Breakdown

Semester HoursTJC District ResidentsOut-of-District Texas-ResidentsNon-Residents of Texas
1216279304
2312438488
3408597672
4504756856
56009151,040
66961,0741,224
77921,2331,408
88881,3921,592
99841,5511,776
101,0801,7101,960
111,1761,8692,144
121,2722,0282,328
131,3682,1872,512
141,4622,3442,694
151,5562,5012,876
161,6502,6583,058
171,7442,8153,240
181,8382,9723,422
191,9323,1293,604
202,0263,2863,786
212,1203,4433,968
222,2143,6004,150

Methods of Computation

 TJC District ResidentsOut-of-District Texas ResidentsNon-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  $35 health service fee$35 health service fee$35 health service fee
plus  $45 registration fee$45 registration fee$45 registration fee
plus  $40 campus security fee$40 campus security fee$40 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$30Payment Plan Late Fee$30
 Reinstatement Fee $100 / per occurrence 
  Dual Credit Late Processing Fee $100 / per course 
  Differential feeVaries (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

*For further information please visit TJC’s Cost of Attendance breakdown.