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Tuition & Costs

2023-2024 Tuition Rates
Tuition Category Cost Per Credit Hour
Resident Students $186/credit hour
Dual Credit Students $93/credit hour
Nonresident Students $250/credit hour
Online-Only Courses+ (all students): $186/credit hour
Mandatory Fee* (all students): $8/credit hour
Distance Learner Fee** $20/credit hour


What's With the ***?

Great question!

The first * is the KCTCS BuildSmart Investment for Kentucky Competitiveness fee. This fee does not apply to Dual Credit Students.

+For students who are enrolled in online-only courses, the tuition is the same regardless of your residency. Other fees, such as the mandatory fee and a distance learning course fee of $20/credit hour still apply.

A full list of charges and fees is available.


To view our third-party servicer contract for refund management, click here.

Cost of Attendance 2023-2024


In-State Students
Category Living with Parents Living Off-Campus
Estimated Direct Costs    
Estimated Tuition $4,464 $4,464
Estimated Fees $192 $192
Estimated Indirect Costs    
Estimated Books/Supplies $1,228 $1,228
Estimated Living Expenses (Food & Housing) $5,130 $8,540
Estimated Personal Expenses $980 $980 
Estimated Transportation $2,510 $2,510
Estimated Loan Fees $52 $52
Total $14,556 $17,966

Out-of-State Students
Category Living with Parents Living Off-Campus
Estimated Direct Costs    
Estimated Tuition $6,000 $6,000
Estimated Fees $192 $192
Estimated Indirect Costs    
Estimated Books/Supplies $1,228 $1,228
Estimated Living Expenses (Food & Housing) $5,130 $8,540
Estimated Personal Expenses $980 $980 
Estimated Transportation $2,510 $2,510
Estimated Loan Fees $52 $52
Total $16,092 $19,502

(1) Estimated Indirect Costs are NOT amounts that will be charged to the student's account at the college, but are average amounts that a student could expect to incur during periods of enrollment.

(2) Cost of attendance estimates are based upon student's expected living arrangements and assume full-time enrollment (12 credit hours each semester).

These are estimated values used to calculate eligibility for financial aid funds and are updated annually.

Payment Options

  • Pay in full through Student Self Service, https://students.kctcs.edu
  • Sign up for an automatic payment plan through Student Self Service,
  • Defer tuition/fees to financial aid, if Hazard Community and Technical College has verified your eligibility for federal student financial aid
  • Submit a Third Party Billing Authorization to the Third Party Coordinator, or
  • Submit verification of an outside scholarship to cover tuition and fees to the Scholarship Coordinator in the Financial Aid Office.


NOTE: If students decide not to attend their classes, it is their responsibility to drop them. Students are responsible for the payment of tuition and fees for all courses not dropped during the first 100% refund period (See Academic Calendar), regardless of whether or not the student chooses to attend the class. If you decide not to attend, please do not rely on the "registration cancellation for non-payment" process as a way to drop your classes.