Low Tuition Rates
Students who attend Southwest Virginia Community College can realize significant savings on educational costs when compared to 4 year or private colleges. See our current Tuition & Fees information
The Net Price Calculator can give you an estimate of the cost of your education at SWCC and let you compare that cost to 4 year universities.
HOW TO PAY TUITION BALANCES
If you do not have financial aid, or your financial aid does not cover all of your tuition, you can pay your tuition by any of the following ways:
E-Pay
You may use monthly or semi-monthly scheduled payments for tuition balances. Contact the Cashier's Office for more information at (276)964-7367.
Tuition Payment Plan
Sign up for the TMS Plan to pay tuition due in monthly payments. Find out about important deadlines and how to enroll at the TMS Tuition Payment Plan page. Students may also qualify for an emergency loan. Pay Tuition at the Cashier's Office
Pay by cash, check, MasterCard, VISA or Discover at the Cashier's Office on the 1st floor of Tazewell Hall, T-105 See Cash Office Hours OR mail payment to SWCC Business Office, POB 1101, Richlands, VA 24641. Make checks and money orders payable to Southwest Virginia Community College. Tuition must be paid in the exact amount due.
QuikPAY® Online Services
Pay your tuition using Visa, MasterCard, Discover or E-checking by logging into MYSouthwest and using QuikPAY. QuikPAY is a full service eCommerce solution that allows you to make payments to your student accounts online. This service is provided free of charge to you and no signup is necessary. All current students are automatically enrolled in QuikPAY. To Access QuikPAY® from SIS - Student Information System 
1. Login to MYSouthwest and select VCCS SIS Student Information System 2. Click on Student Center and click on “Go to QuikPAY” (see example on left) This will bring you to the QuikPAY® Application and you will land on the QuikPAY® Message Board For assistance using this feature, contact the SWCC Business Office, 276.964.7367 and/or 276.964.7219. Contact UsStudents who may have further questions about paying for classes can contact us for more information. Class enrollment at Southwest Virginia Community College is not official until your tuition is paid in full. Tuition becomes due on the first day of class, and is due upon enrollment after the term is underway.
TUITION REFUND/DEBT REMOVAL POLICY
Under exceptional circumstances Southwest Virginia Community College can grant tuition refund/debt removals for students. Refund/debt removals are guided by Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Policy 4.3.2.2 and are only available in exceptional cases. These have been defined as the following: 1) administrative error, (2) documented extenuating circumstances (e.g., major medical emergency, extreme financial hardship, death of an immediate family member, etc.); or (3) a national emergency or mobilization declared by the President of the United States and in accordance with Section 23-9.6.2 of the Code of Virginia.
If a tuition refund is required as a result of actions of the college or of the college being unable to deliver the instruction for which a student has contracted, the student may be granted a tuition refund notwithstanding earlier provisions of the section. In all cases, if a tuition refund is required due to a highly unusual emergency or extenuating circumstance, any such refund must be approved in writing by the president or his/her designee.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT Southwest Virginia Community College does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status; or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees, or applicants; or any other basis protected by law. The college is subject to Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; Federal Executive Order 11246; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA); Virginia's State Executive Order Number Two; and all other applicable rules and regulations.
