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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 131.005. Tuition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A Texas resident student enrolled in the college is exempt from tuition fees under Section 54.364.

(b) A student who is not a resident of Texas shall pay tuition at a rate that is the lesser of:

(1) the rate provided by this code for a nonresident student enrolled at a general academic teaching institution;  or

(2) a rate determined by the board of trustees and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to be the approximate cost to the college, not including room and board, of educating a student during the academic year beginning the next fall.

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