Tuition and Fees

All in-district residents who are 60 years of age or older at the time of registration can receive a senior citizen tuition discount. Enroll in credit courses offered by CLC at one-half the regular tuition rate with all other fees remaining unchanged.

This discount will be applied to your account automatically if you were 60 years of age or older at the time you applied to CLC. If you turn age 60 while you are a student at CLC, the discount will begin the first term after your birthday.

Residents who are 65 and older and qualify financially, according to Illinois statute at the time of registration, may enroll in credit courses offered by the college without paying tuition or comprehensive fees. Additional course fees will not be waived.

For both senior citizen tuition programs, credit classes with a PCS Code of 1.1, 1.2 or 1.4 are eligible for the discount. You can find the PCS Code on the “Enrollment Information” tab of the class detail in myStudentCenter or in the “Enrollment Information” section of the “Course Detail” page of the course catalog in myStudentCenter.

Vocational credit courses (PCS Code 1.6 vocational credit) offered by Professional Development also qualify for the one-half tuition discount with all other fees remaining unchanged. The senior citizen waiver does not apply to Personal Enrichment classes.

Download the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Application or visit our Financial Aid Office.

If you live outside of CLC’s district and are currently employed 35 or more hours a week in Lake County, you can enroll at CLC under the Business Educational Service Agreement. You’ll pay the current in-district tuition rate, including existing comprehensive fees, regardless of your place of residence.

For more information, contact Student Records.

Per the federal requirements for maintaining approval for veterans’ educational benefits under 38 U.S.C. 3679(c), military servicemembers who are on active service duty in one of the uniformed armed services of the United States will be subject to the current in-district rate by displaying a valid United States uniformed services identification card at the Welcome and One Stop Center.

Spouses and children of military servicemembers who are on active military duty and are stationed and present in Community College District 532 in connection with their service are also eligible for the in-district tuition rate by displaying the valid U.S. Department of Defense/Uniformed Services Dependent Identification and Privilege Card OR the servicemember’s valid United States uniformed services identification card and military orders at the Welcome and One Stop Center.

Per the federal requirements for maintaining approval for veterans’ educational benefits under 38 U.S.C. 3679(c), students who are entitled to assistance as described in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c) will be subject to the current in-district tuition rate by providing their certificate of eligibility or other documentation provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to the financial aid department.

For additional questions about these options, contact the staff in Military and Veteran Student Services.

Students are permitted to audit classes—attend without completing assignments or taking exams—by declaring their intent to audit at registration. Tuition and fees are the same as for credit classes. Audited classes do not count as prerequisites.

The last day to change from credit to audit or audit to credit is the same as the last day to receive a 100% refund. (See refund information.)

• If you would like to enroll in a program that CLC does not offer but another school does, complete the Joint Agreement Authorization Request Form (PDF). Please note that you will need a CLC student ID number.
• If you would like to enroll in a program that CLC offers but your school does not, contact your school for more information.

You could get the in-district tuition rate from the out-of-district institution.

Contact the Welcome and One Stop Center for further assistance.

You may be dropped from all classes if you have not paid in full or set up a payment plan by the due date shown below:

• First tuition due date — May 20


• First drop for non-payment — May 21


• Tuition due three weeks after enrolling for classes — May 21 to July 25

If a student enrolls in a class on May 20, the student must sign up for a payment plan, pay 40% of the balance, or the balance must be less than or equal to $500 by May 20 at 11:59 p.m. to avoid classes being dropped on May 21 at 6:00 a.m.

Your account must be paid in full before you can register for the next term. Previously extended payment plans will be the exception.

If you drop and add the same class, the original due date is retained.

You may be dropped from all classes if you have not paid in full or set up a payment plan by the due date shown below:

• First tuition due date — August 6


• First drop for non-payment — August 7


• Tuition due three weeks after enrolling for classes — August 7 to December 13

If a student enrolls in a class on August 6, the student must sign up for a payment plan, pay 40% of the balance, or the balance must be less than or equal to $500 by August 7 at 11:59 p.m. to avoid classes being dropped on August 7 at 6:00 a.m.

Your account must be paid in full before you can register for the next term. Previously extended payment plans will be the exception.

If you drop and add the same class, the original due date is retained.