Tuition Calculator
To find the total credits for your degree plan, go to the HCC Catalog.
*Tuition & Fees are subject to change
Go to the HCC Catalog (link below) to find the total credits for your degree plan. Once the tuition is calculated, add the fees to determine each semester's total attendance cost. The fees are found below by choosing "in-district," "out-of-district," or "out-of-state." If you have questions regarding this information, please call 713.718.2000, and you can be connected to the Financial Aid Office.
HCC CatalogHCC Tuition & Mandatory Fees
- Fees calculated above include Tuition, General Fee, Technology Fee, Student Activity/Services Fee, and Recreation Fee.
- Beginning Fall 2022, HCC will reinstate the Distance Education Fee of $42 per course for Online Anytime and Online on-a-schedule courses.
- Beginning Spring 2024, In-person class, Hybrid Lab and Hybrid Course at Katy Campus will be charged a $5 per credit hour Building Use Fee.
Tuition & Fees 2024 - 2025
In-District
| Tuition | $33.00 per hour |
| ($50 minimum) | |
| General Fee | $25.50 per hour |
| Technology Fee | $25.00 per hour |
| Student Activity Fee | $1.00 per hour |
| ($12 maximum) | |
| Total | $84.50 per hour |
| Recreation Fee | $6 per semester |
Out-of-District
| Tuition Out of District | $121.00 per hour |
| ($138 minimum) | |
| General Fee Out-of-District | $33.50 per hour |
| Technology Fee | $25.00 per hour |
| Student Activity Fee | $1.00 per hour |
| ($12 maximum) | |
| Total | $180.50 per hour |
| Recreation Fee | $6 per semester |
Out-of-State
| Tuition Out of State | $151.00 per hour |
| ($240 minimum) | |
| General Fee Out-of-State | $50.00 per hour |
| Technology Fee | $25.00 per hour |
| Student Activity Fee | $1.00 per hour |
| ($12 maximum) | |
| Total | $227.00 per hour |
| Recreation Fee | $6 per semester |
Tuition & Fee Schedule Prior Terms
2023 - 2024
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 4/10/2023 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 107.50 | 203.50 | 322.00 | |||
| 2 | 175.00 | 367.00 | 460.00 | |||
| 3 | 259.50 | 547.50 | 687.00 | |||
| 4 | 344.00 | 728.00 | 914.00 | |||
| 5 | 428.50 | 908.50 | 1,141.00 | |||
| 6 | 513.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,368.00 | |||
| 7 | 597.50 | 1,269.50 | 1,595.00 | |||
| 8 | 682.00 | 1,450.00 | 1,822.00 | |||
| 9 | 766.50 | 1,630.50 | 2,049.00 | |||
| 10 | 851.00 | 1,811.00 | 2,276.00 | |||
| 11 | 935.50 | 1,991.50 | 2,503.00 | |||
| 12 | 1,020.00 | 2,172.00 | 2,730.00 | |||
| 13 | 1,103.50 | 2,351.50 | 2,956.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,187.00 | 2,531.00 | 3,182.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,270.50 | 2,710.50 | 3,408.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,354.00 | 2,890.00 | 3,634.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,437.50 | 3,069.50 | 3,860.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,521.00 | 3,249.00 | 4,086.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,604.50 | 3,428.50 | 4,312.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,688.00 | 3,608.00 | 4,538.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,771.50 | 3,787.50 | 4,764.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,855.00 | 3,967.00 | 4,990.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,938.50 | 4,146.50 | 5,216.00 | |||
2022 - 2023
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 4/18/2022 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 107.50 | 203.50 | 322.00 | |||
| 2 | 175.00 | 367.00 | 460.00 | |||
| 3 | 259.50 | 547.50 | 687.00 | |||
| 4 | 344.00 | 728.00 | 914.00 | |||
| 5 | 428.50 | 908.50 | 1,141.00 | |||
| 6 | 513.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,368.00 | |||
| 7 | 597.50 | 1,269.50 | 1,595.00 | |||
| 8 | 682.00 | 1,450.00 | 1,822.00 | |||
| 9 | 766.50 | 1,630.50 | 2,049.00 | |||
| 10 | 851.00 | 1,811.00 | 2,276.00 | |||
| 11 | 935.50 | 1,991.50 | 2,503.00 | |||
| 12 | 1,020.00 | 2,172.00 | 2,730.00 | |||
| 13 | 1,103.50 | 2,351.50 | 2,956.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,187.00 | 2,531.00 | 3,182.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,270.50 | 2,710.50 | 3,408.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,354.00 | 2,890.00 | 3,634.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,437.50 | 3,069.50 | 3,860.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,521.00 | 3,249.00 | 4,086.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,604.50 | 3,428.50 | 4,312.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,688.00 | 3,608.00 | 4,538.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,771.50 | 3,787.50 | 4,764.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,855.00 | 3,967.00 | 4,990.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,938.50 | 4,146.50 | 5,216.00 | |||
