Tuition and Fees

Information below is for 2023-2024 school year

According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Kilgore College has one of the lowest costs per credit hour of any college or university in Texas.

Tuition and fees average about a quarter of the cost of a public university and less than 10 percent of the costs of a private university. A full year (24 credit hours) costs in-district students $2,160 and all other Texas residents just $4,056.

With the state Core Curriculum, courses successfully completed at Kilgore College are guaranteed to transfer to Texas public universities.

Tuition Calculator

In-District Student (per semester)

Tuition

$53 per semester hour

General Education Fee

$37 per semester hour

TOTAL

$90 per semester hour

Out-of-District Student (per semester)

Tuition

$53 per semester hour

Out-of-District Fee

$79 per semester hour

General Education Fee

$37 per semester hour

TOTAL

$169 per semester hour

Non-Resident (Out-of-State and International) Student (per semester)

Tuition

$103 per semester hour

Out-of-District Fee

$79 per semester hour

General Education Fee

$37 per semester hour

TOTAL

$219 per semester hour

Special Fees

ACCUPLACER ESL

$40
ACT WorkKeys Basic Package

$65 (four tests) $50 (NCRC certificate) $25 per retest section

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Certification$50 per test
ADN Computer Software Fee$150 per semester
ATI TEAS$115 per test
Auditing a Course(tuition & fees same as if enrolled)
Campus Security Fee$35 per semester
KC Computer Competency Test$35
Checks, Returned$35
CLEP Exam$90 per test

Credit by Exam; for Experience or Departmental Exam (Advanced Placement)

(equal to in-district tuition/fees as if enrolled)

Credit Card Convenience Fee$2 per transaction

Distance Learning Fee (Web, Hybrid and/or Remote courses)

$20 per semester hour
e-Service Fee$10 per semester hour
Excess Developmental$75 per semester hour
FAX$5
Health & Wellness Fee$25 per semester

High-Cost Workforce Development Course Fee

$35 per semester hour
Insurance (EMT)$70 per year
Insurance (Health Occupations)$30 per year
Matriculation Fee$15
Official Transcript$6
Posting AP Credit to transcript$25 per course
Proctoring Fee$30 per test
Registration Fee$40
Reinstatement Fee *$25
Repeat Three$75 per semester hour
Student Services Fee$5 per semester
TCOLE State Exam ETPA Proctoring Fee$30 per test

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Proctoring Fee

$30 per test
TSI Assessment - Full Test$40
TSI Assessment - Partial Test (2 sections)$20
TSI Assessment - Non-Student$45