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Tuition and Fee Rates* for Fall 2025/Spring & Summer 2026:
- In-state Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $177.30 per credit hour
- Tuition = $168.30 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $9.00 per credit hour
- Total Tuition & Fees = $177.30 per credit hour
- Out-of-State Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $394.40 per credit hour
- Tuition = $356.90 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $9.00 per credit hour
- Capital Fee = $28.50 per credit hour (only for out-of-state students)
- Total Tuition & Fees = $394.40 per credit hour
* Subject to change
Tuition payments can be made online with no processing fee.
Tuition and Fee Rates* for Fall 2026/Spring & Summer 2027:
- In-state Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $184.50 per credit hour
- Tuition = $175.00 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $9.50 per credit hour
- Total Tuition & Fees = $184.50 per credit hour
- Out-of-State Students:
- Total Tuition & Fees = $401.60 per credit hour
- Tuition = $363.60 per credit hour
- Activity Fee = $9.50 per credit hour
- Capital Fee = $28.50 per credit hour (only for out-of-state students)
- Total Tuition & Fees = $401.60 per credit hour
* Subject to change
Tuition payments can be made online with no processing fee.
**CTE Tuition for the academic year beginning in fall 2026 will be posted at a later date.
Cost of Attendance - 2025-26
| 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 | $5,319 | $5,319 | $11,832 | $11,832 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,087 | $2,087 | $2,087 | $2,087 |
| Transportation | $1,754 | $1,754 | $1,754 | $1,754 |
| Room and Board | $8,530 | $13,002 | $8,530 | $13,002 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 |
| Fall and Spring Total | $20,064 | $24,536 | $26,577 | $31,049 |
*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.
Cost of Attendance - 2025-26
| 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 | $5,535 | $5,535 | $12,048 | $12,048 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,254 | $2,254 | $2,254 | $2,254 |
| Transportation | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 |
| Room and Board | $9,212 | $14,042 | $9,212 | $14,042 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,564 | $2,564 | $2,564 | $2,564 |
| Fall and Spring Total | $21,459 | $26,289 | $27,972 | $32,802 |
*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: The State Board for Virginia’s Community Colleges voted May 22 to set tuition and mandatory educational and general (E&G) fees for the academic year that begins with the Fall 2025 semester. More information about the new tuition & fees can be found on the vccs.edu blog.