2023-24 Student Fees—Full-Time Students

Tuition (per semester for 12 to 17 credit hours) – $15,438
Online Acadeum tuition per hour in addition to full-time tuition charge (for credits over 12) – $250
Housing – per semester, double occupancy – $2,112
Food – per semester. All residential students are required to select a meal plan. Junior – in third full year at Hesston or first year of bachelor’s degree program including transfer students; Senior – in fourth year at Hesston or final year of bachelor’s degree program. Dining Dollars can be used in the Larks Nest or for additional meals in the dining hall.

• All Access Plan + $50 Dining Dollars – $3,168 per semester (required for freshmen and sophomores living on campus, available to all students)
• 150 Meal Block + $50 Dining Dollars – $2,376 per semester (available to juniors and seniors living on campus)
• 75 Meal Block + $50 Dining Dollars – $1,140 per semester (available to seniors)

Miscellaneous Fee – per semester – $246

2023-24 Student Fees—Part-Time Students

Tuition Per Hour For Credit for all hours if taking
6 to 11 credit hours per semester – $1,286
1 to 5 credit hours per semester – $643
Tuition Per Hour For Audit for all hours if taking
1 to 11 hours per semester – $100
Online Tuition Per Hour if taking only online courses – $420
Miscellaneous Fee (6 to 11 hours per semester) – $123
(1 to 5 hours) – $0

Online Tuition Fees

Full time 12 hours or more – $5,040
Part time up to 11 hours (per credit hour) – $420
regardless of delivery mechanism (online, consortium, hybrid, on-campus)

Part-Time Rate for High School Students

Per hour of credit if taking 1 to 5 hours – $100
Per hour of credit if taking 6 to 11 hours – $200
Per hour of audit for all hours audited – $80

High School students are those younger than 20 without a high school diploma or G.E.D. High school rates apply for the first 11 cumulative hours of study taken by an individual student. Beginning with the 12th cumulative hour of credit, normal part-time student rates will apply.

Part-Time Rate for Senior Citizens

Senior Citizen Audit Fee per credit hour – $30

Senior citizen includes those 60 and older.

Other Charges

Per Hour Overload Charge (hours in excess of 17 per semester) – $643
Nursing fees (by enrollment)
– Nurs 300 ($500 clinical fee, $900 resource fee) – $1,400
– Nurs 302 ($500 clinical fee, $700 resource fee) – $1,200
– Nurs 400 ($500 clinical fee, $700 resource fee) – $1,200
– Nurs 402 ($500 clinical fee, $700 resource fee) – $1,200
– Nursing L.P.N. to B.S.N. Advanced Placement – ($300 clinical fee, $900 resource fee) – $1,200
Private Music – $275
Science laboratory fee (Chem and BiSc courses which include lab) – $80
Additional fees assessed for some classes, off-campus trips and special situations – see course schedule

Student Health Insurance (Aug. 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024) Basic group plan only. Affordable Care Act compliant. Does not include Intercollegiate Sport coverage. – $2,094
Secondary Athletic Insurance Fee (mandatory for all athletes, includes all athletes who practice or participate in an intercollegiate sport) – $200
Optional international non-ACA policy with limitations, separate terms and conditions – $1,747 (estimate)

Official transcript Fee – $5
Single Room – $1,000 per semester (in addition to regular room and board charges)
Room change – $50

Summer/Winter Tuition Fees

Tuition (per hour)(regardless of delivery mechanism – online, hybrid, on campus) – $420

Aviation Fees

Examination Fees (Avia 101, 222, 229, 336) – $160 per course, charged by aviation office at time of testing
Avia 103 Private Pilot I – $5,575 ground briefing 22.5 hours @ $45; dual flight 25 hours @ $154; solo flight 12 hours @ $112
Avia 104 Private Pilot II – $6,750 ground briefing 14 hours @ $45; dual flight 10.5 hours @ $154; solo flight 5 hours @ $112
Avia 107 Aviation Pilot Transition – $3,700
Avia 220 Instrument Flight I – $2,825 ground briefing 11 hours @ $45; dual flight 7.5 hours @ $154; AATD 7.5 hours @ $120
Avia 221 Instrument Flight II – $5,850 ground briefing 23.5 hours @ $45; dual flight 6 hours @ $154; dual flight-TAA 15.5 hours @ $179; AATD 10 hours @ $120
Avia 230 Commercial Flight I – $14,800 ground briefing 15.5 hours @ $45; dual flight 20 hours @ $154; dual flight-complex 2 hours @ $186; solo flight 21 hours @ $112; solo flight-TAA 23 hours @ $134; AATD 11 hours @ $120
Avia 231 Commercial Flight II – $9,200 ground briefing 15 hours @ $45; dual flight 7.5 hours @ $154; dual flight-complex 14.5 hours @ $186; solo flight 9.5 hours @ $112; solo flight-complex 10.5 hours @ $141; AATD 11.5 hours @ $120
Avia 325 Mountain Flying – $2,000 ground briefing 13 hours @ $45; dual flight-complex 6 hours @ $186
Avia 332 Airplane Multi-Engine Land – $7,025 ground briefing 15 hours @ $45; dual flight-twin 8.5 hours @ $360; AATD 8.5 hours @ $120
Avia 340 Flight Instructor – Airplane – $6,500 ground briefing 23 hours @ $45; dual flight 8.5 hours @ $154; dual flight-complex 9.5 hours @ $186; AATD 6 hours @ $120
Avia 341 Flight Instructor – Airplane – Instrument – $3,725
Avia 432 Multi-engine Experience (per credit hour) – $7,875
Avia 451 Crew Resource Management – $3,500
Avia 470 Flight Instructor – Multi-engine – $4,450

Hours flown in excess of curriculum plan are charged at current rates. Aviation rates are subject to changes in fuel cost or program revisions.

Catalog 2023-24