Expenses and Financial Aid

Payment of Tuition and Fees

Students attending Pierpont are offered an alternative to payment in full at the time of registration. Please contact the Student Account Office at 304-333-3739 if you would like to join in a payment plan. If payment is not received before the due date each month, a $25 late fee will be added to the account. The registration process is not complete until all fees, plus interest and/or any penalties, have been paid in full. Fees can be paid with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card. Students receiving financial aid must apply one hundred percent of their aid prior to FIPS payments.

Registration is not completed until payment of tuition and all applicable charges such as residence hall rent, board, and fees have cleared. A late payment charge of $50 will be assessed on the first day of class; a $15 charge will be assessed on each check returned for “insufficient funds” unless the student can obtain an admission of error on the part of the bank. The Office of Student Services shall declare the fees unpaid and registration canceled until the check has been redeemed and the additional charge paid. The Office of Student Services will not release student records for any student who has a delinquent financial obligation.

All outstanding amounts resulting from nonpayment of tuition and fees are the responsibility of the student. Withdrawal from school, officially or unofficially, will not cancel any financial obligation already incurred. Additionally, failure to pay all financial obligations may result in debts being turned over to a collection agency.

NOTE: The term “resident” refers to classification for fee purposes only. See end of this section for resident classifications.

All fees are subject to change. Please see our homepage for the most current tuition and fee information. From the main home page, select Financial Aid; next select Explore Costs; then select Tuition and Fees to locate this information.

Please remember that bills are no longer being sent via mail, billing information, reminders and important notices are sent to each student’s institutional e-mail address.

Tuition and Fees (2019-2020)

Pierpont Community & Technical College Tuition & Fees per Semester

NOTE: Metro Rate tuition applies to non-residents living in Greene and Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Garrett County, Maryland.

Special Fees (Non-Refundable)

Applicable to All Students

Other Fees - Applied As Appropriate

*NOTE: Students will only pay either the Pierpont Facilities Fee or the Pierpont Facilities Fee II, but not both.

Program Specific Fees

The following fees are course and/or program of study specific fees that occur each semester unless otherwise stated. They only apply if the student is enrolled in the specific program of study or enrolled in a course where the fee is appropriate.

School of Business, Aviation, and Technology

Workforce Development Division

School of Health Sciences

School of General Education and Professional Studies

*NOTE: The NCLEX Review Fee of $550 will be charged to 1st year LPN students only. The NCLEX Review Fee of $245 and the NCLEX Comprehensive Predictor Test Fee of $45 will no longer be charged as the products they support are being phased out in 2021.

Refund Policy For Tuition And Fees

Students who withdraw from ALL classes shall receive a refund of fees, excluding special fees, in accordance with the following schedule. Refunds are determined from the first day of the school term. The student’s official withdrawal date is certified by the Student/Enrollment Services. Students who have paid in advance and cancel schedules prior to registration day will receive full refunds. Students who do not officially withdraw from all classes after Late Registration (add/drop week) will not be eligible for any refund of tuition and fees. A withdrawal fee may be charged, not to exceed 5% of the total student fees charged for the term may be charged, or $100.00 whichever is less. Return of Title IV funds may reduce the tuition and fee refund resulting in the student owing a balance to the institution. The institution is responsible for notifying the student and recovering the funds.

Semester Terms

Eight-Week Term

Summer Terms

Room and Board Rates

Residence Hall Rates

University Terrace

Food Service Rates

All residents living on the Locust Avenue Campus in a Residence Hall will participate in their choice of one of the meal plans identified below for the academic year.

Traditional Meal Plans

Block Plans

*NOTE: Flex Dollars are accepted at both Starbucks locations, Chick-fil-A, and Chilaca on the Locust Avenue Campus. Flex Dollars begin on the first day of class and end on the last day of the semester. They cannot be carried over to the next semester and are not refundable. Students are responsible for monitoring their own account balances and for all purchases made with Flex Dollars. All deposits and transactions on Flex Dollars accounts are final.

**NOTE: Commuter Plans, Apartment Residents, and Commuters “ONLY”. May also be used refilling block plans.