Tuition billing and payment information
All students are accountable for college policies, including attendance requirements, payment deadlines and progress expectations. Once enrolled in classes, GRCC holds you responsible for the tuition. This applies to students who do not meet instructor’s attendance expectations (dropped for non- attendance), students who drop the class beyond the refund deadline date for that class, and for students. who owe tuition and fees because their high school or the State of Michigan does not cover the full tuition and fees amount.
Please Note: If you are a home school student that will be going through a home school partnership, please inform the GRCC High School Partnership Office. The office can be reached by phone (616)-234-3007 or dualenrollment@grcc.edu
Public School Students
It is important that you meet with your high school counselor before you enroll in classes to be sure your course selection(s) meet high school approval guidelines and to ensure that the high school is paying for some or all the tuition and fees. If the high school is not covering all the cost, it will be your responsibility to pay any remaining cost.
Courses are billed by the contact hour, not the credit hour. This is important because some classes may be only 3 credits, but up to 6 contact hours. The school will pay the same amount no matter how many contact hours the class is and with a 4, 5 or 6 contact hour class, the tuition will be higher than that amount, which means there will be tuition owed by the student/family. Tuition amounts are also based on if the student lives in district or out of district. An in-district student lives in the College’s Tax District, in almost all instances align with the Kent Intermediate School District. If you live out of district, the tuition cost will be higher, and you will be more likely to owe a portion of the tuition and fees.
Please check with us or your high school counselor / dual enrollment coordinator to find out if you will owe any portion of the tuition and fees. We don’t want anyone to be “surprised” by a bill half-way through the semester. We can be reached through email: dualenrollment@grcc.edu, or by phone (616) 234-3007.
Non-Public School Students
It is important that you meet with your high school counselor before you enroll in classes to be sure your course selection(s) meet high school approval guidelines and to ensure that the State of Michigan is paying for some or all the tuition and fees. If the State of Michigan is not paying for the full tuition and fees, it will be your responsibility to pay any remaining cost.
If your high school approves your classes, tuition and fees will be billed to the State of Michigan. The State of Michigan pays a specific amount per course and if the tuition and fees is higher than that amount, it will be your responsibility to pay any remaining cost.
Courses are billed by the contact hour, not the credit hour. This is important because some classes may be only 3 credits, but up to 6 contact hours. The school will pay the same amount no matter how many contact hours the class is and with a 4, 5 or 6 contact hour class, the tuition will be higher than that amount, which means there will be tuition owed by the student/family.
Tuition amounts are also based on if the student lives in district or out of district. An in-district student lives in the College’s Tax District, in almost all instances align with the Kent Intermediate School District. If you live out of district, the tuition cost will be higher, and you will be more likely to owe a portion of the tuition and fees.
Please check with us or your high school counselor / dual enrollment coordinator to find out if you will owe any portion of the tuition and fees. We don’t want anyone to be “surprised” by a bill half-way through the semester. We can be reached through email: dualenrollment@grcc.edu, or by phone (616) 234-3007.
Self-Paid (Home School) Students
Per the State of Michigan guidelines you and your family are financially responsible for the cost of tuition and fees in which you enroll.
Please Note: If you are a home school student that will be going through a home school partnership, please inform the GRCC High School Partnership Office. The office can be reached by phone (616)-234-3007 or dualenrollment@grcc.edu
Textbook Information
Check with your counselor if your school district provides the textbooks. You may purchase textbooks at the GRCC Barnes and Noble College Bookstore which is located on the first floor of the Student Center, main campus or online at www.grcc.edu/bookstore. Let the bookstore staff know that you are a dual enroll student. You will need a copy of your class schedule which you will find in your online student center MY GRCC and an ID with your picture and name on it. You may also check availability of textbooks at other vendors as you would like. Please ensure ISBN number before purchase. Please call the bookstore at (616) 234-3880 with any questions.