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POLICY 05:05:00

SENIOR CITIZEN / PERSON WITH DISABILITY CHARGES

This policy is consistent with TBR policy 04.01.03.00 Fees, Charges, Refunds and Payments Section II.C.3a.

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to establish fee structure per Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) 49-7-113, as amended which provides special legislation for persons with disabilities and for individuals 60 years of age or older and 65 years of age or older.
Policy/Guideline

  1. Audit Course
    1. Persons with disabilities as defined by the above referenced legislation, persons 60 years of age or older, as well as state service retirees who have retired from state service with 30 or more years of service regardless of age who are domiciled in Tennessee are eligible to enroll in courses for audit with no tuition or mandatory fee required. All applicable non-mandatory fees are charged.
  2. Credit Courses
    1. Persons with disabilities as defined by the above referenced legislation and persons who will become 65 years of age or older during the academic semester in which they begin classes and who are domiciled in Tennessee are eligible to enroll in courses for credit with a fee of $70.00 per semester. All applicable non-mandatory fees will be charged.
  3. Nonredit Courses
    1. Permanent disability and senior citizen discounts do not apply to Continuing Education Programs.

Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991 Editorial Changes, April 20, 1993
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, October 15, 2001
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, December 4, 2006
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, December 4, 2006
Reviewed/Recommended President’s Council, November 25, 2013
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr, November 25, 2013
Reviewed/Recommended President’s Council, March 4, 2019
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., March 4, 2019
Review/Recommended: College Council, January 27, 2025
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., January 27, 2025

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy. 

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153