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Tuition and Fee Rates* for Fall 2024/Spring & Summer 2025:
- In-state Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $171.90 per credit hour
- Tuition = $163.40 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $8.50 per credit hour
- Total Tuition & Fees = $171.90 per credit hour
- Out-of-State Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $386.50 per credit hour
- Tuition = $352.00 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $8.50 per credit hour
- Capital Fee = $26.00 per credit hour (only for out-of-state students)
- Total Tuition & Fees = $386.50 per credit hour
* Subject to change
Tuition payments can be made online with no processing fee.
Cost of Attendance - 2024-25
| Expense | In State - student living with parents | In State - student not living with parents | Out of State - student living with parents | Out of State - student not living with parents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Tuition and Fees | $5,157 | $5,157 | $11,595 | $11,595 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,932 | $1,932 | $1,932 | $1,932 |
| Transportation | $1,624 | $1,624 | $1,624 | $1,624 |
| Room and Board | $7,898 | $12,039 | $7,898 | $12,039 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,198 | $2,198 | $2,198 | $2,198 |
| Fall and Spring Total | $18,809 | $22,950 | $25,247 | $29,388 |
*Full-time based on 15 credit hours enrolled both fall and spring,
For enrollment less than full-time (12 credits) the budget items may be reduced.
Notice from the State Board for Community Colleges
RICHMOND, Va. – In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that at its regular business meeting on May 22, 2025, it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall semester 2025. The May 22 meeting will occur at 9 a.m. at the Virginia Community College System, System Office, 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA 23236.
For in-state students, the State Board will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases of between $4.75/credit hour and $8.00/credit hour. For out-of-state students, the Board will consider tuition and fee increases ranging between $7.25/credit hour and $10.50/credit hour.
The tuition and fee increases are necessary to pay for additional costs of operating Virginia’s community colleges, including costs associated with state-mandated compensation and benefit increases, technology costs, insurance premiums and inflationary cost pressures.
Current tuition and mandatory fees at Virginia’s Community Colleges are: $163.40/credit hour for in-state students, and $378.00 for out-of-state students. You can see details about tuition and fees on the VCCS website
Virginia Community college tuition remains less than one-third the cost of attending public four-year baccalaureate institutions.
Written comments from the public will be accepted through May 21 and will be made available to the Board before action on tuition is taken. Written comments may be sent to Andrew Kachur, Executive Coordinator for the Chancellor, at akachur@vccs.edu, or they may be mailed to the attention of Andrew Kachur at:
Office of the Chancellor
Virginia Community College System
300 Arboretum Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23236
About Virginia’s Community Colleges
Since 1966, Virginia’s Community Colleges have given everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the right skills, so lives and communities are strengthened. By making higher education and workforce training available in every part of Virginia, we elevate all of Virginia. Together, Virginia’s Community Colleges serve approximately 250,000 students each year across 23 schools. For more information, please visit www.vccs.edu.