Tuition and Fees

High school students who enroll in a course offered at one of the MCC campuses are eligible for the discounted high school tuition rate. The discounted rate is 50% of the regular tuition rate depending on the residency status.

Students are eligible for the discount through the spring term of their senior year or graduation (whichever occurs first) and if they are less than 20 years of age at the start of the term.

High school students who enroll in a dual credit course offered at their high school are eligible for a discounted tuition rate. The discounted rate is 50% of the regular tuition rate depending on the residency status.

See High School Info/Dual Credit for more information on the dual credit program.

Many factors are considered when determining residency such as, citizenship status, military status, the public school district to which taxes are paid, length of time at present domicile, purpose for living in Missouri, and your intent to make Missouri your permanent home.

In most cases, you must have been at your in-district or in-state residence for the past 12 consecutive months to receive that residency status.

The following school districts are considered in-district:

Belton, Blue Springs, Center, Fort Osage, Grain Valley, Grandview, Hickman Mills, Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Liberty, North Kansas City, Oak Grove, Park Hill, Raytown.

Residency status is initially determined at the time of application to the college. A request for a change in residency status must be made in writing by submitting a Residency Affidavit (PDF) form along with supporting documentation.

Random and periodic residency verifications will be conducted, which will require those who are selected to complete a Residency Affidavit (PDF) and to submit documentation including proof of residence for the past consecutive 12 months.

Accepted documentation*

• Most recent personal property tax statement (available through your local county assessor's office)
• Proof from assessor's office which includes the above home address and the public school district
• Missouri vehicle registration
• Missouri voter registration card
• Lease
• Sublease
• Certificate of marriage to a resident of Missouri (proof of MO residence required)
• Proof of employment in Missouri (not online employment or employment for a family member)

If your name is not on an official lease or sublease you may submit a signed and notarized statement from your lessor verifying the dates you lived in the domicile, the terms of your agreement and the address and public school district of the domicile.

*Submission of a residency affidavit and documentation does not automatically qualify a student for an approved status change or an approved appeal. A determination must still be made based on the evidence submitted.

If you submit a Residency Affidavit (PDF) and disagree with the determination made for your residency status, you have the right to appeal the decision. Please submit a Residency Determination Appeal form (PDF).

If you live outside of the state of Missouri but paid Missouri income tax last year, you may be eligible for a tuition credit that will reduce your out-of-state tuition costs. See Tuition Credit for Missouri Non-Resident Taxpayers below.

You pay out-of-district tuition if you live in Missouri but do not pay taxes for one of the school districts listed above. You pay KS metro rate if you are a resident of Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, or Wyandotte counties in Kansas. You pay out-of-state tuition if you live outside of Missouri or if your residency is international.

However, if you are a resident of one of the ten participating states, you may be eligible for a reduced tuition rate through the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) program.

Are you a resident of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio or Wisconsin? If so, you may be able to take advantage of the Midwest Student Exchange Program and save about one-third on tuition. MCC students participating in MSEP are assessed the current out-of-district tuition rate instead of the out-of-state rate.

Participation in the program is limited to 100 students per academic year, so admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Participants must be declared on an approved MCC degree or certificate program.

Effective Fall 2020, students receiving the Midwest Student Exchange tuition rate in a previous semester must reapply every academic year. Talk to the contact person at the campus Enrollment Center to establish your MSEP tuition rate, if space in the program is still available.

For more information, check out Midwestern Higher Education Commission.

If you're 65 or older and live in district (see above), you can take classes for free using a senior citizen tuition waiver if space is available. This waiver does not cover books, supplies, general fees, lab fees or special fees.

Some courses are not eligible for this waiver, such as physical education courses that include use of the fitness or recreation center.

Semester	first Date to enroll and use the Senior Tuition Waiver	Semester Begins
Summer 2024	Thursday, May 30	Monday, June 3
Fall 2024	Thursday, August 15	Monday, August 19
Spring 2025	Thursday, January 16	Tuesday, January 21
Summer 2025	Thursday, June 5	Monday, June 9

For more information, visit a student services office or call the MCC Information Center at 816.604.1000. The waiver request form is available at MCC Senior Tuition Waiver Request (PDF).