Fees & Eligibility

Beginning in fall 2011, all international students will be required to purchase the CCA Kaiser Permanente health insurance plan.

All Domestic Degree-Seeking Students

All domestic degree-seeking students who are registered in 12 or more units per term (9 units per term for Visual and Critical Studies graduate students) are considered full-time students and therefore required to have health insurance coverage. The college has secured a group health and accident policy that provides coverage for up to 12 months each year.

Current Domestic Students

Current domestic students who seek to continue with a non-CCA health insurance plan are required to officially waive the insurance enrollment in the Kaiser Permanente HMO plan by presenting proof of alternative coverage (e.g., an insurance ID card with a policy number and the effective dates) to the Student Accounts Office by Friday, January 27, 2012, for the spring term.

International students

International students can apply for a waiver of the insurance only if they are able to provide proof of domestic coverage through a shared health insurance policy with a spouse, partner, or parent in the United States.

International students have additional requirements to waive out of the CCA Kaiser Plan and are required to submit their waiver directly to Jessica McMillan, Director of International Student Affairs and Programs (ISAP), by Friday, January 27, 2012, for the spring term.

Jessica's office is located in the Student Affairs Office in the 80 Carolina Building in San Francisco. See International Student Affairs and Programs (ISAP) for additional contact information.

Fees

An insurance fee is charged for each term at registration. The fall fee is $841 and provides coverage from August 15, 2011 through December 31, 2012. The spring fee is $1,393 and provides coverage from January 1, 2011, through August 14, 2011.

Waivers

Full-time domestic students can waive mandatory insurance enrollment by presenting proof of alternative coverage (an insurance ID card with a policy number and the effective dates) to the Student Accounts Office by Friday, January 27, 2012, for the spring term.

Fall waivers will extend through the spring term unless Student Accounts is notified to void the waiver for spring. Students should obtain and save their copy of the insurance waiver.

Full-time status is determined at the end of the add/drop period.

Part-Time Students

Part-time students who are registered in fewer than 12 units per term (fewer than 9 units for Visual and Critical Studies graduate students) are ineligible for CCA's student health insurance, yet may elect to enroll in individual insurance coverage by contacting Wells Fargo Insurance Services at 800.310.7213.

Part-time students interested in remaining on the CCA health insurance during their final semester must contact Suzanne Raffeld, Director of Access & Wellness Services at sraffeld@ccca.edu.

Dependents

Dependent coverage (spouse / domestic partner and/or children) also is available according to the following schedule:

Fall 2011 | Spring/Summer 2012

Student fees
Fall = $841
Spring/summer = $1,393

Add for spouse/partner
Fall = $2,768
Spring/summer = $4,611

Child(ren)
Fall = $508
Spring/summer = $845

Note: Rates listed above are in addition to the student rates.

Changes in Status

Students who initially register for 12 units per term (or 9 units per term for Visual and Critical Studies graduate students), but who subsequently reduce their units to fewer than 12 units per term (or fewer than 9 units per term for Visual and Critical Studies graduate students) by dropping one or more courses during the add/drop period will lose eligibility for coverage under CCA’s health insurance plan. Such affected students may contact Wells Fargo Student Insurance Services at 800.310.7213.

Conversely, students who initially register for fewer than 12 units per term (or fewer than 9 units per term for Visual and Critical Studies graduates students) and then subsequently increase to 12 or more units per term (or more than 9 units per term for Visual and Critical Studies graduate students) before the end of the add/drop period will be required to enroll in CCA’s student health insurance plan or provide proof of alternative coverage.