-- Posted by jamesish at 2:50 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 How does tuition work? I ask this because dont you just pay for the classes you take? Like lets say tuition was 6000. Student A takes 4 classes fall semester.   Student B take 2 classes fall semester. Would they still both pay 6000?  Or would one pay more?  Do you just pay for the classes you take? How does that work? -- Posted by rinni at 2:51 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 There are part-time and full-time tuitions when you go to a University. If you were to go to a Community college then you pay per class. -- Posted by Innuendo Girl at 2:52 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 It's per credit. They usually estimate it by using a standard 16 credit semester. -- Posted by penguincube at 4:36 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 Yeah, there is a cost per credit hour.  Most classes are three credits, with some classes and most labs being one credit.  The tuition cost for a semester is based on an average amount of credits.  Both students from your example would pay different prices. -- Posted by PimpMyHoes at 11:23 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 Here its just a flat tuition rate... there might be the option of going to school part time for 5th year athletes but besides that I doubt it. You have to take at least four classes, and can take a max of 5.5. Everyone pays the same tuition. -- Posted by dreamweaver at 4:09 am on Feb. 20, 2008 You pay so much for each class and then they add class fees that include supplies and such. When they give you the average tuition fee, it's usually a full time student taking 18 (might be 16) credit hours. Just make sure to read the fine print. -- Posted by tscott 87 at 6:20 pm on Feb. 21, 2008 Look at that college's website and you'll be able to figure out. It will probably be either per semester hour you take, or a set amount you will pay for however many class hours you take (up to a certain amount of hours).  Along with that comes class/lab fees, books, food/dorm costs, and transportation.  Those costs can be a lot more than you would think... just be prepared. -- Posted by ScholarshipExpert at 7:24 pm on Feb. 21, 2008 don't forget the other fees, like athletic fee, student union fee, parking permit, health fee... I pay about $600 in fees per semester. With 4 classes and books it runs about $2200 without housing or meals (in-state tuition). Students outside Florida pay about 4x that amount.