2021 - 2022
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 4/21/2021 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 107.50 | 203.50 | 322.00 | |||
| 2 | 175.00 | 367.00 | 460.00 | |||
| 3 | 259.50 | 547.50 | 687.00 | |||
| 4 | 344.00 | 728.00 | 914.00 | |||
| 5 | 428.50 | 908.50 | 1,141.00 | |||
| 6 | 513.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,368.00 | |||
| 7 | 597.50 | 1,269.50 | 1,595.00 | |||
| 8 | 682.00 | 1,450.00 | 1,822.00 | |||
| 9 | 766.50 | 1,630.50 | 2,049.00 | |||
| 10 | 851.00 | 1,811.00 | 2,276.00 | |||
| 11 | 935.50 | 1,991.50 | 2,503.00 | |||
| 12 | 1,020.00 | 2,172.00 | 2,730.00 | |||
| 13 | 1,103.50 | 2,351.50 | 2,956.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,187.00 | 2,531.00 | 3,182.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,270.50 | 2,710.50 | 3,408.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,354.00 | 2,890.00 | 3,634.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,437.50 | 3,069.50 | 3,860.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,521.00 | 3,249.00 | 4,086.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,604.50 | 3,428.50 | 4,312.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,688.00 | 3,608.00 | 4,538.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,771.50 | 3,787.50 | 4,764.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,855.00 | 3,967.00 | 4,990.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,938.50 | 4,146.50 | 5,216.00 | |||
2020 - 2021
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 4/15/2020 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 107.50 | 203.50 | 322.00 | |||
| 2 | 175.00 | 367.00 | 460.00 | |||
| 3 | 259.50 | 547.50 | 687.00 | |||
| 4 | 344.00 | 728.00 | 914.00 | |||
| 5 | 428.50 | 908.50 | 1,141.00 | |||
| 6 | 513.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,368.00 | |||
| 7 | 597.50 | 1,269.50 | 1,595.00 | |||
| 8 | 682.00 | 1,450.00 | 1,822.00 | |||
| 9 | 766.50 | 1,630.50 | 2,049.00 | |||
| 10 | 851.00 | 1,811.00 | 2,276.00 | |||
| 11 | 935.50 | 1,991.50 | 2,503.00 | |||
| 12 | 1,020.00 | 2,172.00 | 2,730.00 | |||
| 13 | 1,103.50 | 2,351.50 | 2,956.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,187.00 | 2,531.00 | 3,182.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,270.50 | 2,710.50 | 3,408.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,354.00 | 2,890.00 | 3,634.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,437.50 | 3,069.50 | 3,860.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,521.00 | 3,249.00 | 4,086.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,604.50 | 3,428.50 | 4,312.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,688.00 | 3,608.00 | 4,538.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,771.50 | 3,787.50 | 4,764.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,855.00 | 3,967.00 | 4,990.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,938.50 | 4,146.50 | 5,216.00 | |||
2019 - 2020
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 5/2/2019 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 99.50 | 195.50 | 314.00 | |||
| 2 | 159.00 | 351.00 | 444.00 | |||
| 3 | 235.50 | 523.50 | 663.00 | |||
| 4 | 312.00 | 696.00 | 882.00 | |||
| 5 | 388.50 | 868.50 | 1,101.00 | |||
| 6 | 465.00 | 1,041.00 | 1,320.00 | |||
| 7 | 541.50 | 1,213.50 | 1,539.00 | |||
| 8 | 618.00 | 1,386.00 | 1,758.00 | |||
| 9 | 649.50 | 1,558.50 | 1,977.00 | |||
| 10 | 771.00 | 1,731.00 | 2,196.00 | |||
| 11 | 847.50 | 1,903.50 | 2,415.00 | |||
| 12 | 924.00 | 2,076.00 | 2,634.00 | |||
| 13 | 999.50 | 2,247.50 | 2,852.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,075.00 | 2,419.00 | 3,070.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,150.50 | 2,590.50 | 3,288.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,226.00 | 2,762.00 | 3,506.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,301.50 | 2,933.50 | 3,724.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,377.00 | 3,105.00 | 3,942.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,452.50 | 3,276.50 | 4,160.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,528.00 | 3,448.00 | 4,378.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,603.50 | 3,619.50 | 4,596.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,679.00 | 3,791.00 | 4,814.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,754.50 | 3,962.50 | 5,032.00 | |||
