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Cost Per Credit Hour Policy 212.02

Cost Per Credit Hour Policy 212.02
Johnson County Community College
Series: 200 Administrative Services
Section: Income and Investments

Applicability: This Policy applies to Johnson County Community College (“JCCC” or the “College”).

Purpose: The purpose of this Policy is to establish the authority of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to approve student tuition and fee rates and the use of income generated therefrom.

Statement:

The Board will annually, or at other times as may be necessary, approve the following:

I. Cost per Credit Hour

The Board will approve tuition rates applicable to designated categories of students which may include Johnson County residents, Kansas residents, non-residents, international students, eligible residents age 60 and over, and residents in eligible metropolitan geographic areas. The Board will also approve student fee rates.

The total cost per credit hour for a student will be made up of the applicable tuition rate plus student fees. Current tuition rates, student fee rates, and payment deadline dates are maintained on the JCCC website.

II. Use of Income from Tuition and Fees

The Board may approve a portion of the total cost per credit hour to be used to finance approved student activities, programs, and events at the College.

The Board may approve a portion of the total cost per credit hour to be used to finance the costs of constructing, improving, furnishing, equipping, and retiring related issues of indebtedness for buildings and facilities used for auxiliary services and parking at the College.

The Board may approve a portion of the total cost per credit hour to be used to fund other initiatives at the College, such as sustainability and parking or road maintenance.

Date of Adoption: 07/06/1982
Revised: 05/02/1996, 03/13/2014, 12/15/2016 (material incorporated from College Commons, Parking, Debt Retirement Income Policy 212.04 and Fee for Student Activities Policy 212.03), 12/15/2022