Summer 2025 | Tuition and Fee Breakdown | TJC

Tuition and Fee Breakdown

Summer 2025

Tuition & Fees

Semester Hours Residents of the TJC District Texas-Residents Out-of-District Non-Residents of Texas
1 189 252 277
2 285 411 461
3 381 570 645
4 477 729 829
5 573 888 1,013
6 669 1,047 1,197
7 765 1,206 1,381
8 861 1,365 1,565

Method of Computation:

  Residents of the TJC District Texas-Residents Out-of-District Non-Residents of Texas
  $37/hr tuition $40/hr tuition $65/hr tuition
plus     $60/hr surcharge $60/hr surcharge
plus   $42/hr general education fee $42/hr general education fee $42/hr general education fee
plus   $ 2/hr student life fee ($26 max) $ 2/hr student life fee ($26 max) $ 2/hr student life fee ($26 max)
plus   $15/hr technology fee $15/hr technology fee $15/hr technology fee
plus   $23 health service fee $23 health service fee $23 health service fee
plus   $45 registration fee $45 registration fee $45 registration fee
plus   $25 campus Security Fee $25 campus security fee $25 campus security fee

Other Fees

NOTE: In addition to the rates shown, the following fees are charged:

  Laboratory Fees (per course - specified courses only)   $20 / hour
  High Cost VoTech Course Fee (per  specified  courses)    $28 / hour
  High Cost Health Prof Course  Fee (per specified  courses)      $28 / hour
  3000/4000 Level Course Fee     $30 / hour
  Individual Music Instruction (1 lesson / week) $85  
  (2 lessons / week) $110  
  Distance Ed Fee   $10/ hour  
  Non-Course Based Option (NCBO) Fee   $85  
  Non-Funded Course Fee   $100 / hour  
  18-Hour Rule Fee   $75 / hour  
 Developmental Ed Math Access Fee   $96 / course  
 Developmental Ed English Access Fee   $82 / course  
 Developmental Ed Reading Access Fee   $82 / per course                Posting Fee**    $25
  Returned Check Fee  $30   **For posting credit by examination  
  ID Replacement Fee $15      (CLEP, etc.) to permanent records.  
  Payment Plan Admin. Fee $30 Payment Plan Late Fee $30
  Reinstatment Fee   $100 / per occurrence  
  Dual Credit Late Processing Fee   $100 / per course  
  Differential fee Varies (see chart)    
  • "Tuition, fees, and other expenses are subject to change by vote of the Board of Trustees or the legislature of the State of Texas."
  • Payment of tuition and fees is due in full at the time of registration.  There is no deferred payment.
  • Students' schedules with unpaid tuition and fees will be dropped for non-payment.

Differential Fee by Program

Air Conditioning $11
Associate Degree Nursing $25
Automotive $13
Chemistry $10
Community Health $16
Computer Science $9
Criminal Justice $10
Culinary $12
Dental Assisting $17
Dental Hygiene $25
Diagnostic Medical Sonography $20
Electronics $8
Emergency Medical Services $16
Engineering Design Technology $13
Fire Technology $10
Game and Simulation Development $13
Geology $7
Health Information Technology $16
Human Services $16
Interpreter Training $13
Life Sciences $10
Medical Laboratory $17
Music $7
Occupational Therapy Assistant $25
Physical Therapist Assistant $25
Physics $7
Polysomnography $19
Power Plant Technology $8
Radiologic Technology $20
Respiratory Care $19
Surgical Technology $20
Surveying $9
Theatre $7
Veterinarian Technology $20
Vision Care Technology $19
Visual Communication $10
Vocational Nursing $21
Welding $12
Wellness and Exercise $20
Workforce IT $11