G-30-20 Policy Statement on Fees

Approved: 9/13/2017; Revised: 1/29/2026, 5/11/2026

Institutional Fees:
The intent of COCC institutional fees is to partially cover the cost of providing specific materials, activities, and services that enhance the student experience. Institutional fees are any fees other than course or program fees and fall into two categories:

Direct Institutional Fees: The fee is directed to a specific service or tangible good, and fee revenue is returned directly to the department coordinating the service. Examples include student activity fees, green energy fees, and Mazama Gym fees.

Indirect Institutional Fees: The fee is dedicated to a specific service but is applied to the College's general fund as a means of covering a portion of the cost. Examples include technology fees, application fees, transcript fees, late registration fees, and late payment fees.

Course and Program Fees:
The intent of course and program fees is to offset costs related to providing required materials, consumable supplies, equipment maintenance and support, depreciation, equipment and room rental, travel, software, and licensure/certification costs for a course, set of courses, or a program. A course or program fee may also be assessed for instructional activities that carry extraordinary administrative, instructional, or accreditation requirements resulting in higher-than-normal expenses.

Inclusive access fees, by contrast, are limited exclusively to required digital instructional materials that are provided to students on or before the first day of class through an institutionally coordinated access program and may not be used to support general instructional, operational, or programmatic costs.