Winter 2025 Semester Fees – Continuing Education

Fee Payment

  • All fees are due in full upon registration.
  • Students who do not pay their course fees may have their course registration cancelled and will remain liable for the non-refundable fees.
  • Late payment fees of $25 will be applied to overdue accounts.

Methods of Payment

Payment can be made:

  • By credit card ONLY MasterCard or Visa through Omnivox via the Payment Center in your MyDawson portal.
  • Through you bank as a bill payment by using your student I.D. number as the payee and Dawson College as the recipient.  Please allow 3 to 5 working days for processing when making payment at an authorized banking institution in Canada.
  • In-person at the Student Fee Counter in room 4B.5.
  • In addition to fees below, all applicants to Continuing Education will be charged a non-refundable application fee of $30.00.

 

FULL-TIME STUDENT IN A PROGRAM (1)
(MIN. 4 COURSES OR 180 HOURS IN PROGRAM)
Refund deadline Fee
Registration Fee Non-Refundable $20.00
Mandatory Instructional Services Fees January 24 (2) $25.00
Student Services Fee January 24 (2) $117.00
Dawson Student Union Fee Non-Refundable $25.00
Voluntary donation to the Dawson Foundation January 24 (2) $10.00
SUBTOTAL: $197.00
DSU Student Dental Insurance Premium  January 24 (2) (4) $54.00
DSU Student Health Insurance Premium January 24 (2) (4) $68.00
TOTAL: $319.00
Convocation Fee
(when applicable)
February 19 (3) $17.00
(See below)
TOTAL: $336.00
Course In Program Hourly Fee No charge
Course Outside of Program Hourly Fee January 24(2) $2.00/hr
Canadian Non-Quebec Resident Student Fees February 19 (3) $1,833
(See below)
International Student Fees February 19 (3) (See below)

 

PART-TIME STUDENT (1)  Refund deadline Fee
Registration Fee Non-Refundable $5.00/course
Max. $20.00
Mandatory Instructional Services Fees January 24 (2) $6.00/course
Max. $25.00
Student Services Fee January 24 (2) $29.00/course
Max. $116.00
Dawson Student Union Fee Non-Refundable $14.00
Voluntary donation to the Dawson Foundation January 24 (2) $10.00
SUBTOTAL:
(above fees – one course)
$62.75
Convocation Fee
(when applicable)
February 19 (3) $17.00
(See below)
TOTAL:
(above fees – one course)
$79.75
DSU Student Dental Insurance Premium  January 24 (2) (4) $54.00
DSU Student Health Insurance Premium  January 24 (2) (4) $68.00
Course In Program Hourly Fee February 19 (3) $2.00/hr
Course Outside of Program Hourly Fee January 24 (2) $2.00/hr
Canadian Non-Quebec Resident Student Fees February 19 (3) $6.69/hr
(See below)
International Student Fees February 19 (3) (See below)

(1) Exemption for hourly course fees applies only to: (a) full time students in a program taking courses in their program; (b) students qualified for the status of Fin de D.E.C. / A.E.C; (c) students with major functional disabilities. All students registering for Independent Studies (08072) are charged hourly course fees, regardless of the number of courses they are following.

(2) Only if a student officially withdraws from the courses by Friday, January 24, 2025. Withdrawal forms can  be found on Omnivox under “Mycollege services”-withdrawal forms.

(3) Only if a student officially withdraws from courses by Wednesday , February 19, 2025.

Examples of Prices per Course for Part-Time or Independent Studies

Note that these examples do not include the Non-Quebec Resident fee, the International Student fee nor the $30 Application fee.  See the table above if these fees apply to you.

  • 30 hour course:  $112.75 per course
  • 45 hour course:  $142.75 per course
  • 60 hour course:  $172.750 per course
  • 75 hour course:  $202.75 per course
  • 90 hour course:  $232.75 per course
  • Application Fee

Students seeking admission to a program or following credit courses for the first time at Dawson College, shall be charged a $30.00 non-refundable application fee.

Course Change Fee (non-refundable)

An additional fee of $20.00 is payable for each course change. This fee does not apply to course changes required under academic regulations.

International Document Analysis Fee

Program applicants presenting academic credentials from foreign jurisdictions will be required to pay an additional non-refundable fee of $50.00 for the analysis of their files.

Hourly Fee

Students who register part-time (fewer than 180 hours or 4 courses in their program) must pay $2.00 per course hour upon registration.  All students registering for Independent Studies (08702) are charged hourly course fees, regardless of the number of courses they are following.

Late Attendance Validation Fee

A fee of $25 will be applied to students who do not validate their attendance by the Attendance Validation deadline.

See below for fees applicable to Canadians residing outside Quebec and to International students.


Fees for Students Residing Outside Quebec

Canadian Students

Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who register in out-of-program courses or part-time in a program, and who are not Quebec residents, pay an additional amount of $6.95* per course hour for part-time studies. The fee is in addition to all other applicable fees including other hourly course fees.

Full-time students in a program pay an amount of $1,833.00* per semester. This amount is in addition to other applicable fees (excluding hourly course fee).

International Students

International students who register in Independent Studies or part-time in a program pay an additional amount of $33.06* to $52.36* per course hour depending  on their program/course. The International Student fee is in addition to all other applicable fees including hourly course fees and other fees listed.

Full-time students in a program pay an amount of $7,210* to $11,174* per semester depending on their program. This amount is in addition to other applicable fees (excluding hourly course fee). For detailed information, see International Student Fees

International students in Continuing Education must have a visa valid until the end of May 2025 for the institution they are attending.

*Refundable if a student officially withdraws from his/her course(s) by Wednesday, February 19, 2025.  Rates are preliminary and are subject to finalization by the Ministry of Education.


Commandite Students

Please see the Commandite Students Fees page

Convocation Fee

All potential graduates will be assessed a convocation fee once per diploma or attestation.

Assessment of Fees

The fees are determined by Government Laws and Regulations and College Bylaws and are subject to change without prior notice. Up-to-date information on fees is available on  the College Student Fees Web page.

Refunds

Refunds, when applicable,  will be issued  by cheque and mailed to the address in the student’s file. Students may also come to the Fee Counter room 4B.5 for an in-person refund of $500 or less. Please see our website for our hours. There are no cash refunds.

Tax Receipts

For tax compliant receipts, please ensure that you have added your S.I.N. to your account prior to printing your tax receipts.  Tax receipts for 2024 will be available by February 28, 2025 via the MyDawson portal at: http://dawsoncollege.omnivox.ca Note that tax receipts for 2025 will be available by February 28, 2026.



Last Modified: November 8, 2024