Application Fee
Each new applicant is charged a $20 application fee which covers the costs of handling the application. This is a one-time fee and covers all subsequent enrollments. This fee applies to credit and audit students, whether full-time or part-time, day or evening. The application fee is not refundable or transferable.
The international application fee is $50.00 in addition to the $20.00 FKCC application fee.
Matriculation and Tuition Fees
Required tuition fees are established by the Florida Keys Community College District Board of Trustees under State Board of Education regulations. In accordance with Florida statutes 1009.22 (5), 6% of tuition and matriculation fees is placed in a scholarship fund.
Resident Information and Requirements
All applicants for admission to Florida Keys Community College are required to complete a residency affidavit which is included as part of the application. If the applicant is a dependent, the affidavit must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. State regulations require that a tuition fee be paid in addition to the matriculation fee by all non-residents of the state of Florida.
The Florida law regarding residency for tuition purposes allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to be classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes if the applicant or the dependent applicant’s parent/legal guardian has been a legal resident of the State for at least 12 months preceding the first day of classes of the term for which Florida residency is sought.
To qualify as a resident for tuition purposes an applicant, or the dependent applicant’s parent/legal guardian, must have established and maintained legal residence in Florida for at least 12 months prior to the first day of classes of the term for which residency status is sought. A copy of the student’s most recent tax return or other documentation may be requested to establish dependence/independence.
In addition, every such applicant is required to make a statement as to his/her length of residence in the state and further establish that his/her presence or dependent’s parents/legal guardian’s presence in the state currently is, and during the requisite 12 month qualifying period was, for the purposes of maintaining a bona fide domicile, rather than a mere temporary residence or abode incidental to enrollment in Florida Keys Community College.
Residency is determined in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 100921, which is subject to change each legislative session. Further explanation about residency guidelines can be obtained from www.facts.org (Admissions section) . Specific statue language can be obtained from www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes.
Students must present two forms of approved documentation in order to prove Florida residency for tuition purposes, at the time of admission.
Exceptions
Florida Statutes, Section 1009.21 permits certain applicants
who do not meet the 12-month legal residence requirements to be classified
as Florida residents or "temporary residents" for tuition purposes. Documentation in support of the following exceptions is required at the time of admission. These exceptions and qualifications categories are as follows:
- Dependent
children residing continuously with a legal resident adult relative other than the
parent for at least 5 years immediately prior to the first day of classes of the term which Florida residency is sought.
- Persons married to legal Florida residents
and who intend to make Florida their permanent home, and who relinquish
their legal ties to any other state.
- Persons who were enrolled as Florida
residents for tuition purposes at a Florida public institution of higher
education, but who abandon Florida residency and then re-enroll in
Florida within 12 months of the abandonment-provided that he/she continuously maintains the re-established domicile during the period of enrollment. (This benefit only applies one time.)
- Active duty members of the armed
services of the United States residing or stationed in Florida (and
spouse/dependent children); active duty members of the Florida National Guard (and spouse/dependent children) who qualify under 250.10(7) and (8); or military personnel not stationed in Florida
whose home of record or state of legal residence certificate, DD Form
2058, is Florida (and spouse/dependent children).
- Active duty members of the Armed Services of the United States and their spouses/dependent children attending a public community college or university within 50 miles of the military establishment where they are stationed, if such military establishment is within a county contiguous to Florida.
- United States citizens living on the Isthmus of Panama, who have completed 12 consecutive months of college work at the Florida State University Panama Canal Branch, and their spouses and dependent children.
- Full time instructional and administrative personnel employed
by the State public school system, community colleges and institutions
of higher education (and spouse/dependent children).
- Students from Latin
America and the Caribbean who receive scholarships from the federal
or state government. The student must attend, on a full-time basis,
a Florida institution of higher education.
- Southern Regional Education Board's Academic Common Market graduate students attending Florida's state universities.
- Full time employees of state agencies
or political subdivisions of the state when the student fees are paid
by the state agency or political subdivision for the purpose of job
related law enforcement or corrections training.
- McKnight Doctoral Fellows and Finalists who are United States citizens.
- United States citizens living outside the United States who are teaching at a Department of Defense Dependent School or in an American International School and who enroll in a graduate level education program which leads to a Florida teaching certificate.
- Active duty members of the Canadian military residing or stationed in this state under the North American Air Defense (NORAD) agreement, and their spouses and dependent children, attending a public community college or university within 50 miles of the military establishment where they are stationed.
- Active duty members of a foreign nation's military who are serving as liaison officers and are residing or stationed in this state, and their spouses and dependent children, attending a community college or state university within 50 miles of the military establishment where the foreign liaison officer is stationed.
- Qualified beneficiaries under the Florida Pre-Paid Postsecondary Expense Program per s. 1009.988(2). (Pre-Paid ID Card Required).
- Linkage Institute participants receiving partial or full exemptions from S 1009.21, FS, based on criteria approved by the Florida Department of Education per S. 288.8175, FS, which established linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in this state and foreign countries.
Non-Citizen Exceptions
Residency rule 6A-10.044, FAC, and the BOG Residency Rule Resolution allow certain non-U.S. Citizens such as lawful permanent residents, temporary permanent residents, asylees, parolees, and refugees who have applied for and been approved for such status and who otherwise meet the 12 month legal residence requirements, to be eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition purposes. Provided that the non-U.S. citizen has proof of his or her permanent imigration status, he or she may be classified as a Florida resident 12 months from the time he or she established legal Florida residence for tuition purposes (e.g., 12 months from the time he or she purchases a Florida home, obtains a Florida driver's license, etc.).
