2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at East Central is $5,064 for Missouri residents and $6,984 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 9.81% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at East Central.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at East Central College Cost of Attendance page.
East Central College 2024 Tuition & fees
YearTuition & Fees
2020$5,880
2021$6,048
2022$6,168
2023$6,360
2024$6,984

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at East Central College is $174 for Missouri residents and $254 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 8.09% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at East Central College.
East Central College 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearMissouri ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$147$218
2021$151$225
2022$156$230
2023$161$235
2024$174$254

Offered Online Programs

East Central College offers 45 major programs through Certificate, Associate degrees/programs. Of that, 2 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at East Central College at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate126
1 Year Certificate06
1-2 Years certificates113
Total245

Online Student Population

There are 2,692 students at East Central. Of that, 473 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 760 students have joined to some online courses and 1,459 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at East Central College
Number of Students
Total2,692
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes473
Enrolled Some in Online Classes760
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,459
Online Student Population by Student Location at East Central College
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)473
Missouri Residents465
Other State in U.S.8
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0