Tuition and Fees

Thank you for choosing one of our campuses/centers to continue your education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. We are pleased to announce that the college's Board of Trustees recently approved the FY2013 budget which includes NO INCREASE in student tuition and regular fees.*

In-State Students**

• $1,150 Per semester tuition for full-time students (12-21 hours)
• $50 Registration fee (non-refundable)
• $10 Online fee per credit hour (non-refundable)
• $115 Per semester hour for part-time students
• $30 book service charge per book
• $3 Technology fee ($3 per credit hour, not to exceed $36, non-refundable)

Out-of-State Students**

• $2,073 Per semester tuition for full-time out-of-state students
• $50 Registration fee (non-refundable)
• $10 Online fee per credit hour (non-refundable)
• $192 Per semester hour for part-time out-of-state students
• $30 book service charge per book
• $3 Technology fee ($3 per credit hour, not to exceed $36, non-refundable)
• $50 Per semester administrative fee for international students
• $100 One time admission application fee for international students

Housing and Meals: Perkinston Campus

• Five-Day Meal Plan (General student population) $1,785 ($1,050 for Room and $735 for Meals)
• Seven-Day Meal Plan (Limited to students required to be on campus) $1,905 ($1,050 for Room and $855 for Meals)
• $50 Housing Application Fee (payable with housing application)

Academic Lab Fees

1. 1. Science Lab Fees ($25 per lab-based science including BIO, CHEM, PHY)
   • [BIO 1114; BIO 1124; BIO 1134; BIO 1144; BIO 1214; BIO 1314; BIO 2214; BIO 2414; BIO 2424; BIO 2514; BIO 2524; BIO 2924]
   • [CHEM 1214; CHEM 1224; CHEM 1314; CHEM 1324; CHEM 2425; CHEM 2435]
   • [PHY 2244; PHY 2254; PHY 2414; PHY 2424; PHY 2514; PHY 2524]
2. 2. Art Lab Fee ($50 per course)
   • 3-D Design [ART 1453] & Ceramics [ART 2613, ART 2623, and ART 2633]

Career-Technical (CTE) Program Fees: Program fees are assessed for specific career-technical programs; a listing of the fees is available in the offices of the Assistant Deans of Career-Technical Programs and/or on the college website.

Mastercard, Visa, & Discover: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will accept MC, Visa, and Discover for the payment of student tuition and fees. For information, contact the business office at the campus of your choice, or pay online at www.mgccc.edu. Click on Web Services.

Deferred Payment of Fees: Contact the business office at the campus of your choice. Summer tuition and fees cannot be deferred.

Summer Semester Fees: Full-time students pay a matriculation fee of $1,150 each semester except during summer session(s). The cost of courses during the summer is $115 per semester hour. Exceptions: Healthcare and other career students who are required by the curriculum to continue during the summer will pay the regular matriculation fee charged during the fall and spring semesters.

*Students in career-technical programs may see an increase in testing and certification fees. Please see the Assistant Dean for Career-Technical Education for more information on these fees.

**Students enrolled in more than 21 credit hours in a semester will be charged a per credit hour fee for all credit hours above 21 in addition to the full-time tuition charge. An in-state student will be charged $115 per credit hour for any hours above 21 while an out-of-state student will be charged $192 per credit hour for any hours above 21.

**Tuition and fees effective fall 2013. Costs are subject to change. For additional information regarding cost to attend, please refer to the online catalog on the college website.