Tuition

 

Academic Year 2025-2026 Tuition Rates
 
 
Credit and Pre-Credit Courses (Per Credit Hour)  
                   
Category Credit Pre-Credit (1/2 of Credit Hour Rate)
In-District City of Chicago​ ​$157.00 ​$79.00
Out-of-District​ ​$414.00 $207.00
Out-of-State​ ​$518.00 $259.00
International​ ​$518.00 $259.00

        

 
Specialized Health Care Program Tuition Per Credit Hour      
 
For courses in certain healthcare programs (see Appendix for courses) 
        
Category ​Nursing AAS Courses Licensed Practical Nursing AC Courses Radiography Courses​ ​Dental Hygiene Courses ​Basic Nursing Assistant Course
In-District City of Chicago​ ​$239.00 ​$221.00 ​$196.00 ​$173.00 ​$81.00
Out-of-District​ ​$512.00 ​$497.00 ​$410.00 ​$275.00 ​$132.00​
Out-of-State​ ​$643.00 ​$632.00 ​$515.00​ ​$460.00 ​$187.00​
International​ ​$957.00 $1,022.00​ ​$795.00 ​$703.00 ​$187.00​
        

Partnership Program Tuition   

Tuition that is contractually obligated by defined partnerships would continue to be charged at current negotiated rates:  

Category Aviation Courses
In-District City of Chicago​ ​$316.67
Out-of-District​ ​$316.67
Out-of-State​ ​$316.67
International​ ​$316.67
 
In-District Students              
Students must live within the City of Chicago for at least 30 days before classes begin for the term.      
          
Students who live out-of-district may qualify for in-district tuition if they work more than 35 hours per week in the City of Chicago. Proof of full-time employment must be shown.                
               
Out-of-District Students                
Students are considered out-of-district if they live in Illinois, but outside the City of Chicago for at least 30 days before classes begin for the semester. Students may be required to show legal proof of evidence.                
 
Out-of-district students wishing to pursue a program at City Colleges of Chicago that is not offered at their own district community college should see the Tuition Chargeback section.               
                
Out-of-State Students                
Students who legally reside outside of Illinois are considered out-of-state students. 
 

Appendix (Courses With Special Per-Credit Hour Rates) 

Radiography, AAS 

  

Dental Hygiene, AAS 

RADIOGR 101 – Intro To Radiation Sciences 

  

DENTHYG 112 – Introduction to Dental Hygiene 

RADIOGR 102 – Attitudes In Patient Care 

  

DENTHYG 119 – Introduction to Dental Radiography 

RADIOGR 115 – Basic Prins Of Image Produc 

  

DENTHYG 121 – Dental Hygiene Theory I 

RADIOGR 124 – Intro To Patient Care 

  

DENTHYG 122 – Dental Hygiene Theory II 

RADIOGR 105 – Imaging Physics 

  

DENTHYG 123 – Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene 

RADIOGR 128 – Image Evaluation 

  

DENTHYG 124 – Clinical Dental Hygiene I 

RADIOGR 131 – Radiographic Procedures I 

  

DENTHYG 125 – Diet and Nutrition in Oral Health 

RADIOGR 140 – Intro To Clinical Education 

  

DENTHYG 126 – Dental Radiology 

RADIOGR 141 – Radiography Clinical Education I 

  

DENTHYG 130 – Dental Materials 

RADIOGR 232 – Radiographic Procedures II 

  

DENTHYG 131 – Oral Structures & Function 

RADIOGR 205 – Applied Radiographic Techniques 

  

DENTHYG 132 – General/Oral Pathology and Diagnosis 

RADIOGR 208 – Radiobiology 

  

DENTHYG 133 – Head And Neck Anatomy 

RADIOGR 233 – Radiographic Procedures III 

  

DENTHYG 135 – Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting 

RADIOGR 242 – Radiography Clinical Ed II 

  

DENTHYG 200 – Clinical Dental Hygiene II 

RADIOGR 200 – Pathology 

  

DENTHYG 202 – Critique of Dental Literature 

RADIOGR 206 – Imaging 

  

DENTHYG 233 – Expanded Functions 

RADIOGR 234 – Special Radiographic Procedure 

  

DENTHYG 235 – Community Dental Health I 

RADIOGR 243 – Radiography Clinical Education III 

  

DENTHYG 241 – Dental Pharmacology 

RADIOGR 202 – Radiology Management 

  

DENTHYG 244 – Periodontics for Dental Hygienist 

RADIOGR 244 – Radiography Clinical Education IV 

  

DENTHYG 251 – Clinical Dental Hygiene III 

 

  

DENTHYG 252 – Clinical Dental Hygiene IV 

Nursing, AAS 

  

DENTHYG 256 – Community Dental Health II 

NURSING 101 – Fundamentals of Nursing 

  

DENTHYG 258 – Ethics And Jurisprudence 

NURSING 102 – Introduction to Medical-Surgical 

  

DENTHYG 260 – Senior Seminar 

NURSING 208 – Maternal-Newborn Nursing 

  

 

NURSING 209 – Mental Health Nursing 

  

Aviation Maintenance Technician, AAS 

NURSING 210 – Intermediate Medical-Surgical Nursing 

  

AVIATN 204 – Airframe Assembly and Inspection 

NURSING 213 – Advanced Medical Surgical 

  

AVIATN 206 – Electrical, Navigational, and Communication Systems 

NURSING 214 – Gerontologic Nursing 

  

AVIATN 207 – Non-Metallic Structures 

NURSING 215 – Pediatric Nursing 

  

AVIATN 208 – Aircraft Systems I 

NURSING 216 – Nursing Leadership 

  

AVIATN 209 – Aircraft Systems II 

 

  

AVIATN 213 – Aircraft Systems III 

Practical Nursing, AC 

  

AVIATN 214 – Reciprocating Engines 

NURSING 150 – Nursing Fundamentals I 

  

AVIATN 215 – Turbine Engines 

NURSING 151 – Nursing Fundamentals II 

  

AVIATN 216 – Powerplant Systems I 

NURSING 152 – Nursing Perspectives 

  

AVIATN 217 – Powerplant Systems II 

NURSING 153 – Nursing Thru Life Span 1 

  

AVIATN 218 – Aircraft Propellers and Inspections 

NURSING 158 – Nursing Thru Life Span II 

  

AVIATN 219 – Aviation Maintenance Technician Capstone 

NURSING 159 – Nursing Thru Life Span III 

  

  

NURSING 160 – Nursing Thru Life Span IV 

  

BNA Fundamentals and Clinical, BC 

  

  

STHLTH 624 – BNA Fundamentals/Clinical 

Note: Any future courses developed exclusively for these programs as part of a program revision would be subject to that program’s differentiated tuition rates.