Current Fees

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Fee Chart Summer 2025 Fee Chart Fall 2025 Fee Chart Courses with additional fees

Non-Residents

Non-resident students shall be charged non-resident tuition for all units enrolled, unless specifically required otherwise by law with these permissive exemptions (Educational Code Section 76140 and 76140.5)

All non-resident students enrolling for six (6) or fewer units (except for those students with an F-1 visa); or
A student who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country who demonstrates financial need and this required exemption (Education Code Section 68130.5) or
Individuals qualifying for programs under AB 2364 are considered exempt, non-residential special “part time” students (other than those with non-immigrant status, such as those present in the United States on a “B Visitor Visa”) from the non-resident tuition fee and expressly allows the District to report their attendance as resident FTES for apportionment purposes.

Education Code section 68075.6 grants an immediate nonresident tuition fee exemption to eligible Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders and refugee students who settled in California upon entering the United States. This exemption is granted for one year from the date the student settled in California upon entering the United States.

This exemption applies to the following:

Iraqi citizens or nationals (and their spouses and children) who were employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq (Pub.L. No. 110-181, §1244)
Afghan and Iraqi translators (and their spouses and children) who worked directly with the United States Armed Forces (Pub.L. No. 109-163, § 1059)
Afghanistan nationals who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government or in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan (Pub.L. No. 111-8, § 602)
Refugee students admitted to the United States under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United States Code.

Refunds

You must drop classes by the deadline in order to receive a refund. Students do not need to request a refund for credit amounts over $10. Students with a credit amount less than $10 must send a request from their Gavilan (@my.gavilan.edu) email address to cashier@gavilan.edu with the following information:

Student’s Full Name
Gavilan ID Number

All refunds are made by check and will be mailed to the student, regardless of the original method of payment. Be sure your address is correct in your MyGAV account to ensure prompt delivery.

Setting up Your Budget

For more information and help setting up your budget, see our budget page .

California Non-resident Tuition Fee Exemption (AB540 - California Dream Act)

As required by California law, exemption from payment of non-resident fees for eligible nonimmigrant students: you must have attended a California high school for three full years or equivalent and have graduated from a California high school or have received the equivalent of a California diploma (GED, CHESPE). The exemption does not grant residency status and you may not be eligible for federal financial aid. You are eligible for state and local aid including BOG, EOPS, CalGrants, and scholarships. You must sign an affidavit affirming that you have filed or will file an application with INS to legalize your immigration status as soon as you are eligible to do so. See Financial Aid for more information.

Courses with Additional Fees

Table of courses with additional fees
Department	Course	Fees	Description
Allied Health	AH 16 Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal	$250.00 per course.	Materials fee.
Allied Health	LVN to RN: AH 55 and AH 56 LVN Program: AH 71, AH 72, and AH 73 clinical courses	Each course has a $250.00 materials fee. ATI Assessment Fees: Students pay directly to ATI.	Students are given materials specific to the clinical skills for that course. Additional fee for ATI assessments may need to be paid to ATI; students are given assessment materials specific to the course.
Allied Health	AH 280 Fundamentals of Nursing- Convalescent	$150.00	Materials fee.
Allied Health	AH 282 Home Health Aide	$50.00	Materials fee.
Art	ART 13 Three- Dimensional Design	$30.00	*Instructional fees for specialty materials and bulk supplies.
Child Development	CD 160 Child Care First Aid and CPR	$15.00	CPR course materials.
Cosmetology	COS 200 Beg. Cosmetology	$1,129.77 + Tax $100.00	Kit fees (approximately). Additional supplies.
Cosmetology	COS 201 Int. Cosmetology	$120.00	Additional supplies.
Cosmetology	COS 202/203 Adv. Cosmetology	$250.00	Additional supplies.
Cosmetology	COS 207	$50.00	Additional supplies.
Cosmetology	COS 220 Esthetics	$875.75 + Tax $75.00	(2) Kits fees (approximately). Additional supplies.
Cosmetology	COS 221 Esthetics	$100.00	Additional supplies.
Counseling	GUID 1/PSYC 5 Self-Assessment/ Career Development	$13.95	Career assessment instruments.
Counseling	PSYC 52 Peer Mentoring	$29.00	Materials fee for certification and workbook.
Fine Arts	ART 13	$30.00	Materials fee.
Kinesiology/ Athletics	KIN 3 Introduction to Athletic Training	$35.00 per semester (Fee is determined by the purchase price of materials.)	To pay for student trainer t-shirt and Athletic Training Room materials students will use in the lab component of this course.
Kinesiology/ Athletics	KIN 4 A, B, C Athletic Training Practicum	$35.00 per semester (Fee is determined by the purchase price of materials.)	To pay for student trainer t-shirt and Athletic Training Room materials students will use in this course.
Kinesiology/ Athletics	KIN 17 Golf	$40.00 per semester	Fees paid to the golf course for the use of the range, one bucket of balls per class, and one free round during the weekdays.
Kinesiology/ Athletics	KIN 20 Bowling	$45.00	Fees paid directly to the bowling alley for the use of the lanes, shoes and equipment.
HVAC	HVAC 201 and 202	$90.27	Entry students coming into the program will require basic personal hand tools that will be used routinely in the classroom and lab, as well as in the field: Flat Screwdriver 1/4" Phillips Screwdriver #2 Wire Stripper/Crimper Tongue & Groove Plier 9-1/2" Adjustable Wrench 8" Zippered Tool Pouch
HVAC	HVAC 205	$7.85	Advanced students in the program will require the basic tools and one Flat Screwdriver 1/8”.

*Instructional fees for specialty materials and bulk supplies: molding plaster, fine sand, 30 mesh sand, casting plaster, casting aluminum, copper sheets, carving wood and some steel.