{"id":52217,"date":"2026-04-09T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=52217"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:18:00","slug":"acc-keeps-tuition-flat-for-13th-consecutive-year-ahead-of-fall-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2026\/04\/09\/acc-keeps-tuition-flat-for-13th-consecutive-year-ahead-of-fall-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Keeps Tuition Flat for 13th Consecutive Year Ahead of Fall Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a historic move, the ACC Board of Trustees voted to freeze tuition rates for next school year. The College\u2019s 13-year tuition freeze stands as a rare national benchmark\u2014representing one of the nation\u2019s longest-running efforts to keep higher education affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the freeze, tuition for in-district students remains at $67 per credit hour\u2014or $85 per credit hour when including general fees. The out-of-district rate also remains unchanged at $201 per credit hour. The rate includes access to free tutoring, academic coaching, advising, counseling, technology support, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rate includes access to free tutoring, academic coaching, advising, counseling, technology support, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaintaining tuition and fees for 13 straight years reflects our deep commitment to this community.\u00a0 We know cost is one of the biggest barriers to higher education. It\u2019s our responsibility as a Board to keep college within reach,\u201d says ACC Board Chair Sean Hassan. \u201cI\u2019m proud that we continue to prioritize our students and this community by ensuring they can start or continue their education without added financial strain, all while accessing the high-quality training they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fall 2026 Registration Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opens Monday, May 11, for current and former students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opens Friday, May 15, for all students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classes begin Monday, August 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Start planning now to be ready when registration opens. To view the schedule and register, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic move, the ACC Board of Trustees voted to freeze tuition rates for next school year. The College\u2019s 13-year tuition freeze stands as a rare national benchmark\u2014representing one of the nation\u2019s longest-running efforts to keep higher education affordable. With the freeze, tuition for in-district students remains at $67 per credit hour\u2014or $85 per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":50016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[74,369,368],"class_list":["post-52217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-board-of-trustees","tag-tuition","tag-tuition-and-fees","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52217"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52220,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52217\/revisions\/52220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}