 1030 Lab fee $25.00
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS 1 IDSY 1125 $20.00
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS II IDSY 1225 $20.00
Reciprocity Student Fee (students from Beaufort & Jasper SC receiving in-state tuition) $150.00
Surgical Tech Case Tracker SURG 1020 $40.00
Surgical CST Exam SURG 2240 $190.00
Surgical Tech Lab Fee SURG 1010 $50.00
Exemption Test Fees Varies with Program
Work Ready Exam $50.00

Fee Waivers

The Commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia grants presidents or their designee the authority to waive fees, with the exception of the “instructional and support technology fee.” However, the presidents have the authority to waive the “instructional and support technology fee” for all dual enrolled or jointly enrolled high school students.

For U.S. Active Duty Military, Military Reserve and Georgia National Guard Combat Veterans

Active Duty Military assigned within the state of Georgia are eligible for fee waiver. Additionally, Military Reserves or Georgia National Guard who were deployed on or after September 11, 2001 for a consecutive active duty period of one hundred and eighty-one (181) days in a location designated by the U.S. Department of Defense as combat zones, or who received full disability as a result of injuries received in such combat zone or were evacuated from such combat zone due to severe injuries during any period of time while on active service are also eligible for a fee waiver. Eligible participants must meet the admissions requirements of the applicable TCSG college and be accepted for admission.

Additionally, eligible participants must meet the admissions requirements of the applicable TCSG college and be accepted for admission.

Upon request, eligible participants shall receive an exemption of all mandatory fees charged by TCSG colleges for a term for which all students are required to make payment.

Students receiving this exemption shall be eligible to use the services and facilities these fees are used to provide. This benefit shall not apply to housing, food service, any other elective fees, special fees, or other user fees and charges (e.g., application fees).

Transient

For transient students enrolled in more than one Technical College during the same term, only the home Technical College shall charge the instructional support and technology fee. If the transient student is not attending the home college, the college that the student registered at first will charge the fee. The student is responsible for providing proof of payment to the remaining colleges they are registered at. In this case, the home college will not charge the fee. All other Transient Students shall pay the instructional support and technology fee.

All other mandatory and non-mandatory fees may be waived by the President provided written documentation to support such waivers is maintained by the College.

Senior Citizen Waivers

Upon request, residents of Georgia who are 62 years of age or older who are otherwise qualified may attend credit courses at Savannah Technical College on a space available basis. Requests for senior citizen waivers must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office after the start of the semester and during the No Harm No Foul period.  Students approved for a senior citizen waiver will be admitted on Special Admit Status, not into a program of study, and are therefore not eligible for financial aid. Senior citizen students requesting to waive tuition charges must pay all mandatory and course specific fees.  A senior citizen waiver student may elect to audit courses, but must complete an audit form at the time of registration. For more information, contact the Registrar’s Office.

Eligibility for In-State Tuition Waivers

Students in the following classifications are eligible for in-state tuition waivers. These waivers do not affect the student’s eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship or Grant, except for waivers for military personnel and their dependents as provided for in the GSFC regulations:

  1. Employees and their children who move to Georgia for employment with a new or expanding industry as defined in OCGA 20-4-40;
  2. Full-time employees of the Technical College System of Georgia, their spouses, and dependent children;
  3. Full-time teachers in a public school, a military base, or a public postsecondary college, their spouses, and dependent children;
  4. United States military personnel stationed in Georgia and on active duty and their dependents living in Georgia;
  5. United States military personnel, spouses and dependent children reassigned outside Georgia, who remain continuously enrolled and on active military status;
  6. United States military personnel and their dependents that are domiciled in Georgia, but are stationed outside the United States;
  7. Students who are domiciled in out-of-state counties bordering on Georgia counties and who are enrolled in Savannah Technical College with a local reciprocity agreement;
  8. Career consular officers and their dependents that are citizens of the foreign nation which their consular office represents, and who are living in Georgia under orders of their respective governments. This waiver shall apply only to those consular officers whose nations operate on the principle of educational reciprocity with the United States.

The STC President has the authority to exempt up to 36 months of tuition and fees toward the award of an associate’s degree, diplomas, or certificates, for military members awarded the Purple Heart or higher combat decoration (Bronze star with valor, Silver Star, Coast Guard Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or Medal of Honor), their spouses, or their legal dependents up to 26 years of age. In order to qualify, students must first exercise all potential financial aid options available (Pell, VA benefits, Hope grant, etc.). Mandatory and non-course related fees not covered for MOWR students must be exempted. Course related fees and supplies, not including book(s), may be assessed.

Notwithstanding any provision in this policy, no person who is unlawfully present in the United States shall be eligible for any exemption of the tuition and applicable fees.

Methods of Payment

Savannah Technical College will accept payment in the form of cash, personal checks/debit cards with proper identification and credit cards (VISA, American Express, Discover, MasterCard) for tuition, fees, services, books, or class supplies.

Company checks or credit/debit cards are accepted for fee payments. Checks must be payable for the exact amount due. Two party checks and postdated checks will not be accepted.

When a bank refuses a personal check, the college will charge a service fee in the amount of $30.00 plus the amount of any fee charged to the College by the bank. Students will be notified by certified mail of a dishonored check and given ten (10) days to satisfy this debt. If payment in the form of cash, credit/debit card, postal money order, or cashier’s check is not made within ten (10) days, the College will place an administrative hold on the student’s accounts and records. Please note: until the debt is paid, the student will not be issued semester grade reports, transcripts, or any other student records. He/she will not be allowed to register, graduate, or receive College services and may be dropped or withdrawn from classes.

Nelnet Payment Plan

With the Nelnet Payment Plan, Savannah Technical College is offering a way for you to pay your tuition and fees in interest-free monthly installments.

Cost to Participate

The nonrefundable enrollment fee is $30, $35, or $40 each semester (through ACH or credit/debit card). This non-refundable fee may vary each semester based on the number of payments.

The payment plan offers 2, 3, and 4 monthly payment installments depending on when you sign up. The amount of the down payment also varies depending on when you sign up and the number of payments. Payments may be made through an automated bank payment (ACH) or credit/debit cards. Payments will be drafted on the fifth of each month and will continue until the balance is paid in full.

If a credit/debit card is used rather than an automatic bank payment (ACH), a convenience fee will be assessed in addition to the enrollment fee. There will also be a $30 fee per transaction if payments are returned.