{"id":22322,"date":"2020-09-30T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T21:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/?page_id=22322"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:42:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:42:53","slug":"residence-hall-fees-and-meal-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/residence-hall\/residence-hall-fees-and-meal-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence Hall Fees and Meal plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">RESIDENCE HALL FEES<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">TAFT COLLEGE<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>WEST KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>2023\/2024 LICENSE FOR USE OF RESIDENCE HALL FACILITIES AND FOOD SERVICE<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Food Service Program consists of a 19 meal per week plan.\u00a0 The cafeteria is open for 3 meals per day Monday through Friday and 2 meals per day on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The College reserves the right to fill all vacancies. In addition, a $150 security deposit is required.\u00a0 When a student leaves the residence hall, all or any part of the security deposit not due the College for damage to or loss of property of the residence hall and\/or food service charges will be refunded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>EXCEPTION:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Athletes involved in fall or winter sports may be required to pay residence hall and\/or food service fees during intercessions, breaks, and other periods of time beyond the check-in and check-out periods defined in this handbook.\u00a0 Fees will be determined at a later date by the Vice President of Student Services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<u>NOTE: A $150 security deposit must accompany the Residence Hall application to be placed <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>on the list for consideration of a residence hall room.<\/u><\/strong><strong>**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is each student\u2019s responsibility to ensure fees are paid at the time of enrollment or by the due date specified for each semester. If the financial obligation is not met by the stated deadline, the student <strong><em><u>may<\/u><\/em><\/strong> be dropped from classes. Residence hall fees are considered due when the student checks into the residence hall at the beginning of each semester.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to make each student\u2019s experience at Taft College as enjoyable as possible, the College offers payment plan options for those students who cannot pay the entire balance of their residence hall fees when they move in. Participation in the payment plan option requires a $25 non-refundable administrative fee and a $250 1<sup>st<\/sup> down payment per semester. \u00a0<strong><em>A student may have the $250 down payment waived only if, prior to move in, they have their financial aid completed to the point in which the Financial Aid Department can determine aid eligibility covers the initial amount.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0Fees for Cougar Dorms and Ash Dorms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\"><strong><em><u>Semester Fees<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\"><strong><u>Fall 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"186\"><strong><u>Spring 2024<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"264\">Residence Hall Room and Board<\/p>\n<p>Board includes 19 meals per week<\/p>\n<p>(Ash Street and Cougar Dorms)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\"><strong>$3490.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"186\"><strong>$3490.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"342\"><em><strong>2 &#8211; 4 occupants\/shared space<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"601\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"601\">\n<h3><strong><em>Payment Plan (Option) Information (2023-24):<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\"><strong><u>FALL SEMESTER<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"143\"><strong><u>AMOUNT DUE<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"173\"><strong><u>SPRING SEMESTER<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\"><strong><u>AMOUNT DUE<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">Payment upon arrival<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$250.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">Payment upon arrival<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$250.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">September 20, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$810.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">February 21, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$810.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">October 20, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$810.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">March 21, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$810.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">November 21, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$810.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">April 19, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$810.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">December 15, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$810.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">May 16, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$810.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Fees for CIL (Center for Independent Living) Dorms<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\"><strong><em><u>Semester Fees\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\"><strong><u>Fall 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"186\"><strong><u>Spring 2024<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"264\">Residence Hall Room and Board<\/p>\n<p>Board includes 19 meals per week<\/p>\n<p>(Ash Street and Cougar Dorms)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\"><strong>$3842.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"186\"><strong>$3842.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"342\"><em><strong>Single-Room Occupancy<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><em>Payment Plan (Option) Information (2023-24):<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"font-size: 16px\" width=\"601\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"601\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\"><strong><u>FALL SEMESTER<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"143\"><strong><u>AMOUNT DUE<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"173\"><strong><u>SPRING SEMESTER<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\"><strong><u>AMOUNT DUE<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">Payment upon arrival<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$250.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">Payment upon arrival<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$250.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">September 20, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$898.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">February 21, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$898.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">October 20, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$898.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">March 21, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$898.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">November 21, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$898.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">April 19, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$898.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"155\">December 15, 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">$898.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">May 16, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">$898.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Participation in the payment plan option requires a $25 non-refundable Administrative Fee per semester.\u00a0 Security deposit and ASO sticker charges are not included in the payment plan option.\u00a0 <strong><em>The payment plan information above <u>DOES NOT<\/u> include enrollment fees for classes or non-resident tuition.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note:\u00a0 Enrollment fees for classes and\/or tuition are paid separately at the time of registration or through a Business office approved payment plan.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Occupancy for the dorms: begins <strong><u>August 21, 2023<\/u><\/strong>, and ending <strong><u>May 17, 2024.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The student is responsible for all charges specified herein, payable at the times and in the amounts indicated. The use of housing facilities and participation in the Food Service Program is subject to the regulations of the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TAFT COLLEGE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>WEST KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FEES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2023\/2024 LICENSE FOR USE OF RESIDENCE HALL FACILITIES AND FOOD SERVICE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Food Service Program consists of a 19 meal per week plan.\u00a0 The cafeteria is open for 3 meals per day Monday through Friday and 2 meals per day on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The College reserves the right to fill all vacancies. In addition, a $150 security deposit is required.\u00a0 When a student leaves the residence hall, all or any part of the security deposit not due the College for damage to or loss of property of the residence hall and\/or food service charges will be refunded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>EXCEPTION:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Athletes involved in fall or winter sports may be required to pay residence hall and\/or food service fees during intercessions, breaks, and other periods of time beyond the check-in and check-out periods defined in this handbook.\u00a0 Fees will be determined at a later date by the Vice President of Student Services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<u>NOTE: A $150 security deposit must accompany the Residence Hall application to be placed <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>on the list for consideration of a residence hall room.<\/u>**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, ALL FEES MUST BE PAID UPON ARRIVAL DATE***<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\"><strong><em><u>Semester Fees:\u00a0 <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong><u>Fall<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"186\"><strong><u>Spring<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"264\">Residence Hall Room and Board<\/p>\n<p>Board includes 19 meals per week<\/p>\n<p>(Ash Street and Cougar Dorms)<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">$3,490.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"186\">$3,490.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"342\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\"><strong><em><u>Semester Fees for CIL Dorms<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong><u>Fall 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"186\"><strong><u>Spring 2024<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"264\">Residence Hall Room and Board<\/p>\n<p>Board includes 19 meals per week<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">$3842.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"186\">$3842.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"342\">Single Room Occupancy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENCE HALL FEES  TAFT COLLEGE  WEST KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT  2023\/2024 LICENSE FOR USE OF RESIDENCE HALL FACILITIES AND FOOD SERVICE  The Food Service Program consists of a 19 meal per week plan.\u00a0 The cafeteria is open for 3 meals per day Monday through Friday and 2 meals per day on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22194,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22322","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22322"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22587,"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22322\/revisions\/22587"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/campus-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}