Lord Fairfax Community College Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Is the Part-Time Cost of Attending Laurel Ridge Community College on a Part-Time Basis?

Below you’ll find the current cost per credit hour for part-time students at Laurel Ridge Community College, alongside the full-time annual tuition and fees for comparison.

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How Much Will Lord Fairfax Community College Cost Per Credit Hour?

$163 In-State Per Credit Hour

$352 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time in-state undergraduates are billed $163 a credit hour. For out-of-state students the figure is $352 per credit.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$163	$352

Bear in mind this is the listed per-credit-hour price and excludes any grant aid or scholarships students may be eligible for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at Laurel Ridge Community College are shown below.

Required fees account for added up to $170 in-state and $950 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$4,902	$10,560
Fees	$170	$950
Total	$5,072	$11,510

These figures are tuition and fees only — they do not include room and board costs.

How Has Tuition Changed at Lord Fairfax Community College (Last Few Years)

This is how tuition at Laurel Ridge Community College has moved over the last few reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$4,620	$9,918
Two Years Ago	$4,620	$9,918
One Year Ago	$4,758	$10,056
Most Recent Year	$4,902	$10,560

Over the most recent year, out-of-state tuition rose 5.0%. At the same pace next year, tuition + fees would be roughly $12,086 next year.

Factor Future Tuition Hikes Into Your Plan

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so a freshman should expect to pay more by senior year.

Plan Around the Cumulative Cost

When you map out how you’ll pay for college, build in expected annual increases so future years stay within reach.

Paths to Finance Your Lord Fairfax Community College Education

The per-credit-hour price is only the beginning of the cost story — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

For details on financial aid availability at Laurel Ridge Community College, check out the Laurel Ridge Community College Financial Aid page.

For full-time annual costs, see the Laurel Ridge Community College Tuition & Fees page.