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Tuition and Fees

Maintenance fees (tuition) are listed below. You can pay for classes online, by mail or in person.

Summer and fall 2008

Amounts include activity fee and technology fee. Fees are not optional.

District residents* $81 per credit hour - Summer
$83 per credit hour - Fall
Other Missouri residents $118 per credit hour - Summer
$123 per credit hour - Fall
Out-of-state residents $148 per credit hour - Summer
$158 per credit hour - Fall
International students $158 per credit hour - Summer
$168 per credit hour - Fall


Special Senior Citizen Rates

Amounts include activity fee and technology fee. Fees are not optional.

District residents*
60 years of age or older
$40.50 per credit hour - Summer
$41.50 per credit hour - Fall, plus
any additional course fees
Missouri residents
65 years of age or older
registering for audit status
on the last day BEFORE
an open course begins
$15 plus any additional course fees


Additional Course Fees

There are additional fees applied to some courses. These fees will be detailed in the individual course descriptions either online in the interactive class schedule or in the printed schedule books available at any St. Louis Community College location. These fees are not covered by any of the senior citizen special rate programs.

Additional Fees

Additional fees that may be assessed include MoPIRG (optional, non-refundable, Meramec campus only), late registration or returned check fees. These fees are assessed as they apply to specific situations.

*Residency

The St. Louis Community College district includes the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties which are part of the Meramec Valley R-3 and Rockwood R-6 school districts.

A resident student shall be defined as follows:

  • An unemancipated student who has not attained the age of 21 and is under the care, custody or support of the individual(s) having legal custody of the student and who lives in the district.
  • An emancipated minor student who has not attained the age of 21 and who is not under the care, custody and support of an individual(s) having legal custody, but who lives in the district.
  • An adult student who has established residence within the St. Louis Community College district. Maintenance fees for foreign students residing in this country on permanent resident visas will be assessed according to the fee rates listed above.


Proof of residency must be in the form of:

  • Personal or real property tax receipt
  • Lease (one-year duration) bearing name of student, parent, or legal guardian as the lease holder (not tenant)
  • Copy of Federal 1040 tax return
  • Driver's license

All questions regarding residency may be referred to the Admissions/Records office at the campus of your choice.