Beginning Fall 2010, Iowa resident tuition will be $118 per credit hour*. That means a typical three-credit hour course will cost about $354. Tuition for an average, full-time semester class schedule (15 credit hours) is $1,770. An entire program (two years of study, 62 credit hours for transfer) could cost approximately $7,316.

Nonresident* tuition is $143 per credit hour, therefore, tuition for an average, full-time schedule (15 semester hours) is $2,145 per semester. An entire program (two years of study, 62 credit hours) could cost approximately $8,866.

International* student tuition is $236 per credit hour. For a full-time student, books cost approximately $400 (new) per semester.

* Tuition for Distance Learning courses is $118 per credit hour for residents, nonresidents, and internationals.

Tuition Payments

Tuition is due before the term starts. Your registration will be canceled if you have not done one of the following by 5 p.m. on the last business day before the term starts:

• Applied for financial aid and listed Kirkwood on your FAFSA.
• Paid your bill online using E-cashier.
• Arranged for a FACTS installment plan.
• Sent confirmation, in writing, to the Accounting Services office that your tuition is being paid by an outside agency.

Late fee(s) will be added for late payment of tuition.

Kirkwood offers one of the lowest tuition rates in Iowa, and more than 60 percent of students attending Kirkwood receive some form of financial aid. Combined with the Kirkwood Foundation’s efforts to provide scholarships (more than $1.7 million awarded every year), this makes affording a quality education attainable for all our students.