In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the听Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that at its regular business meeting on May 21, 2026, it will consider tuition and听mandatory educational and general (E&G)听increases for Virginia鈥檚 Community Colleges, effective fall semester 2026.听The May 21 meeting will occur at 9 a.m. at the Virginia Community College System, System Office, 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA 23236.
For in-state and out-of-state students, the State Board will consider tuition rate and E& G increases of between听$3.50 per credit hour and $8.00 per credit hour. The State Board will also consider mandatory non-E&G fee increases of no more than $0.50 per credit hour for select colleges.
The tuition and fee increases are necessary to pay for additional costs of operating Virginia鈥檚 community colleges, including costs associated with state-mandated compensation and benefit increases, technology costs, insurance premiums, and inflationary cost pressures.
Current tuition and mandatory fees at Virginia鈥檚 Community Colleges are: $168.30 per credit hour for in-state students, and $385.40 for out-of-state students.听You can听听on the VCCS website.
Virginia Community college tuition remains less than one-third the cost of attending public four-year baccalaureate institutions.
Written comments from the public will be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 20 and will be made available to the Board before action on tuition is taken. Written comments may be sent to Andrew Kachur, Executive Coordinator for the Chancellor, at听akachur@vccs.edu,听or they may be mailed to the attention of Andrew Kachur at:
Office of the Chancellor
Virginia Community College System
300 Arboretum Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23236