Spring 2019 - Summer 2019
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 10/29/2018 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 96.50 | 184.50 | 311.00 | |||
| 2 | 149.00 | 325.00 | 398.00 | |||
| 3 | 220.50 | 484.50 | 594.00 | |||
| 4 | 292.00 | 644.00 | 790.00 | |||
| 5 | 363.50 | 803.50 | 986.00 | |||
| 6 | 435.00 | 963.00 | 1,182.00 | |||
| 7 | 506.50 | 1,122.50 | 1,378.00 | |||
| 8 | 578.00 | 1,282.00 | 1,574.00 | |||
| 9 | 649.50 | 1,441.50 | 1,770.00 | |||
| 10 | 721.00 | 1,601.00 | 1,966.00 | |||
| 11 | 792.50 | 1,760.50 | 2,162.00 | |||
| 12 | 864.00 | 1,920.00 | 2,358.00 | |||
| 13 | 934.50 | 2,078.50 | 2,553.00 | |||
| 14 | 1,005.00 | 2,237.00 | 2,748.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,075.50 | 2,395.50 | 2,943.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,146.00 | 2,554.00 | 3,138.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,216.50 | 2,712.50 | 3,333.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,287.00 | 2,871.00 | 3,528.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,357.50 | 3,029.50 | 3,723.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,428.00 | 3,188.00 | 3,918.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,498.50 | 3,346.50 | 4,113.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,569.00 | 3,505.00 | 4,308.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,639.50 | 3,663.50 | 4,503.00 | |||
Fall 2018
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 04/30/2018 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 92.50 | 164.50 | 307.00 | |||
| 2 | 141.00 | 285.00 | 380.00 | |||
| 3 | 208.50 | 424.50 | 474.00 | |||
| 4 | 276.00 | 564.00 | 630.00 | |||
| 5 | 343.50 | 703.50 | 786.00 | |||
| 6 | 411.00 | 843.00 | 942.00 | |||
| 7 | 478.50 | 982.50 | 1,098.00 | |||
| 8 | 546.00 | 1,122.00 | 1,254.00 | |||
| 9 | 613.50 | 1,261.50 | 1,410.00 | |||
| 10 | 681.00 | 1,401.00 | 1,566.00 | |||
| 11 | 748.50 | 1,540.50 | 1,722.00 | |||
| 12 | 816.00 | 1,680.00 | 1,878.00 | |||
| 13 | 882.50 | 1,818.50 | 2,033.00 | |||
| 14 | 949.00 | 1,957.00 | 2,188.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,015.50 | 2,095.50 | 2,343.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,082.00 | 2,234.00 | 2,498.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,148.50 | 2,372.50 | 2,653.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,215.00 | 2,511.00 | 2,808.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,281.50 | 2,649.50 | 2,963.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,348.00 | 2,788.00 | 3,118.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,414.50 | 2,926.50 | 3,273.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,481.00 | 3,065.00 | 3,428.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,547.50 | 3,203.50 | 3,583.00 | |||
2017 - 2018
| TUITION & FEES | ||||||
| Effective 04/30/2017 | ||||||
| SEMESTER HOURS | IN-DISTRICT | OUT-OF- DISTRICT | OUT-OF-STATE | |||
| 1 | 92.50 | 164.50 | 307.00 | |||
| 2 | 141.00 | 285.00 | 380.00 | |||
| 3 | 208.50 | 424.50 | 474.00 | |||
| 4 | 276.00 | 564.00 | 630.00 | |||
| 5 | 343.50 | 703.50 | 786.00 | |||
| 6 | 411.00 | 843.00 | 942.00 | |||
| 7 | 478.50 | 982.50 | 1,098.00 | |||
| 8 | 546.00 | 1,122.00 | 1,254.00 | |||
| 9 | 613.50 | 1,261.50 | 1,410.00 | |||
| 10 | 681.00 | 1,401.00 | 1,566.00 | |||
| 11 | 748.50 | 1,540.50 | 1,722.00 | |||
| 12 | 816.00 | 1,680.00 | 1,878.00 | |||
| 13 | 882.50 | 1,818.50 | 2,033.00 | |||
| 14 | 949.00 | 1,957.00 | 2,188.00 | |||
| 15 | 1,015.50 | 2,095.50 | 2,343.00 | |||
| 16 | 1,082.00 | 2,234.00 | 2,498.00 | |||
| 17 | 1,148.50 | 2,372.50 | 2,653.00 | |||
| 18 | 1,215.00 | 2,511.00 | 2,808.00 | |||
| 19 | 1,281.50 | 2,649.50 | 2,963.00 | |||
| 20 | 1,348.00 | 2,788.00 | 3,118.00 | |||
| 21 | 1,414.50 | 2,926.50 | 3,273.00 | |||
| 22 | 1,481.00 | 3,065.00 | 3,428.00 | |||
| 23 | 1,547.50 | 3,203.50 | 3,583.00 | |||
Third Attempt Enrollment
"Students registering for a course three or more times will be assessed an additional fee"
Residents of the Houston Community College (Houston ISD, Stafford MSD, part of Missouri City, Alief and North Forest ISD) service area are considered in-district for fee purposes if they meet the basic residency requirements. Questions concerning residency requirements should be referred to the Campus Admissions Office or the Registrar.
Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change or reclassification at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.