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Tuition going up 3.4% at Volunteer State

Last updated on February 1, 2016

The Tennessee Board of Regents approved increases in tuition and fees Friday that are among the lowest on average since 1996.
The increase raises tuition an average of 3.3 percent across the six TBR universities, 13 community colleges and 27 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology.
Students at community colleges will pay 3.4 percent more for tuition fees.

Students at Volunteer State Community College will pay $3,648 in maintenance/tuition fees, plus $277 in mandatory fees, beginning with the Fall semester, for the 2015-16 academic year.

Vol State has the second lowest tuition and mandatory fee ($3,925) among Tennessee community colleges, just $6 more than Columbia State Community College ($3,919).
In addition to maintenance fees/tuition, which are charged by the credit hour, all students pay a set of mandatory fees that are unique to each campus, like athletics fees, student activities fees, health services fees, etc.

“We are pleased that the tuition levels are the lowest they have been in decades, but we do understand that every time fees are raised, someone may be priced out of an opportunity to attend one of our institutions,” said TBR Chancellor John Morgan.

“Tennessee is fortunate to have state leaders who recognize the integral connection between an educated workforce with affordable access to post-secondary education and the economic growth of our state. Our Hope lottery scholarship, the Tennessee Promise last-dollar scholarship and the Tennessee Reconnect grant, along with other state and federal aid programs, make higher education a more realistic option for more people today than ever before, but for those who must cover the full cost of attendance, any increase is unfortunate,” he said.
“Our institutions are more efficient now than ever, and they continue to focus their resources on ways that support student success to help more complete their credentials faster and more effectively.

“We hope that in the coming years our state leaders will continue to find a way to make higher education a funding priority,” Morgan said.

How fees are calculated:


Maintenance fees
(often referred to as “tuition”) are the charges based on credit hours for in-state students. For example, a student pays a flat rate for the first 12 hours of class credits and a discounted rate for any additional hours. Only out-of-state students are required to pay tuition in addition to maintenance fees. Mandatory fees vary by institution, fund specified programs, and are paid by all students regardless of the number of hours they take.

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