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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 8. Education |
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Agency 40. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
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Chapter 31. Regulations Governing Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates |
Section 260. Fees
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A. All fees collected by council staff will be deposited in the State Treasury.
B. All fees are nonrefundable with the exception of withdrawal of an application in which case all fees will be refunded minus a nonrefundable administrative fee noted in subsection D of this section.
C. Fees must be paid with a company check and made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.
D. The annual fee is based on the annual gross tuition received by each administrative branch of institutions certified to operate in Virginia. For out-of-state institutions certified to operate in Virginia, annual gross tuition means income generated from students enrolled at Virginia locations. The flat fee schedule is as follows:
New school orientation session, per person
$150
Initial fee for all new institutions of higher education
$6,000
Initial fee for all new career-technical schools
$2,500
Annual fee for all unaccredited institutions of higher education
$6,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected less than $50,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$250
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $50,000 but less than $100,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$1,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $100,000 but less than $500,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$2,500
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $500,000 but less than $1,000,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$4,000
Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $1,000,000, as recorded on most recent financial statement
$5,000
Returned check fee
$35
Initial or renewed exemption application/request for name acknowledgement/agent registration
$300
Nonrefundable administrative fee (withdrawal of application)
$500 career-technical, $1000 institutions of higher education
Request duplicate certificate to operate due to school name or address change
$100
Request duplicate agent permit, to replace lost/stolen/misplaced permit
$100
Application fee for each additional site
$100
Application fee for each additional program or modification to an existing program
$100
E. A school that submits a payment that is returned for any reason must resubmit the required payment, any applicable late fee, and the assessed returned check fee of $35 via a money order or certified bank check only.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. August 24, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 08, eff. February 3, 2014; Volume 32, Issue 17, eff. June 3, 2016.