ATEP is a satellite campus of both Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College. Student Fees and services are handled by the home campuses.
Tuition/Enrollment Fee - $26 per unit
The enrollment fee is state mandated. Students concurrently enrolled in high school are not required to pay the enrollment fee.
Health Fee - $17 (may vary every semester)
All students enrolled in classes held on campus, Saddleback College or Irvine Valley College, are required to pay the health fee.
Associated Student Body Card (Optional) - $10
The optional fee for the ASB Card funds student activities and services.
Instructional Materials Fee - Amount specific to course (may vary)
Certain courses require a nominal fee for materials provided to students during the course of the semester. Please refer to Schedule of Classes
Parking Fee - Auto $30 / Motorcycle $15
NOTE: Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOGW) recipients are eligible for a reduction in the parking permit fee.
Transcript/Verification Fee
First Two Copies - No Charge (in any combination with Verification/Transcript)
Additional Copies - $3 each
Emergency Requests - $5 each (the $5 is in addition to the $3 charge if a student has made two requests in the past)
Returned Check Fee - $20 processing fee
Student are assessed a processing fee if his/her check is returned to the college for nonpayment regardless of the reason.
NONRESIDENT STUDENT FEES
Application Fee - $50 (non-refundable)
Citizens and residents of foreign countries are required to pay an application fee.
Out-of-State Tuition - $173 per unit
Students who have lived in California less than a year (prior to the first day of instruction) and those who hold certain non-immigrant visas that preclude them from establishing California residency must pay out-of-state tuition and the enrollment fee.
Enrollment Fee - $26 per unit
The enrollment fee is state mandated, and must be paid in addition to the Out-of-State Tuition.
Capital Outlay Fee - $25 per unit
Citizens and resident of foreign countries are required to pay the Capital Outlay fee.
FEE REFUNDS
Students are eligible for a full refund of most but not all (see exceptions noted under explanation of fees) fees during the:
- First two weeks of instruction for full-semester classes,
- First week for eight-week classes,
- First 10 percent of the class for short-term classes includes Summer session (Please refer to your specific class in the on-line Schedule of classes for important deadline dates)
To receive a refund, students must have officially withdrawn from classes or his/her classes must have been cancelled by the college. Refunds are not granted for classes added after the refund deadline date.
Parking fee refunds are granted only when:
- A class is cancelled by the college or
- The student officially drops all classes within the first two weeks of the semester or the first week if taking only short-term classes.
Complete out-of-state tuition refunds are considered only when:
- Tuition fees have been collected in error or
- A class has been cancelled by the college or a similar action has been taken clearly beyond the students's control
Full refunds (no partial refunds given) also will be considered when a student reduces his/her schedule, according to the following schedule:
- 100% refund through the first two weeks of the semester for full-term classes
- First week of semester for eight-week classes, and
- 10% for short-term classes
Refund request forms are available in the Office of Admission, Registration and Enrollment Services and the Fiscal Office of each main campus.