Additional information about senior education here.
All students are responsible for paying their tuition and fees with cash, check or credit/debit card, financial aid, third party (employer, public agency or support program) or by any combination listed. Online credit card, debit card, and check payments may be made via the CGTC website. However, all charges remain the responsibility of the student. Students must have tuition and fees paid by the payment deadline for that term. Students that have not paid their tuition and fees are subject to being purged (removed) from classes.
No transcripts, grades, applications, or attendance reports will be released for any student who has an outstanding obligation to the College including tuition, fees, fines, institutional charges, returned checks, or academic obligations.
Tuition/fees are subject to change at the beginning of any term. Non-resident student tuition is twice the amount charged to Georgia residents. International student tuition is four times the amount charged to Georgia residents.
IN-STATE TUITION RATES
Georgia Residents are those persons who have established domicile in the State of Georgia for a period of at least 12 months prior to the first day of classes for the term for which the person is intending to enroll.
Determining a student’s residency status is based on the existence of surrounding objective circumstances that indicate a student’s intent to maintain a permanent presence, or domicile, in the State of Georgia. No single factor is conclusive. Similarly, there is no predetermined number of factors required to be met. The following indicators may be considered when documenting the domicile of an individual, but this is not an exhaustive list:
Location of employment
Location of voter registration
Location of property, including home purchase, and taxes paid thereon
State for which the individual filed and paid state income taxes
Address and other information on federal and state income tax returns
State where the person’s automobile title is registered and the payment of property taxes thereon
Address on driver’s license and state of issuance
Address on the Georgia Driver’s License Bureau ID
Reason for initially coming to Georgia
State of issuance of business, professional, or other licenses
Location of checking, savings, or other banking accounts
Additionally, to receive the in-state tuition rate, students must provide validation of lawful presence in the United States by providing the following:
A current driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008
A current ID issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008
A current Driver’s License or ID issued by a state that verifies immigration status and only issues to persons lawfully present in the United States:
Alabama: Issued after August 1, 2000
Florida: Issued after January 1, 2010 AND have a gold star in the upper right hand corner
South Carolina: Issued after November 1, 2008
Tennessee: Issued after May 29, 2004
Any State: Valid driver’s license or ID card with a gold star in the upper right hand corner
A certified U.S. Birth Certificate showing the student was born in the U.S. or a U.S. territory. A photocopy is not acceptable
An approved completed FAFSA for the current financial aid year
A current, valid Permanent Resident Card (USCIS form 1-151 or 1-551)
A current, valid military identification card for active duty soldiers or veterans
A U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)
A current U.S. Passport
A U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (USCIS form N-560 or N-561)
A U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (USCIS form N-550 or N-570)
NOTE: Eligible Non-Citizen: a person who, in accordance with the Federal Title IV definition, is a United States permanent resident with a Permanent Resident Card (I-551); or a conditional permanent resident (I-551C); or the holder of an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the Department of Homeland Security showing any one of the following designations: Refugee, Asylum Granted, Parolee (I-94 confirms paroled for a minimum of one year and status has not expired); “Victim of human trafficking,” T-Visa holder (T-1, T-2, T-3, etc.), or Cuban-Haitian Entrant. Persons with an F1 or F2 student visa, a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa, or a G series visa do not meet the definition of an Eligible Non-Citizen.