Tuition & Fees

Tuition and Fees Schedule
2025-2026

All Tuition and Fees are subject to change without notice  

Full-Time Students

Full-time student (12 credits or more) — $    2,840 per semester  

Applies to all Ulster County residents.  Residents of other New York State Counties must provide a Certificate of Residence to the Student Accounts Office no later than 30 days after the first day of the semester and no earlier than two months prior to the first day of the semester.

This also applies to all students attending SUNY Ulster on a non-immigrant visa and are nationals of a country that has been granted Temporary Protected Status, and students attending SUNY Ulster from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Island. 

All other students (full-time) $    5,680 per semester 

Part-Time Students

Part-time student (fewer than 12 credit hours)  — $  236 per credit hour  

Applies to all Ulster County residents.  Residents of other New York State Counties must provide a Certificate of Residence to the Student Accounts Office no later than 30 days after the first day of the semester and no earlier than two months prior to the first day of the semester.

This also applies to all students attending SUNY Ulster on a non-immigrant visa and are nationals of a country that has been granted Temporary Protected Status, and students attending SUNY Ulster from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Island. 

All other students (part-time)$ 472 per credit hour  

Special Student Tuition

Collegian Student $     79 per credit hour  

P-Tech   $     79 per credit hour  

Off-site group rate schedule:

1-11 student enrollments       full tuition, no decrease

12-16 student enrollments $    175 per credit hour 

17 + student enrollments $    145 per credit hour 

FEES

General Fees

Ulster County Employee Mandatory Fee $     70

Laboratory Fee (per lab course) $     35

Technology Fee (per course) $     70

Student Activity Fee (per credit, maximum 15 credits or $195) $     13 

Academic Support Fee (3 or more credits) $     48

Student Services Fees

Late Payment Fee  — $ 50

Payment Plan Enrollment Fee  — $ 38

Past Due Payment Plan Enrollment Fee 2-6 month installments  —  $38

Past Due Payment Plan Enrollment Fee 7-12 month installments   —   $66

Returned Insufficient Funds Check Fee  —  $25

Transcript Fee (per transcript)  —  $10

SUNY Learning Network Fee (per credit hour)  —  $10

Included Course Materials - Bookstore (Fall & Spring Semesters) —  $25/per credit hour

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Fees for Portfolio Evaluation

Portfolio assessment fee per course  — $250

Administrative fee if credits are approved (per course) —  $180

TOTAL PER COURSE:  — $430

Fees for Department Challenge Exam

Department challenge exam —  $100

Administrative fee if credits are approved (per course) —  $180

TOTAL PER COURSE:  — $280

Program / Course Specific Fees

Music Program Fees (per course)

MUS126 or MUS127 (1 credit) — $280

MUS128 or MUS129 (2 credit) — $560

Fine Arts Program Fees (per course)

ART 111, 130, 131, 151, 161, 262  — $40

ART 263 —  $50

Communications Program Fees (per course)

COM 227 — $40 

Fashion Design Fees (per course) 

FAS 110,   FAS 120,  FAS 220,   FAS 221  — $160

Physical Education Fee (per course)

PED 166  —  $100

PED  all courses  —  $ 25

PEC  all courses  —  $ 30

Manufacturing Program Fees

MFG 101 (3 credits)  —  $    325*
four assessments required for certification
*If students do not pass an assessment, an additional fee of $65 to retake will be charged.

NIMS (National Institute for Metalworking Skills) Credential   —  $    150 

Network Administrator Program Fees

Cisco (per course)  — $125

Microsoft (per course)  — $ 65

Nursing Program Fees

Nursing/Vet Tech Student Professional Liability Insurance   — $ 13 (per semester)

Nursing Pre-Test Fee (third party fee)  — $57

Background Survey and Health Records Retention (third party fee) — $ 167  (entrance) and $50 (annually)

Nursing Standardized and Assessment Testing/Lab Fee (per course)

NUR 152  — $     65

NUR 154  — $   130  

NUR 252  — $   130  

NUR 254  — $   150

Veterinary Technology Program Fees:

