Prairie State College Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Does It Cost to Attend Prairie State College as a Part-Time Student?

See current per-credit-hour charges for part-time students at Prairie State College, along with the full annual tuition and fee breakdown.

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Part-time undergraduates from in state pay $389 per credit hour. For out-of-state students the figure is $461 per credit.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$389	$461

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

For context, the standard annual tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates at Prairie State College are broken out below.

Of that annual total, required fees came to $732 in-state and $732 out-of-state; the remainder is straight tuition.

These costs reflect one year of tuition and fees and leave out housing and meals.

Tuition at Prairie State College has changed over recent reported years.

Most schools raise tuition gradually each year, so a freshman should expect to pay more by senior year.

Add a yearly growth assumption to your budget so the back half of the degree doesn’t outrun your funding plan.

The per-credit-hour rate is only one piece of the cost picture — financial aid can change the actual price a part-time student pays substantially.

For more on financial aid at Prairie State College, see the Prairie State College Financial Aid page.

Comparing to full-time enrollment? See the Prairie State College Tuition & Fees page.