1. A. All fees collected by council staff will be deposited in the State Treasury.
2. B. All fees are nonrefundable with the exception of withdrawal of an application, in which case all fees will be refunded minus a nonrefundable administrative fee noted in subsection D of this section.
3. C. Fees must be paid with a company check and made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.

4. D. The annual fee is based on the annual gross tuition received by each site certified to operate in Virginia. For out-of-state institutions certified to operate in Virginia, annual gross tuition means income generated from students enrolled at Virginia locations. The flat fee schedule is as follows:

   New school orientation session, per person	$150
   Initial fee for all new institutions of higher education	$10,000
   Initial fee for all new non-degree postsecondary schools	$2,500
   Annual fee for all unaccredited institutions of higher education	$10,000
   Initial fee for out-of-state online institutions of higher education that are not members of NC-SARA	$10,000
   Renewal fee for out-of-state online institutions of higher education that are not members of NC-SARA	$10,000
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected less than $50,000 as recorded on most recent financial statement	$250
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $50,000 but less than $100,000 as recorded on most recent financial statement	$1,200
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $100,000 but less than $500,000 as recorded on most recent financial statement	$3,000
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $500,000 but less than $1 million as recorded on most recent financial statement	$6,000
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $1 million but less than $5 million as recorded on most recent financial statement	$7,500
   Renewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected greater than or equal to $5 million as recorded on most recent financial statement	$10,000
   Returned check fee	$35
   Initial or renewed exemption application or request for name acknowledgment or agent registration	$350
   Nonrefundable administrative fee (withdrawal of application)	$500 non-degree $2,000 institutions of higher education
   Request for change in degree level authorization	$1,000
   Request duplicate certificate to operate due to school name or address change	$100
   Request duplicate agent permit to replace lost, stolen, or misplaced permit	$100
   Application fee for each additional instructional location	$300
   Application fee for each additional program, modification to an existing program, or program deletion	$100

5. E. A school that submits a payment that is returned for any reason must resubmit the required payment, any applicable late fee, and the assessed returned check fee of $35 via a money order or certified bank check only.

Statutory Authority

§§ 23.1-215 and 23.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. August 24, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 8, eff. February 3, 2014; Volume 32, Issue 17, eff. June 3, 2016; Volume 39, Issue 6, eff. December 7, 2022; Volume 41, Issue 25, eff. September 11, 2025.