(1) Initial/new school licensing fees and annual licensing/renewal fees:
(a) A school located within the state of Washington must pay an annual license/renewal application fee based on total annual tuition income.
(b) A school located outside the state of Washington must pay an annual license/renewal application fee based on the total annual tuition income received from or on behalf of Washington state residents.
(c) A new school that has not been in operation prior to the date of initial licensing must base its application fee on estimated total annual tuition income.
If the school's total annual tuition income is: | Its Annual License Fee is: |
$0 - $25,000 | $250 |
$25,001 - $50,000 | $500 |
$50,001 - $100,000 | $600 |
$100,001 - $250,000 | $750 |
$250,001 - $500,000 | $1,000 |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | $1,500 |
$1,000,001 - $2,500,000 | $2,000 |
$2,500,001+ | $2,500 |
(2) Other fees:
Sales Agents representing out-of-state schools | $120 annually per agent |
Late filing of renewal application | $25 per day to a maximum of 30 calendar days |
Auxiliary location certificate, reissuance of license/auxiliary certificate, change of school name or location | $25 |
(3) All fees related to licensing, except for the initial deposit to the tuition recovery trust fund, are nonrefundable. No right to a license or registration is established or implied through the payment of fees. (See RCW
28C.10.060.) Private vocational school licenses must be renewed annually. The renewal application must include a financial statement attested to by the chief administrative officer; amendments to any statement or materials on file that are no longer accurate; and the required fees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28.10.040 [28C.10.040]. WSR 15-24-088, § 490-105-070, filed 11/30/15, effective 12/31/15. Statutory Authority: RCW
28C.10.040(2). WSR 98-22-033, § 490-105-070, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.]