We realize this may be your first college experience and you are new to understanding all of the financial jargon surrounding tuition and fees. Understanding the term “credit hours” may help you to be able to determine an estimate of your costs and better understand the expenses you will incur.
Tuition is billed based on credit hours. The last digit of the course number denotes credit hours. Example: ENG1113 (English Comp I) represents 3 credit hours. Credit hours equate to the total meeting time of a course for one week.
Courses can earn a student one, two, three or four credit hours. A full-time schedule of five courses (three hours each) would equal to 15 credit hours.
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Tuition | Registration Fee | Course Materials & eBook Fee | OWC Fee (Online Workforce College) | Additional Fees (*specific to individual programs, lab fees.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | $125 per credit hour. Tuition may vary for some programs. (*See fee sheet.) |
$60 per semester |
$30 per credit hour per course | $50 per semester |
Fees vary for laboratory courses within each program. (*See fee sheet.) |
| Dual Credit | $80 per credit hour |
None | None | None | None |
| Dual Enrollment Academic |
$125 per credit hour | $60 per semester | $30 per credit hour per course | $50 per semester | Fees vary for laboratory courses within each program. (*See fee sheet.) |
| Vocational/Technical |
$125 per credit hour. Tuition may vary for some programs. (*See fee sheet.) |
$60 per semester | $10 - $30 per credit hour per course | $50 per semester | Fees vary for laboratory courses within each program. (*See fee sheet.) |
| Dual Enrollment Vocational |
$125 per credit hour. Tuition may vary for some programs. (*See fee sheet.) |
$60 per semester | $30 per credit hour per course | $50 per semester | Fees vary for laboratory courses within each program. (*See fee sheet.) |
| Online | $125 per credit hour | $60 per semester | (*See fee sheet.) | $50 per semester | A $30 lab fee is charged for each course. |
For one-on-one help with determining your semester costs, call the Office of Student Accounts at (601) 477-4013
Your tuition and fees will vary based on whether you enroll as a full-time or part-time student, and whether you qualify for in-state financial aid or scholarships.
In addition to tuition and required enrollment fees, you should also plan for certain additional costs depending on your choice of majors. Art majors will need art supplies, chemistry and physics require lab fees, some math, engineering and vocational/technical programs specify calculators needed for calculations.
The biggest chunk of college cost is usually tuition, a fee charged by educational institutions for instruction and other services.
Beyond tuition and required registration fees, additional student costs may include: