by our College Data Analytics TeamCheck the current per-credit-hour tuition for part-time enrollment at Kirkwood Community College, alongside the full-time annual tuition and fees for comparison.
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Part-time undergraduates from in state pay $217 per credit. The out-of-state per-credit-hour rate is $290 for every credit hour.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Per Credit Hour | $217 | $290 |
Note that the per-credit-hour cost shown here is the published rate, not counting any financial aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.
To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at Kirkwood Community College appear below.
The fees portion of those annual totals amounted to $100 in-state and $100 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,076 | $8,120 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
| Total | $6,176 | $8,220 |
These figures are tuition and fees only — they do not include housing and meals.
This is how tuition at Kirkwood Community College has moved over the last few reported years.
| Year | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Three Years Ago | $5,208 | $6,972 |
| Two Years Ago | $5,600 | $7,504 |
| One Year Ago | $5,880 | $7,868 |
| Most Recent Year | $6,076 | $8,120 |
Year over year, out-of-state tuition climbed 3.2%. If that pace held for another year, tuition + fees would land around $8,483 in the following year.
Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so budget for the cost climbing as you progress.
Add a yearly growth assumption to your budget so the later years don’t catch you off guard.
Cost per credit hour is just the starting figure — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.
For information on financial aid at Kirkwood Community College, check out the Kirkwood Community College Financial Aid page.
For the standard full-year figures, visit the Kirkwood Community College Tuition & Fees page.