Tuition and Fees

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For tuition assessment purposes, NEIT defines a full-time course load as 12-19 credits per term. Tuition for students within this range is charged at the full-time rate. Students who enroll in fewer or more credits than the full-time range are billed based on a per-credit rate. Applicable term fees will also apply. Please contact the Student Accounts Office for additional information regarding tuition: StuAccounts@NEIT.EDU or 401-467-7744, ext. 3406.

Please review all of the information below, as well as the tuition and fees for your specific degree via the links provided, as they are not the same for all associate, bachelor’s, master’s, online and per credit-designated programs. For our programs, an academic year is approximately 9 months long and consists of 3 terms.

We encourage you to review all of the information below, along with the tuition and fees for your specific degree through the provided links, as costs may vary across associate, bachelor’s, master’s, online, and per-credit programs. An academic year consists of 3 terms completed over 9 months.

All students are responsible for a laboratory fee each term. Students enrolled below the full-time credit threshold will instead be assessed a combined Student Technology and Laboratory Fee on a per-credit basis.

Requirements and procedures and policies related to student fees, charges and refund policies

Tuition

Normally, for purposes of tuition assessment, NEIT defines a full-time course load as 12-19 credits per term.  The tuition for these terms will remain at the full-time tuition rate. Students taking less than 12 course credits in a term will be assessed $750.00 per credit for tuition.  Students taking more than 19 course credits in a term will be assessed at the full-time tuition rate plus an additional tuition of $750.00 per credit hour for credits exceeding 19. All term fees will also be applicable. Please contact the Student Accounts Office for further information on tuition.

Non-Matriculated Status

Students who have not enrolled in a program of study but wish to take individual courses will pay the cost-per-credit rate in effect at the time they enroll for the course.

FEES

Administrative Fees

An administrative fee is charged at the beginning of each academic term. These fees cover the costs of administrative processing required for each student to register for each academic term and are non-refundable. See the tuition and fee schedule for current rates.

Student and Technology Fee

These fees are charged at the beginning of each academic term. These fees assist NEIT in providing the required hardware and software throughout the institution, internet accessibility, and university-sponsored services such as student accident insurance, the maintenance of the student parking areas, parking stickers, and the I.D./Library card. See the Tuition and Fee Schedule for current rates.

Laboratory Fees

A laboratory fee is charged at the beginning of each academic term and is used to cover the costs of equipment and material used in all courses. See the Tuition and Fee Schedule for current rates.

Other Fees

There may be other incidental charges assessed for certain courses to cover material that will be consumed during the period of study.

Cancellation Policy

Should an applicant not be accepted by the Admissions Office, the applicant will receive notification. New England Tech will make a complete refund of all monies paid.

Applicants who have been accepted by the Admissions Office may cancel their enrollment at the university prior to starting classes by written notice to the Director of Admissions. Students who cancel their enrollment or do not attend one class will receive a 100% refund of all payments less the non-refundable registration, and administrative fees.

NEIT reserves the right at any time and for any reason not prohibited by law, to return any tuition and fees or part thereof to any registered student who in the opinion of the university is unfit for the profession selected.

Institutional Tuition and Fees Refund Policy

1. Any refunds of tuition, student and lab fees, and meal plans for resident students are calculated on an academic term basis.
2. Students who withdraw from NEIT must notify the Registrar’s Office in writing. Absence from class does not constitute withdrawal. Tuition and fees refunds are pro-rated based on the following schedule: Written notification received by the Registrar:
   • In the first week* of class: refund of 75% of the term’s tuition and fees
   • In the second week* of class: refund of 50% of the term’s tuition and fees
   • In the third week* of class: refund of 25% of the term’s tuition and fees
   • After the third week* of class: no refund
3. Resident students who withdraw from NEIT or who plan to move out of NEIT housing for other reasons must immediately notify the Office of Residence Life by completing the Housing Move-Out Form located in My Housing on the Student Website. Moving out of the residence hall or not staying in one’s assigned room does not constitute withdrawal from housing. Students who assume residence in on-campus housing in any given term are responsible for all room charges for that term. There are no refunds. Meal plan refunds are pro-rated based on the following schedule for resident students who withdraw from NEIT: Written notification received by the Director of Residence Life:
   • In the first week* of class, will result in a refund of 75% of the term’s meal plan.
   • In the second week* of class, will result in a refund of 50% of the term’s meal plan.
   • In the third week* of class, will result in a refund of 25% of the term’s meal plan.
   • After the third week* of class, will result in no refund. Resident students who remain enrolled at NEIT and change to commuter status during an academic term must use their remaining meal plan balance before the end of the term in which they move out of the residence hall; and they must use the remaining dining flex dollars before the end of the academic year (three consecutive academic terms). There will be no refunds of meal plans or flex dollars. Students who complete a housing application in My Housing on the Student Website and select a meal plan and do not move into the residence hall will not receive a refund for the meal plan if they use their meal plan to make purchases in the Dining Center.
   4. Commuter students may purchase a declining balance meal plan from Chartwells, the company that provides food services at NEIT. Information about commuter students’ meal plan refunds can be found on Chartwells’ website, Dineoncampus.com/NETech. *Note: A week is an academic week, which begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday.  An academic term is comprised of ten weeks.

Return of Funds

Federal, state, and institutional financial aid will be returned to the appropriate source (e.g., federal, state, or other lender) in accordance with federal and state regulations in effect at the time of the student’s withdrawal. Information about the requirements for determining the treatment of Title IV funds when a student withdraws is available in the “Student Guide” which may be obtained in the Financial Aid Office.

Auditing a Course

Students may choose to register for classes on an audit basis when space is available in the class (laboratory, doctoral and online courses may not be audited). No credit or grade is earned for an audited course, but it will be recorded on the student’s academic transcript with a grade marker of AU (Audit). Subsequently, an audited course cannot satisfy program requirements and does not have an impact on GPA calculation. The academic work required in an audit situation is at the discretion of the course’s instructor. Satisfactory academic progress may be impacted if the student is registered for a class as an audit but then subsequently withdraws from the audited class. If this change causes the student to complete less than the required pace completion, the student will fail to meet the pace standard. Audited classes do impact a student’s maximum time frame as they are considered attempted hours.

Interested students must meet with the Office of Student Support Services and Student Account to complete a Course Audit Request Form. (Note: Prerequisite course requirements must be completed.)

Audited courses are subject to normal tuition fees, and must be registered by the end of the add/drop period.

Students who are auditing a class are not eligible to receive financial aid for that class.

Satisfactory academic progress may be impacted if the student is registered for a class as an audit but then subsequently withdraws from the audited class. If this change causes the student to complete less than the required pace completion, the student will fail to meet the pace standard. Audited classes do impact a student’s maximum time frame as they are considered attempted hours.

Interested students must meet with the Office of Student Support Services and Student Account to complete a Course Audit Request Form. (Note: Prerequisite course requirements must be completed.)