Information Technology Fee

Full-time students pay $50.00 per term.  Part-time program registrants pay $0.50 per course hour to a maximum of $50.00 per term.  Continuing Education students pay $35.00 per term when registered in courses requiring IT access.

NOTE:    The Information Technology Fee is prorated for Apprenticeship students based on the number of weeks in the academic level.

Eligible students will receive a College account which provides access to 50 megabytes of storage, a personal e-mail address with 10 megabytes of mail storage, a web space account with 20 megabytes of disk space allocation, dial-up access to the College’s network, Internet access, unlimited use of the Access Centre, and 1,000 pages per term of free printing in the Access Centre.

Upon registration, users are provided with a user ID and password through the students information system ACSIS.

Access Centres are located at Woodroffe (C102D, C336, T201, B373), Pembroke (3^rd floor) and the Perth Resource Centre.  Additional information is available on the Information Technology Services (ITS) web site.  The ITS Service desk can be reached at 727-4723, ext. 5555 or by email at 5555@algonquincollege.com  Frequently consult  their web site for  needed information.

Health Services Fee

Assessed to all Full-time students on the Woodroffe and Pembroke campuses (prorated for programs less 15 weeks)

To help defray the costs of direct service provided by the Health Services Office for services which are not currently covered by OHIP.  (Physicians’ services are paid by Provincial Health Insurance.) 
$10.00 per term.

Students’ Association Fees

Assessed each term to all full-time students in post-secondary and graduate certificate programs.  Part-time day students taking 2 or more courses per term are assessed one-half the normal fee per term.  The fee is pro-rated for Co-op students in programs with field placements.

Student Activity/Sports Fees:  To cover the costs of various student activities, athletic services, and other non-academic student services as agreed to by the Students' Association Board of Directors.
$150.50 per term

Student Centre Building Fees:  Contribution towards construction of student centres.  Assessed each term to all full-time students (except Perth Campus).  Part-time day students taking 2 or more courses per term are assessed one-half the normal fee per term.  Continuing Education registrants are assessed $.05 per course hour.
$17.50 per term

Health Plan Fee:  In Fall 2000, the Students’ Association implemented a new Health Plan that includes Drug and Dental Benefits.  The fee is $123.08 per year and applies to full-time students at the Woodroffe and Pembroke Campuses and to part-time students taking two or more courses.  Co-op students must also pay the fees when on a Co-op work term.  Students who have coverage with another plan can request a refund, within thirty days from the start of the term, through the Students’ Association.  This request will have to be made annually.  Native students are exempt from the Health Plan Fee unless they request coverage.

Students may also obtain coverage for their spouse and dependent children by completing an opt in dependent form, during the term that they were assessed, and paying the appropriate fee at the Students’ Association Office.

For more information on the Students’ Association Fees, please call the Association at (613) 727-4723 ext. 7711.

Incidental Fees

Incidental fees are College-levied charges over and above tuition fees.  They are used to cover the cost of learning materials retained by the student for specific courses in some programs. Course-related incidental fees for program registrants can be viewed by clicking here.

Graduation Fee

A $35.00 Graduation Fee is assessed in the final level of all College programs.  This fee supports the costs of the Convocation Ceremonies and the production and mailing of diplomas and certificates.  When fees are not assessed in the final level - for example, in some Health Sciences and Co-op programs - the Graduation Fee is payable in the last level where assessments are made. This fee is non-refundable.  The Graduation Fee will be charged to all Continuing Education students when they submit their Certificate/Diploma application form to the Registrar’s Office.

Transcript Fee

A $25.00 Transcript Fee is assessed to full-time and part-time students in Level 01 of all programs.  The purpose of this fee is to cover all handling costs associated with the production and mailing of official transcripts, course descriptions, as well as course outlines for students requesting Prior Learning Assessment.

Co-op Work Term Fees

A $465.00 fee is charged for each Co-op work term and is payable in two installments in the term preceding the work term.  The first payment of $100.00 is payable at the time of Co-op registration and is non-refundable.  The second payment of $365.00 is payable on the standard Fees Due date (July 15 for the Fall Term, November 15 for the Winter Term, and April 1 for the Spring Term) and may be refunded under certain circumstances.  (Please refer to the Refund Policy for details.)

Students on a Co-op work term placement also pay 10% of the Students’ Association Fees ($16.80 per term) and the Health Plan Fee (in the Fall Term).  Students in programs, which are assessed the Mobile Computing Fee will pay $150.00 for each Co-op work term.

Mobile Computing Fee

A $150.00 fee is charged each term to students in mobile computing programs to cover the costs associated with providing various services to students registered in mandatory laptop programs.

The following programs will be assessed the Mobile Computing Fee:

6148X - Bachelor of Applied Arts -Interior Design (third and fourth year)
6066X - Bachelor of Applied Business - e-Business Supply Chain Management
0214C - Business - Accounting
0214E - Business - Marketing
0306X - Business (Pembroke)
0190X - Construction Engineering Technician (effective in first year Fall 2008)
0192X - Civil Engineering Technology (effective in third year Fall 2010)
0402X - Journalism - Print
1303X - Marketing Business Intelligence Research
0030X - Photography
6073X - Sport Business Management

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

All tuition fees for full-time programs are exempt from the GST.  Other expenditures at the College will be subject to GST, including parking, textbooks, stationery and supplies, and cafeteria and vending machine meals.  For Continuing Education programs, certain general-interest and recreational courses fees, and their related materials and lab fees, are subject to GST.  For more information please consult onCourse, Algonquin’s Continuing Education Catalogue.

Fee Deferral

There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for a fee deferral with the Registrar’s Office.