VTS 151, 152, 256 (per course) — $     50

VTS 253, 254, 159 (per course) — $     75  

Vet Tech Mid-Program Assessment Exam (third party fee)  —  $      63

Required for VTS253/VTS256

VTS 260 Research Animal Technology Lecture — $    100  

VTS 265 Research Animal Technology Laboratory — $    500   

VTS 259 Farm Camp Lecture  — $    400

VTS 264 Farm Camp Laboratory  —  $    800              

VTS 149 NYSAVT Student Membership Fee — $       25  

VTS 159 Academia Membership Fee  — $       49

VTS 261 VTNE Review Course  —  $     216      

VTS 253 BLS & ALS CPR Certification (third party fee)  —  $       80

VTS 147 Pet CPR Certification (third party fee)  — $       35

Vet Tech Student Professional Liability Insurance Fee  — $       13

VTS 159 Rabies Vaccine fee (applies only to matriculated Vet Tech AAS students) — $  1,190   

Rabies Vaccine (third party fee) — $   1,190                                       

Noncredit Service Fees

New York State Impaired Driver Program Re-entry Fee — $      50   

MV285 or MV278 Replacement Certificate  —  $      15

NYS Impaired Driver Program Transfer Fee   —  $      25

NYS Impaired Driver Program per class Fee  —  $      10

NYS Impaired Driver Program Book Replacement Fee  —  $      15

Other Fees

Printing Fee (after initial allocation):

Standard 8½ x 11 paper size printing  —  $  0.10  

(per page for single sided black and white prints)

Single sided color prints (per page) $   —  0.40 

Duplex (two-sided) printing, where available, will be discounted 40 percent.

A single sheet of double-sided print counts as two pages  —  ($0.20) 

Discounted 40% ($0.08) for a total charge  —  $  0.12  

Plotters per square foot for color prints  —  $  0.75    

Plotters per square foot for black & white prints  —  $  0.50

Fax Fee:

First Page  —  $ 1.25

Second page  —  $ 1.25 

Each additional page  —  $ 0.50 

Lost / Damaged Materials Fee:

Replacement Cost (library books, flash drives, headphones, calculators, etc.)

Parking Violations:

Unauthorized Handicap Parking   —   $  95

Obstructing Fire Hydrant/Lane   —   $  50

Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device   —   $  20

Unsafe Vehicle Operation   —   $  25

All other parking violations:

No permit, parked in no parking zone/roadway,  parked in restricted space, obstructing traffic (per violation) — $15

Replacement Fees for:

Diploma  — $50
ID Card —  $10

Fees will be refunded as follows:

Prior to the First day of Class --- Full Refund

After classes begin --- No Refund

Noncredit Refund Policy

Full refunds are issued up to two weeks prior to class.  For refund requests less than two weeks prior to the start of class, there will be a prorated administrative fee of 25% of the cost of the class up to a maximum of $50.  No refunds will be granted on or after the start date of the class.

For grant funded courses or tuition covered through an agreement between the College and a third party, the fee policy may be adjusted according to the conditions or provisions of the contract.

Federal Financial Aid (Title IV) Refund Regulation

The earning of federal financial aid is determined by the federal policy. If a student withdraws from the College prior to completing 60% of the semester, the federal government does not view the student as having “earned” all of the funds awarded. In that instance, the College is required to return the “unearned” portion of the aid to the government. 

Federal regulations govern the return of Title IV funds (Federal Direct Student Loans, Pell, SEOG) for students who completely withdraw from SUNY Ulster prior to the 60% completion point. The percentage of the period that the student was enrolled is determined by dividing the number of days the student attended by the number of days in the semester. Calendar days are used, but breaks of at least five days are excluded from the calculation. In the case of “aid not earned” in federally funded grants or loans, the student is expected to repay the “unearned” portion to the College. (This policy is based on 34 CFR, Section 668.22 of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.)

Administration of Tuition Assistance Refunds (TA) for Service Members funded through the Department of Defense (DOD)

In accordance with the DoD MOU, the College will comply with the following requirements for the return of TA funds:

• Return any TA Program funds directly to the Military Service, not to the Service member
• Return all (100 percent) TA funds to the appropriate Military Service when the Service member does not:

1. 1. Begin attendance at the institution; or
   2. Start a course, regardless of whether the student starts other courses.

• Return any TA funds paid for a cancelled course
• Unearned TA funds are refunded directly to the military service on a proportional basis through the 60 percent portion of the period for which the funds are provided.  TA funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period, with unearned funds returned based upon when a student stops attending.  In instances when a Service member stops attending due to a military service obligation, SUNY Ulster will work with the affected Service member to identify solutions that will not result in a student debt for the returned portion.

The educational institution's week of instruction is counted as 5 class days.

Withdrawal Liability Chart Note: The first day of the term is day one.

SUNY Ulster does not currently have on-campus housing facilities. All arrangements for living quarters are the responsibility of the individual student.