If a student has an overdue outstanding financial obligation owed to the College, the financial obligation must be paid in full before the student can register. The College reserves the right to restrict or withhold registration privileges, processing of financial assistance, transcripts, or enrollment status information for any individual who has an unpaid financial obligation.
Tuition and Fees
Students must be prepared to pay their tuition and fees in full at the time of registration, unless another due date is stipulated on SSC Self-Service. If a student is utilizing any type of financial aid it is the students’ responsibility to ensure that the financial aid is posted to their account as payment on SSC Self-Service. All Financial Aid is processed at the Main Campus in South Holland.
Student are responsible for payment of tuition and fees upon registration. South Suburban College is not responsible for dropping students from their courses. South Suburban College accepts tuition and fee payments via cash, check or MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit cards. Budget your College tuition and fees by visiting the payment plan web page. Wondering how much college might cost? Try the net price calculator.
Instructional fees (Tuition) for Credit and Credit-Equivalency Courses
- In-District or Online: $152.00 per credit hour
- Special Residency: † $187.00 per credit hour
- Out-of-District: * $350.00 per credit hour
- Out-of-State: $405.00 per credit hour
- Student Development Fee: $7.75 per hour
(Required of all students enrolled in college-credit courses) - Instructional Technology Fee: $10.00 per hour
- Registration Fee: $25.00 per semester
Incidental Fees
- Transcript Fee: $8.00 per copy
- Immediate Transcript
- Cost per Transcript: $8.00
- Same Day Processing fee: $15.00
- Total Due: $23.00
- Sending Certified Mail
- Cost per Transcript: $8.00
- Same Day Processing fee: $15.00
- Certified Mail fee: $10.00
- Total Due: $33.00
- Overnight Transcript
- Cost per Transcript: $8.00
- Same Day Processing fee: $15.00
- Overnight FedEx fee: $15.00
- Total Due: $38.00
- Educational/Competency Evaluation Program (ECEP) Evaluation $8.00 per credit hour
- All Online courses: $10.00 per course
- All hybrid courses: $10.00 per course
- Special Course Fees: Charges in addition to those listed are required for certain courses and programs to partially offset cost of extraordinary supplies or exceptional services.
† Special Residency status refers to students who are Lake County, Indiana Residents and Employees. Illinois residents who are not residents of South Suburban College District 510 are charged a non-resident fee of $198.00 per credit hour in addition to the regular tuition fee of $152.00 per credit hour charged to resident students, or a total of $350.00 per credit hour. Under the terms of the Illinois Public Community College Act, students who are not residents of District 510 may be entitled to have the non-resident fee paid by the community college district in which they reside. Those who do not reside in Community College District 510 should check with their local community college at least 30 days prior to time of enrollment.
Special Tuition Waivers and Scholarships
South Suburban College offers tuition waivers and scholarship opportunities to eligible students.