Tuition & Fees

Full Time Student Fees

All  students enrolling for over 255 hours, whether resident or non-resident, will pay the full maintenance fee.  Students enrolling or completing their program during a trimester will pay a prorated fee for that term based upon the hours below.  

A fee list may be obtained from the Student Services Office.  Fees are determined by the Tennessee Board of Regents and are effective beginning each Fall Term.  The following fees are in effect beginning September 2, 2011.

Trimester Fee Schedule

Effective Fall Semester, 2011

*   The Center has the option of charging $2.50 per hour within these hourly ranges.

Effective Fall 2005, a $100 Nursing program special academic fee per semester ($300 per year) is applied to the Nursing program fee schedule.  Welding Technology has an additional $100 per Trimester.

Fees must be paid during registration before a student will be officially admitted to class.  Thereafter, the fees must be paid at the beginning of each quarter.

Part Time Student Fees

A student will be officially admitted to class when all applicable fees are paid.  Students enrolling in short-term, part-time, or supplemental programs (less than 432 semester hours) will be assessed a fee based on the length (number of hours) of their program.  The payment of any and all fees will be made during registration.

Students aged 65 or over may attend credit courses for a $75 fee.

RODP Online Fees

Please visit the Tennessee Technology Center Regents Online Diploma website at
http://www.rodp.org/ttc/default.htm to learn more about program offerings and costs.

RODP Satisfactory Progress for Financial Aid Eligibility

A student enrolled in an online program must maintain a satisfactory grade to continue eligibility for Federal Financial Aid.  The following scale of progress is used to determine a satisfactory grade.

If an RODP student receives a grade of "I" (incomplete), he or she will have the following trimester to complete the course for a grade.  If at the end of the following quarter, the course has not been completed and a grade assigned, the course grade will be considered an F (unsatisfactory) and a zero (0) will be calculated with the earned grades for the quarter in which the course was taken.  An average for the quarter will then be calculated.  If the Trimester grade is not a C or better, the student will lose his or her eligibility for financial aid until the failed quarter (423 clock hours) has been successfully completed.

Payment of Fees

Fees may be paid using cash, check or credit card.  If a student pays using an unhonored check by his or her bank, the student will be notified by the Center.  If fees are not paid within 15 calendar days of the date of the notice, the student will be withdrawn from class.  If payment is made within the allotted time period, the student will be assessed a returned check fee of $20, in addition to the Maintenance Fee.

 Veterans Deferment of Payment Eligibility

Service members, veterans, and dependents of veterans who are eligible beneficiaries of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits or other governmentally funded educational assistance, subject to the conditions and guidelines set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 49-7-104 as amended, may elect, upon formal application, to defer payment of required tuition and fees until the final day of the term for which the deferment has been requested.  Application for the deferment must be made no later than fourteen (14) days after the beginning of the term, and the amount of the deferment shall not exceed the total monetary benefits to be received for the term.  Students  who have been granted deferments are expected to make timely payments on their outstanding tuition and fees balance once education benefits are being delivered, and eligibility for such deferment shall terminate if the student fails to abide by any applicable rule or regulation, or to act in good faith in making timely payments.  This notices is published pursuant to Public Chapter 279, Acts of 2003, Effective July 1, 2003.  

Pursuant to TCA 49-7-2301 and 49-7-2302, students called to active military or National Guard service during the semester are entitled to a full refund or credit of mandatory fees.

Refunds of Maintenance Fees

The Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro will refund a portion of the Maintenance Fee to any student who officially drops, withdraws, or is dismissed within the drop/withdrawal deadline.  All refund checks are mailed directly to the student.  Refunds of all fees must be in accordance with the following provisions.

• Change in a full time student's schedule which results in a reclassification to part time status if it occurs within 20% of the time scheduled.
• Change in a part time student's schedule which results in a class load of fewer hours.
• Voluntary withdrawal from the Center.
• Death of the student.
• Students called to active military duty may be eligible for a refund of Maintenance Fees.  Contact the Student Services Office for additional information. 

All refund checks are mailed directly to the student.

The Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro will not refund fees if a student has been administratively dismissed.  The criteria also applies to RODP online courses.   Lab fees are non-refundable.

NOTE:  In an effort to expedite a student's refund, it is recommended (but optional) that the student complete a refund request form and submit it to the Student Services Office as soon as possible.

Calculation of the Refund Amount

Any refunds made by the Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro will be based on the following calculations.

• A full refund of 100% of the fees, will be refunded for classes canceled by the Center, for drops or withdrawals prior to the first official day of classes and in the case of death of the student during the term.
• A partial refund of 75% of the fees, rounded down to the nearest full hour, may be available if a student withdraws within the first 10% of the class hours, or 50%  of the fees if a student withdraws within the first 20% of the class hours. 
• Students enrolled in 30 hours of instruction or less will not receive a refund of fees after the first official day of class.

Textbook Purchases

Textbooks and supplies may be purchased from the Bookstore, located in the Business Office from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Monday through Friday for day students and between 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM for full time evening students.  Textbooks and supplies may be purchased by cash, check or credit card.  All used textbooks and equipment are non-returnable to the school.

Students are also responsible for purchasing the following items as required for their chosen areas of study.

• Textbooks, workbooks, paper and pencils.  Books and supplies are not required to be purchased at the Center.
• All parts and materials used on personal projects.
• Uniforms, safety glasses and other personal items as required by specific occupations areas.

Textbooks and supplies required of RODP online courses may be purchased through the RODP online bookstore or through your home Tennessee Technology Center.  Consult your online instructor for more details.