{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac40-31-260","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC40-31-260","heading":"Fees","body":"A. All fees collected by council staff will be deposited in the State Treasury.\n\nB. 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.\n\nC. Fees must be paid with a company check and made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.\n\nD. 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:\n\nNew school orientation session, per person\n\n$150\n\nInitial fee for all new institutions of higher education\n\n$10,000\n\nInitial fee for all new non-degree postsecondary schools\n\n$2,500\n\nAnnual fee for all unaccredited institutions of higher education\n\n$10,000\n\nInitial fee for out-of-state online institutions of higher education that are not members of NC-SARA\n\n$10,000\n\nRenewal fee for out-of-state online institutions of higher education that are not members of NC-SARA\n\n$10,000\n\nRenewal fee for all postsecondary schools with an annual gross tuition collected less than $50,000 as recorded on most recent financial statement\n\n$250\n\nRenewal 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\n\n$1,200\n\nRenewal 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\n\n$3,000\n\nRenewal 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\n\n$6,000\n\nRenewal 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\n\n$7,500\n\nRenewal 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\n\n$10,000\n\nReturned check fee\n\n$35\n\nInitial or renewed exemption application or request for name acknowledgment or agent registration\n\n$350\n\nNonrefundable administrative fee (withdrawal of application)\n\n$500 non-degree\n\n$2,000 institutions of higher education\n\nRequest for change in degree level authorization\n\n$1,000\n\nRequest duplicate certificate to operate due to school name or address change\n\n$100\n\nRequest duplicate agent permit to replace lost, stolen, or misplaced permit\n\n$100\n\nApplication fee for each additional instructional location\n\n$300\n\nApplication fee for each additional program, modification to an existing program, or program deletion\n\n$100\n\nE. 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.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 40. State Council of Higher Education For Virginia","Chapter 31. Regulations Governing Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates","Part IX. Additional Regulations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency40/chapter31/section260/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:57Z","sha256":"c68856ad6f99ad4bccaba25b545affcca61d8090741a4b6304c6e6e1ddcae58f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac40-31-250","next":"us-va/8vac40-31-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}