(1) An initial application fee shall accompany each application for certificate of registration, and a renewal fee shall accompany each application for renewal of registration.

(2) If a renewal fee is not paid at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of a school’s certificate of registration, in addition to the renewal fee, there shall be a delinquent fee collected. No portion of any license fee shall be subject to refund.

(3) A certificate of registration shall be issued or denied within sixty (60) days after receipt of the application by the commission.

(4) No new program of study shall be offered by any school holding a certificate of registration until it is registered with and approved by the commission in accordance with procedures which shall be established by the commission. After such course is registered in accordance with the approval procedures provided for herein, it shall be included as a part of any renewal of a certificate of registration. Each application for the original registration of a new program registration fee to be determined by the commission.

(5) A certificate of registration shall be valid only for the school and courses for which it is issued and shall not include other schools or additional locations of a school unless each such additional location (a) offers only courses which are identical to courses offered at the registered location and (b) is under the same ownership, management and control as that of the registered location except as may be provided otherwise in this section. Such additional locations meeting such requirements shall be identified as “annexes” on a certificate application. Gross tuition revenues for the registered location and all annexes shall be combined for the purpose of determining fees payable under this section.

(6) The fees submitted with applications for initial or renewal of registration are not returnable to the applicant, even though a certificate of registration is not issued, unless the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration determines that a financial hardship will result.

(7) The amount of fees authorized in this section and in Section 75-60-27 shall be determined by the Mississippi Community College Board after receiving recommendations from the commission.