Change in Residency Status
A student who applies to FKCC as a non-Florida resident and later becomes a Florida resident for tuition purposes must request a change in resident status prior to registering. Students must present two forms of approved documentation in order to change their residency status prior to the beginning of the term they are requesting the change. A Request for Change of Resident Status for Tuition Purposes form is available in the Office of Enrollment Services. Change in resident status is not retroactive.
Fees per credit hour
Florida Residents (matriculation fee): $ 70.82
Non-Florida Residents
(matriculation and tuition fee): $268.96
Rate for 2007-08 academic year are shown.
Except for the deferment of fees for qualified veterans, all fees are due at the time of registration. The College has no legal provisions for the extension of credit of any kind. No registration will be completed until all fees and prior financial obligations to the College have been paid in full. Students may not attend classes until this is accomplished. Personal checks, Visa, Master Card and American Express for the amount of fees due may be accepted.
Deferment of Fees for Qualified Veterans
Under the provisions of Florida Law, any eligible veteran or other person who wishes to pursue an approved program of education or training within the meaning of Chapter 34 or 35 Title 38 United States Code at any institution within the State University System or Community College System shall be allowed one (1) deferment for the payment of registration fees within any 12-month period. This is considered to be the 12-month period commencing on the first day of regular registration of the term for which the eligible veteran is requesting deferment.
No deferment can be longer than sixty (60) days or up to ten (10) days
prior to the end of the term (last day of final examination) whichever
is shorter. The deferment shall be given on the first day of registration
for the first term of enrollment. Failure to pay deferred fees when due
will result in being withdrawn from courses with the full fees still
being owed by the Veteran. Full repayment is due whether or not
the Veteran receives his/her VA benefits.
No deferment shall be granted to an eligible person who has received
advanced or prepaid educational benefits from the Veterans Administration.
Student Activity Fee
A fee equal to 10% of the matriculation fee is charged for student activity expenses.
Other Student Fees
Non-Refundable Fees
The following non-refundable fees are applicable:
- Application
Fee: $20.00
- International
Admission Fee: $50.00
- Credit or
exemption by examination, per semester
hour: $20.00
- Credit by
Institutional Exam (Nursing)
per semester hour: $ 7.00
- Graduation
Fee*: $10.00
- Transcript Fee: $5.00
*This fee must be paid when submitting application for graduation.
Non-Credit Fees
For fees concerning Continuing Workforce Education, Lifelong Learning, and Recreation and Leisure, please contact the Office of Continuing Education at (305) 809-3238.
For fees concerning the Basic Law Enforcement Academy and Basic Corrections Academy, please contact the Institute of Criminal Justice at (305) 809-3200.
Refunds
A. Refunds of 100% will be made until the close of business on
the last day of late registration as listed in the catalog (the date
coincides with the last day to drop courses).
B. Students whose registration is canceled by official college
action will be entitled to full refund of tuition and laboratory fees.
C. To receive a refund for college credit courses that do not follow the academic calendar, students must withdraw prior to the second class meeting. In the case of college credit courses that have four (4) or fewer meetings, the student must withdraw prior to the first class meeting in order to be eligible for a full refund.
D. Students withdrawing from non-credit courses consisting of 3 or fewer class meetings must withdraw before the first class meeting to receive a 100% refund. If a non-credit course consists of more than 3 class meetings, the student must withdraw before the second class meeting to receive a full refund.
E. Students who register beyond the last day to change courses will not be eligible for a refund.
An official Add/Drop/Withdrawal form must be completed by students requesting a refund.
Exceptions To Established Refund Policy
Exceptions to the Refund or Withdrawal Policy may be authorized with sufficient documentation as follows:
- Illness or accident of the student of such severity or duration that
it would preclude a student from being able to complete current semester
classes.
- Death of the student, or death of an immediate family member of a student
(parent, spouse, child, or sibling) that prohibits the student’s ability to complete
current semester classes.
- Involuntary call to active military duty that would preclude the student
from being able to complete the current semester classes.
- Documented administrative error by the College.
- Other emergency circumstances or extraordinary situation that may be approved by the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Other Refunds
Lab Fees
100% of the lab fee will be refunded through the date shown in the college
catalog as the last day to change courses. Thereafter, no refund of lab
fees is authorized unless specifically authorized by the Vice President of Student
Affairs or designee.
Financial Aid Recipients
Financial Aid Repayment Policy
applies to students who have received Federal, State or institutional
financial aid and who withdraw from all their courses during the first
four weeks of the term, may have to restore all or a portion of their
funds to the appropriate financial aid account. The
student will be billed accordingly.
Follett Higher Education Group Campus Bookstore Refund Policy
A. Follett understands that sometimes things can change. Should you need to return a textbook, simply stop by the bookstore. And when returning it to us, please remember these things
- Make sure you return the books within 7 days after
the term begins. For purchases made on or after the last day to return, refunds
are accepted within two days from date of sale. If a class is cancelled, students
must return textbooks with receipts within 10 days of official cancellation
of courses in order to receive 100% refund. Textbook must be in resaleable
condition.
- Follet can only issue you a full refund for books
returned in their original condition.
- If you purchased your books online or by phone, a full refund will be issued minus shipping costs.
B. To receive a refund for college credit courses that do not follow the academic calendar, textbooks must be returned prior to the second class meeting. In the case of college credit courses that have four or fewer meetings, the student must return the textbook prior to the first class meeting in order to receive a full refund.
C. To receive a refund for a non-credit course consisting of three or
less class meetings, the student must return the textbook before the
first class meeting to receive a full refund. If the non-credit
course consists of more than three class meetings, the student must return
the textbook before the second class meeting to receive a full refund.
D. Students who register beyond the last day to change courses will not
be eligible for a refund on the textbook. No refunds will be granted
on non-textbook items.