Tuition at Waubonsee is charged per semester hour and varies depending upon residency. Tuition rates and fees are subject to change and students should anticipate increases in tuition and fees as they continue their education at Waubonsee.

• District Students
  To qualify as district students, individuals must reside within District 516 for at least 30 days immediately prior to the date established by Waubonsee Community College for classes to begin.
  
  Students employed by a business in the district for at least 35 hours per week may be granted in-district tuition. These cases are considered individually and students may be required to furnish legal evidence of employment. In these cases, students who are granted in-district fees are not considered district residents.
  
  
• Out-of-District Students
  Students who reside in Illinois for at least 30 days prior to the date established by the district for classes to begin, but outside of Community College District 516, are considered out-of-district students. Students may be required to furnish legal evidence proving residence.
  
  
• Out-of-State Students
  Students whose legal residence is outside of Illinois are considered out-of-state students.
  

Tuition for college credit courses is charged per semester hours and is determined by residency.

*Tuition rates and fees are subject to change during the academic year.

Senior Citizen Policy
District residents 65 years of age and older are eligible for a tuition refund for credit courses in which they were enrolled through the midterm date of the course. Refunds are mailed at the end of the semester. Not all courses qualify for tuition refunds. Courses specifically designed for senior citizens, audits or repeated courses do not qualify for tuition refunds. For more information, contact Admissions and Records, (630) 466-7900, ext. 2370.

Cooperative agreements are agreements Waubonsee has with other community colleges that enable students in this district to take certain programs that Waubonsee does not offer.

Chargebacks are for students in this district who want a certificate or occupational degree program not offered by Waubonsee. Chargebacks are not for individual courses.

In both cases, a student pays in-district rates. Please contact Student Development at (630) 466-7900, ext. 2941 for more information on cooperative agreements and chargebacks.

Waubonsee charges the following student fees:

Student Fees
The student fee is assessed at a rate of $3/credit hour to all students.
See College Catalog for details. Student fee monies are used to support a variety of educational, scholarship, social, recreational, club and entertainment programs

Laboratory Fees
Certain courses require extra costs for supplies, equipment or services. A lab fee is charged to partially cover this extra expense. Examples are laboratory breakage, welding supplies, data processing supplies, ceramic materials, towel services, etc. These fees are listed in the course schedule booklet.