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FULL-TIME POST-SECONDARY TUITION FEES

For information regarding the tuition and ancillary fees for your program, please visit our Program and Courses page and select the ‘Costs’ tab.

Our program fee calculator can also be used to calculate tuition fees for each program, by semester.

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT METHODS

Warning: We have reports of people claiming to be brokers or agents scamming international students. Please make all payments directly through our secure payment portals to protect yourself.

Please review the Payment Due Dates carefully!

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT METHODS

For information about the payment methods available to international students, please visit the How to Pay page.

Payment Process

  1. Login to your MyDC portal using the login credentials provided in your “Welcome” email.
  2. Select 'Check status of application' under Helpful Links on the left-hand side of the page, or you can click the green Check Application Status box.
  3. View, print and save your official Letter of Acceptance by clicking on the PDF icon beside your letter located in the 'Correspondence' section.
  4. Select 'Accept Offer & Pay Fees / Decline Offer.'
  5. Follow all of the steps to accept/confirm your offer and then continue on to 'Pay Fees' section.

**No other forms of payment are accepted.

TAX RECEIPTS

Receipts for tuition, education and book amounts (Canada Revenue Agency’s Form T2202) for the previous calendar year are available online on the last business day of February each year.  Please visit DC's Tuition/education income tax credit webpage for more information. 

REFUND AND WITHDRAWALS

CHANGING YOUR DC PROGRAM

If you have decided to enrol in a different program than the one you were initially accepted for, please submit your request to the International Education Office via our online contact us form. Make sure to include your name, student number, and the program you would like to change into.

Program change requests should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure seat availability as programs can fill up weeks or months in advance of the start date.

WITHDRAWAL & REFUND INFORMATION

International students must complete the International Withdrawal Request form to request a withdrawal/refund.

WITHDRAWAL AND REFUNDS

REFUND INFORMATION

International students, please visit MyDC - International Withdrawal and Refund Information for detailed information.

Please see this link for our refund policy and procedure.

TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION

Refunds will be processed only if you will be attending an institution in the same semester as you were accepted to attend Durham College. In addition, the program level must be the same or higher (for example, post-graduate to post-graduate or post-secondary to post-graduate).

A valid offer letter from the institution indicating the start date of studies will be required.

Durham will not approve tuition refunds for a first semester to transfer to the following Partner Institutions –

  • Algonquin College
  • Cambrian and/or Hanson International
  • Canadore and Stanford International
  • Centennial College
  • Conestoga College
  • Fanshawe College
  • Fleming College
  • Georgian College
  • Lambton, Queen’s College of Business
  • Loyalist College
  • Niagara College
  • Northern College and Pures College
  • Sault College
  • St. Lawrence College
  • St. Clair College
DEFERRALS TO NEXT INTAKE AT DURHAM COLLEGE (DC)

Effective Fall 2022, as per our Withdrawal and Refund Policy, students are only eligible to apply for a deferral one time. After one deferral you can reapply for a new program intake or apply for a withdrawal/refund.

Students who wish to defer their offer of admission to the next available intake must submit a Request for Deferral Form before 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Day 10 of their semester.

If a SPP India student visa is rejected by IRCC, Durham College is not permitted to offer a deferral under the policy of the SPP program. As a SPP school, the college must adhere to the SPP policies.

SCHOLARSHIPS

International students commencing programs at Durham College may be eligible for a variety of scholarships that can help offset the cost of tuition. The awards are open only to new full-time international students in their first program of study at Durham College. Only tests taken in the last 2 years and valid at the time a student begins their program, will be considered for the scholarship.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP

ELIGIBILITY

The English Proficiency Entrance Scholarship will be discontinued after the May 2025 intake. We welcome you to look at our new Global Entrance Scholarship launching for our September 2025 intake.

Students must:

  • Submit their application for admission and pay their fees by the deadline indicated on their offer letter.
  • Arrive in Canada and remain enrolled at Durham College past the 10th day of the semester.

Exemptions:

  • If a student withdraws from Semester 2 prior to the 10th day of the semester, the scholarship will be revoked and the money awarded will be subtracted from their refund.
  • If a student fails to register for Semester 2 classes prior to the 5th day of the semester, the scholarship will be revoked and the money awarded will be subtracted from their account.

To note:

  • Scholarships are awarded towards second semester fees and will be provided prior to the deadline for the student’s second semester fee payment when possible, or before registration for semester 2 classes.
  • If a student has paid their full year fees in total before receiving the scholarship money, refund cheques will be issued in the month following the start of each semester (October, February and June)
AWARD UP TO C$1,000 AWARD UP TO C$1,500
Grade 12 English final of 80%**

Cape – Grade 2

CSEC (CXC) – Grade 1

A Level – Grade B

0 Level – Grade A/7

BGSCE – Grade A

B2 WAEC

KSCE – Grade A-

Academic IELTS 7.5

TOEFL (IBT) 102

IB English A HL – Grade 5

UCE – Grade 1

DUO LINGO 120

Grade 12 English final of 85%**

CAPE – Grade 1

A Level – Grade A/A*

O Level – Grade A*/8 or 9

A1 WAEC

KSCE – Grade A

Academic IELTS 8.0

TOEFL (IBT) 110

IB English A HL – Grade 6 or 7

*English Language Proficiency results must be submitted at the time of application and fees must be paid by the deadline shown on your Letter of Acceptance to be considered. University level English results are not considered for scholarships.
**Grade 12 English grade will be considered if from a Canadian or USA curriculum only.

Please note: Award and scholarship amounts, and qualifications are subject to change.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

Students who achieve academic excellence in their program of study may be awarded an in-course scholarship valued up to $1,000 CAD. Recipients are invited to an awards ceremony to celebrate their achievements. 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS

All eligible applicants to a degree program, with a combined minimum, non-weighted average of 75 percent and higher, will be considered to receive a first-year entrance award before their second semester of study commences.

  •  75% average – $500
  •  80% average – $1,500
  •  85% average – $2,000
  •  90% average – $3,000

**subject to change; be sure to check your Program information page for more details

APPLICATION AND NOTIFICATION

Students do not need to directly apply for a scholarship. Durham College staff will assess each student based on the scholarship eligibility criteria and notify successful recipients via email.

Other scholarships may be available. Contact the International Education Office for further details.

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