{"id":3149,"date":"2019-03-15T21:06:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T21:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/eca\/?page_id=3149"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:24:33","slug":"tuition-and-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/eca\/tuition-and-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition and Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early College Academy tuition is $99 per credit hour. Textbooks and materials* are provided at no cost. A student taking 15 credit hours of ECA coursework would save around $3,360 in comparison to a first semester college student taking 15 credit hours and living at home, or $10,137 in comparison to a first semester student living in a residence hall.<\/p>\n

*Some courses have an additional fee for access codes for digital materials provided by the textbook publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Cost Comparison: 5 Credit Hour Chemistry Course<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri Western Dual Enrollment\/Dual Credit<\/strong><\/td>\nMissouri Western On Campus Tuition<\/strong><\/td>\nAverage of State Universities**<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuition and fees for 5 credits<\/td>\n\u00a0$495.00<\/td>\nTuition and fees for 5 credits<\/td>\n\u00a0$1,615.00<\/td>\nTuition and fees for 5 credits<\/td>\n$4,840.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Textbook and supplemental materials<\/td>\n\u00a0 $0<\/td>\nTextbook and supplemental materials<\/td>\n\u00a0 $362.61<\/td>\nTextbook and supplemental materials<\/td>\n$362.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total*<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0$495.00<\/td>\nTotal*<\/strong><\/td>\n$1,977.61<\/td>\nTotal*<\/strong><\/td>\n$5,203.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Plus registration fee ($15.00 at Missouri Western)
\n** Based on 2025 MDHE data.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A typical three-credit-hour ECA course costs $297 (3 credits at $99\/credit hour).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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