Tuition and Fees

Information below is for 2026-2027 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.

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

Payment of tuition and fees entitles the student to: admission to classes, copies of transcripts, a subscription to the college newspaper, use of the Student Center facilities, campus health services, and the use of the recreational facilities for students taking eight hours or more. The college reserves the right to change tuition and fees in keeping with the acts of the Texas Legislature and the KC Board of Trustees.

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

Fee Amount
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 $45 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) $25 per credit hour
Credit Card Convenience Fee $2 per transaction
Distance Learning Fee (Web, Hybrid and/or Remote courses) $20 per semester hour
e-Service Fee $12 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
Differential Fee/High Demand Program Fee Variable per semester hour
ID Replacement Fee $25 per replacement
Insurance (EMT) $70 per year
Insurance (Health Occupations) $30 per year
Late Registration $50
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