Mercer County Community College Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Does It Cost to Attend Mercer County Community College on a Part-Time Basis?

See current per-credit-hour charges for part-time students at Mercer County Community College, next to the annual tuition and fee totals.

Here’s what this page covers:

Mercer County Community College Cost Per Credit Hour
Mercer County Community College Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Does Mercer County Community College Charge Per Credit Hour?

$265 In-State Per Credit Hour

$322 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time in-state undergraduates are billed $265 per credit hour. The out-of-state per-credit-hour rate is $322 a credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$265	$322

Note that the per-credit-hour cost shown here is the published rate, not counting any grant aid or scholarships students may be eligible for.

For the full picture, the annual tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates at Mercer County Community College are broken out below.

Of that annual total, required fees came to $1,446 in-state and $1,446 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,360	$7,728
Fees	$1,446	$1,446
Total	$7,806	$9,174

These costs reflect one year of tuition and fees and leave out room and board.

Recent Tuition Trend at Mercer County Community College Recently?

Here’s how tuition at Mercer County Community College has tracked across the last few reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$4,728	$7,056
Two Years Ago	$4,848	$7,254
One Year Ago	$5,035	$7,544
Most Recent Year	$6,360	$7,728

Over the most recent year, out-of-state tuition climbed 2.4%. Carrying the same rate forward one year puts tuition + fees around $9,397 the year after.

Factor Future Tuition Hikes Into Your Plan

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so plan for the cost in later years to exceed today’s posted rate.

Budget for the Real Multi-Year Total

When planning, assume the rate will rise each year so rising costs don’t blow up your plan.

How to Fund Your Mercer County Community College Degree

A per-credit-hour figure is only part of the conversation — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

For information on financial aid at Mercer County Community College, head to the Mercer County Community College Financial Aid page.

If you’re weighing full-time enrollment, see the Mercer County Community College Tuition & Fees page.