General Fees and Expenses
| Registration Fee |
$70.00 |
| Activity Fee |
$45.00* |
| Campus Safety Fee |
$40.00 |
| Accident Insurance |
$6.00 |
| Instructional Technology Fee |
$110.00 |
| Special Instructional Fee |
$60.00 |
| Facility Fee |
$70.00 |
| Total Fees |
$391.00 |
*Totally online students are exempted from paying the Activity Fee.
Waiver of Student Tuition and Fees
The Commissioner grants presidents, or their designee, the authority to waive mandatory and non-mandatory fees with the exception of the “instructional and support technology fee.” The “instructional and support technology fee” may be waived only under the following circumstances:
- Faculty, staff, and administrators participating in staff development activities related to the employee’s job or career in the organization and studying at a technical college within the Technical College System of Georgia. The employee must meet the applicable admissions standards and have received the appropriate prior authorization from their president or assistant commissioner.
- 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 at which the student registered first, will charge the fee. The student is responsible for providing proof of payment to the remaining colleges in which they are registered. In this case, the home college will not charge the fee. All other transient students shall pay the instructional support and technology fee.
- Pursuant to the procedures authorized by the Commissioner, the technical college president may waive tuition for students on a term-by-term basis. The number of waivers shall not exceed five percent of the head count of the student enrollment at the technical college in the immediately preceding fall term.
- Notwithstanding any provision in this policy, no person who is unlawfully present in the United States shall be eligible for any waiver of the tuition differential.
Additional Fees which may be due at Registration (Subject to Change):
- A Late Registration Fee of $45.00 is assessed beginning on the first day of the term.
- All Allied Health, Early Childhood Care and Education, and Cosmetology students must pay an annual $11.00 clinical liability insurance fee.
- Allied Health and Early Childhood Care and Education Students are required to pay a $22.00 lab fee to cover the cost of their CPR card.
- Allied Health students are required to pay a drug test fee of $42.00 for applicable courses.
- All science lab courses require a $25.00 per course fee for lab supplies.
- Certain programs may have additional costs. Those costs are listed on the program pages of the online catalog on the OFTC website.
Other Charges and Fees:
| Returned Check Charge |
$30.00 |
| Award Replacement |
$25.00 |
| Exemption Fee |
$50.00 |
| Graduation Fee |
$40.00 |
| TEAS Exam Fee |
$80.00 |
| Transcript Fee |
$7.55 |
| Student I.D. Replacement Fee |
$5.00 |
OFTC charges $25.00 to administer proctored exams to students who are not enrolled at TCSG institutions.
NOTE: Tuition and fees are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.OFTC.edu.
Professional Liability Insurance
All allied health, early childhood care and education, and cosmetology students are required to obtain professional and personal liability insurance for coverage in the internship, clinical education, and training areas that are a required part of these programs.
Cost of this coverage will be assessed in student fees.
Books, Supplies, and Uniforms
Each student is required to have books, tools, uniforms, and other equipment appropriate to the program of study. All required books and many of the student’s other needs may be purchased in the campus bookstore. Information regarding approximate program costs can be found on the OFTC website.
Senior Citizens
Georgia students sixty-two (62) years of age or older who are otherwise qualified may attend technical colleges, for credit courses only, without charge or payment of tuition on a space-available basis.
Graduation Fee
Graduation applications will be accepted in the Registrar’s Office. Students should see their advisor one semester before graduation is planned for graduation information. Graduation fees are non-refundable. There is a replacement cost for lost degree, diploma, or certificate of credit. Only students participating in the ceremony are required to pay the graduation fee.
Exemption Exam Fee
A student desiring to take an exemption exam must pay an exemption test fee per test. The fee must be paid in advance. This fee is nonrefundable and not transferable. Students taking the exemption test to validate secondary coursework do not pay the exam fee if taken within 24 months of high school graduation.
TEAS Exam Fee
Students taking the TEAS exam will be required to pay $80.00 (subject to change) for each test as a cost recovery fee. This fee must be paid in advance of the test date.