OTC Part-Time Cost Report

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Ozarks Technical Community College While Enrolled Part-Time?

See current per-credit-hour charges for part-time students at Ozarks Technical Community College, together with the standard annual tuition and fee figures.

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OTC Cost Per Credit Hour
OTC Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

What Does OTC Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

$193 In-State Per Credit Hour

$247 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

In-state part-time students are charged $193 for each credit hour. For out-of-state students the figure is $247 for every credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$193	$247

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

For context, the standard annual tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates at Ozarks Technical Community College appear below.

The fees portion of those annual totals came to $1,112 in-state and $1,112 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$4,840	$6,088
Fees	$1,112	$1,112
Total	$5,952	$7,200

The totals above are for instruction and do not cover housing and meals.

Tuition Trend for OTC (Last Few Years)

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

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$3,936	$5,040
Two Years Ago	$4,104	$5,256
One Year Ago	$4,512	$5,760
Most Recent Year	$4,840	$6,088

In the latest reported year, out-of-state tuition moved up 5.7%. If that pace held for another year, tuition + fees would land around $7,610 next year.

Factor Future Tuition Hikes Into Your Plan

Annual tuition increases are the norm at most institutions, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Factor Cost Increases Into Your Budget

Add a yearly growth assumption to your budget so rising costs don’t blow up your plan.

How to Fund Your OTC Coursework

Cost per credit hour is just the starting figure — financial aid can change the actual price a part-time student pays substantially.

For a breakdown of aid offered at Ozarks Technical Community College, check out the Ozarks Technical Community College Financial Aid page.

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