NWACC Part-Time Cost Report

How Much Does It Cost to Attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College as a Part-Time Student?

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

In this report, you’ll find:

In-state part-time students are charged $157 for each credit hour. Out-of-state part-time students pay $170 for each credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$157	$170

Keep in mind the rate above is the full price and does not include any aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

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

The fees portion of those annual totals added up to $1,158 in-state and $1,158 out-of-state; the balance is base tuition.

The totals above are for instruction and do not cover room and board costs.

This is how tuition at NorthWest Arkansas Community College has tracked across the last few reported years.

Year over year, out-of-state tuition rose 3.7%. Holding that rate for one more year, tuition + fees would be near $5,429 the year after.

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so future years stay within reach.

The per-credit-hour price is only the beginning of the cost story — aid packages can change what students and families actually pay.

For more on financial aid at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, check out the NorthWest Arkansas Community College Financial Aid page.