Full-time and Part-time Students
Applicants in all programs, except Academic Upgrading, are required to pay a $100.00 non- refundable, non-deferrable commitment deposit at the time of registration or provide verification of sponsorship.

• Commitment deposits are applied to your tuition at the start of the semester.
• International students are required to pay $300.00.
• Fees are due first day of class.
• We encourage you to make payment on our website or through online bank payments with your personal banking account.

Sponsors
Students who have sponsors paying their fees and school costs must provide a letter to the Office of the Registrar stating what is being covered along with any other invoicing information. Any type of special payment options must be arranged prior to the program start date.

• If a sponsor does not cover the entire cost of the semester, the student is responsible for making full payment.

Fee Payment and Deferral Agreements
The process for approving Fee Payment Agreements (FPA) and Fee Deferral Agreements (FDA) is laid out in the Student Fee Payments and Refunds Procedure. When a student can demonstrate that they have an economic barrier to attending NLC, the Registrar may approve an FPA. This agreement allows the student to pay a portion of their tuition and fees upfront with two additional fixed payment dates during the term.

Fee Payment Agreements cannot be utilized for old debt or other fees. Students must clear old debt before entering into an FPA.

The Registrar may also approve FDA at the time of registration when an applicant has applied to a sponsoring agency for funding and are waiting for approval. FDAs expire no greater than twenty days from program start.

Please note that International Students are not eligible for FPAs and FDAs.

Both Fee Payment and Fee Deferral Agreement inquires can be directed to registrar@northernlakescollege.ca.

Withdrawing within 1-14 days after term or course start:
Students withdrawing within the first fourteen calendar days after the term or course start date will be refunded all fees and tuition paid, less commitment deposit, tuition deposit, Learning Resource Fee (LRF) and administration fees.

• Please note refund of LRF is dependent upon return of all relevant learning resources (unopened) to Northern Lakes College.
• If the student is sponsored, the refund will be made payable to the sponsor unless the sponsor has signed a consent to release directly to the student.

Programs and Courses that are 10 weeks or less duration:

• Students in program and course offerings who withdraw within seven calendar days for terms or courses that are ten weeks or less in duration will be eligible for a refund after seven calendar days, as per the conditions outlined above.

Withdrawing within 15 to 28 days after term or course start:
Students withdrawing after the first fifteen calendar days and up to twenty-eight calendar days after the term or course start date will be refunded 75% of tuition and Student Association fees, less tuition deposit and commitment deposit. The Learner Resource Fee (LRF) will not be refunded. Students in program and course offerings of ten weeks or less will be eligible for a 75% refund after the first eight calendar days and up to fourteen calendar days.

• If the student is sponsored, the refund will be made payable to the sponsor unless the sponsor has signed a consent to release directly to the student.

Withdrawing more than 29 days after term or course start:
Students who withdraw more than twenty-nine calendar days after the term or course start date will not be eligible for a refund of any fees. Student in Program and course offerings of ten weeks or less will not be eligible for a refund of any fees after fifteen or more calendar days.

For additional information please contact the Office of the Registrar toll-free at 1-866-652-3456.

Tuition fees for most programs are calculated on either a weekly or a per credit basis, depending on the type of program/course being taken. Program and course tuition costs are outlined for each program. Where programs have cross-listed courses, the per credit rate will be determined by the department authoring the cross-listed course.