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2.
Offenders who have a voted parole action indicating a “Serve All” with a calculated date the same as their
maximum expiration date must pay tuition for the course or qualify for financial aid.
3.
Inmates enrolling on or after September 1, 1995, may be required to complete an agreement to
reimburse tuition and fees.
4.
The amount to be reimbursed will be based upon the minimum cost of tuition and fees at the college or
university at which the student is enrolled. Enrollment in courses beyond the minimum will be at the
expense of the student and due at the time of enrollment. Students must meet minimum academic
criteria as required for any student in order to be enrolled for any and all courses.
5.
The college will charge the Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Rehabilitation Programs Division (RPD)
for inmate students who are enrolled on the official class certification date each semester or enrollment
period. No pro-rated charges or reimbursements will be made.
Tuition for all TDCJ workforce and academic classes will be calculated at the rate of $36 per credit hour, minimum of
$108.
TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)
Academic classes will be charged tuition at the rate of $36 per hour with a minimum of $108. There is no general fee.
Academic courses that require labs will have an additional $35 lab fee. Welding requires a lab fee of $35 per cycle.
Number of Hours
Tuition
Number of Hours
Tuition
1
$108
12
$432
2
$108
13
$468
3
$108
14
$504
4
$144
15
$540
5
$180
16
$576
6
$216
17
$612
7
$252
18
$648
8
$288
19
$684
9
$324
20
$720
10
$360
21
$756
11
$396
22
$792
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
*STATE REIMBURSABLE COSTS (PSER)
All college expenses incurred, labeled as State Reimbursable Costs, will be repaid by the inmate upon release. State
Reimbursable Costs are defined as follows:
1.
State Reimbursable Costs include tuition and fees for college credit associate and baccalaureate level
courses required as a result of TSI testing.
2.
As a State Reimbursable Cost, the state will pay for only the cost of the inmate’s initial academic course
each semester. Additional courses each semester will be at the expense of the student.
3.
State Reimbursable Costs include tuition and fees for college credit workforce and academic courses for
each qualified inmate student.
4.
Financial aid eligibility and utilization will be between the student and the college or university. The
outstanding amount not covered by financial aid will be the amount financed by TDCJ, which will be
repaid by the student. The outstanding amount (State Reimbursable Cost) may not be more than the cost
of one course.
5.
Since books are reused each semester, the inmates will not be required to reimburse book costs.
