{"id":47938,"date":"2024-04-02T00:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=47938"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:21:34","slug":"keeping-college-affordable-acc-maintains-tuition-fees-for-11th-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2024\/04\/02\/keeping-college-affordable-acc-maintains-tuition-fees-for-11th-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping College Affordable: ACC Maintains Tuition & Fees for 11th Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a historic decision, the Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees unanimously approved maintaining tuition rates for the 2024\/25 academic year. This marks the 11th consecutive year tuition and fees remain unchanged at ACC<\/strong>, highlighting the college\u2019s commitment to providing affordable higher education opportunities to all students. The board approved the vote during its regular meeting on Monday, April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how many colleges can say for they have kept tuition and fees the same for over a decade. I am proud of this board\u2019s commitment to support all of our students  \u2014 and a big part of that is making college affordable,\u201d says Dr. Barbara Mink, ACC board chair. \u201cIt\u2019s our mission as Trustees to represent our community and to bring their needs to the forefront of the work we do here. Our vote today to maintain tuition at ACC for the 11th year in a row is something I\u2019m incredibly proud of. \u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-district students at ACC will continue to pay $67 per credit hour for tuition\u2014with fees, it comes to $85 per credit hour. The out-of-district fee will remain the same at $201 per credit hour. Trustees voted to lower these out-of-district fees in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Maintaining Rates Means for Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Monday\u2019s vote, ACC\u2019s tuition rate remains an estimated 31% lower than if it increased at the same rate of inflation. Considering an inflation rate of 2.5% \u2014 tuition would have gone from $67 per credit hour to $88 per credit hour over the past 11 years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How ACC Tuition Stacks Up Across the State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to 2024-25 tuition and fee rates published by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board<\/a>, ACC students who live in-district pay among the lowest rates in the state compared with other area institutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-District Cost for One Year of College (30 Credit Hours – Including Tuition & Fees)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n