Stirling Theological College is committed to keeping all fees to a minimum. This is possible due to giving by our churches and donors and through fundraising.

The fees for 2012 are:

Audit Fee for taking a subject without assessment  $465.00

For domestic undergraduate students (diploma / degree courses)
Cost of applying - nil
Cost per subject unit - $1098.00
Annual cost for full-time study - $8,784.00
Number of subject units per semester for full-time study 4 (8 per year)

For domestic graduate students (graduate certificate / diploma / coursework masters)
Cost of applying - nil
Cost per subject unit - $1,518.00
Annual cost for full-time study - $9,108.00
Number of subject units per semester for full-time study 3 (6 per year)

For domestic postgraduate students (masters research)
Cost of applying - nil
Cost per unit - $1,570.00
Annual cost for full-time study - $9,420.00
Minor Thesis (25,000 words) - $6280.00
Major Thesis (40,000 words) - $9420.00
Number of subject units per semester for full-time study 3 (6 per year)

For international students
Cost of applying - $200.00
annual administration fee - $480.00
Cost per subject unit - undergraduate = $1098.00 - graduate = $1518.00
Annual cost for full-time study (including 1st year application fee) - $9788.00

For doctoral students
Annual cost full-time study - $11,624.00
Annual cost part-time study international student - $5812.00 

(the above prices include tuition, library fee, tea/coffee but do not include the cost of reading packs which is usually an additional $25.00 each subject).

'Visa-dependent' students enrolling for the first time in 2012 will be charges an administrative fee of $200.

A late fee of $30 per semester unit will be charged for enrolments after the first day of semester.

Should a student withdraw from a unit within the first three weeks of a semester, fees (apart from any application or late fees) will be refunded.

Fees are payable at the beginning of each semester or at the time of registration. Students who have not paid academic fees by the end of the third week of semester risk being formally "withdrawn" unless they have signed an agreement with either the Business Manager or Registrar of Stirling. Academic transcripts will not be forwarded to students with outstanding debts.

Fee-Help for students.

Fee Help is the name of the Commonwealth Government education loan scheme. It is a loan given to eligible students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. A FEE-HELP loan can cover all or part of your tuition fees.

Students who are Australian citizens or holders of a permanent humanitarian visa are eligible. Under FEE-HELP, you can borrow up to a maximum of $89,706 (2012 - indexed each year) over your lifetime.

Here are some other important features of FEE-HELP:

• A loan fee of 25% applies to FEE-HELP loans for undergraduate courses of study.
• The Commonwealth pays the amount of the loan directly to the student's provider.
•  Students repay their loan through the tax system once their income is above the minimum threshold (in 2012 - $47,196.00 pa indexed).

Information booklets and application forms for FEE-HELP are available from the College Registrar or you can download an information booklet on Fee-Help by clicking here .

Please note that permanent residents are not entitled to Fee-Help.

Austudy

Austudy is available to students undertaking vocational degrees. Students who take at least 75% of an equivalent full-time load in a year are eligible for Austudy subject to the same conditions about previous study and income as for study at other tertiary institutions. If a student with a 75% study load in a semester withdraws from one subject then Austudy will no longer be payable. Further information is available from Centrelink offices or by going to the Austudy web site.

Minimum Numbers

CCTC reserves the right not to proceed with a semester unit when registrations are below a minimum number.