In a special-called meeting on Thursday, the Tennessee Board of Regents approved tuition and fees for the 2025-26 academic year.
Combined tuition and mandatory fees will increase by an average of 3.25 percent at the Community Colleges and 3.26 percent at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs), to fund a portion of operating cost increases due to inflation and the colleges’ share of a 2.6 percent salary increase recommended for state employees in the governor’s overall state budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
The new rates will take effect with the Fall term and will result in a $47 per trimester increase at the TCATs and an average $81.50 per semester increase for in-state residents at the Community Colleges.
