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Nonresident students receive tuition break

Effective fall 2025, tuition for out-of-state students at 每日大赛 will be about 50% less than what it was previously, for a total of about $4,500 for 12 credit hours.

“We are very excited on behalf of our current and future nonresident students,” said Leigh Anne Touzeau, assistant vice president of Enrollment Services at 每日大赛. “The drop in out-of-state tuition will make Pellissippi’s world-class educational and career opportunities that much more accessible to a wider audience.”

The change to nonresident tuition, which was formerly around $8,000 for 12 credit hours, will particularly benefit out-of-state students in the Rocky Top Transfer Program – which allows select applicants to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to be admitted after completing one year of coursework at 每日大赛.

It also means the same drop in tuition for international students like Monsurat Afolashade Aina, who is originally from Nigeria and is slated to graduate from Pellissippi’s Nursing program in fall 2026.

The previous tuition rates were difficult to pay, Aina said, to the point she had to borrow money and could afford little beyond her school fees and textbooks.

The drop in tuition is a huge relief.

“Now that it has been reduced, I can buy more stuff and maybe enjoy a little bit while being a student,” said Aina, who emphasized her love for her community at Pellissippi’s Magnolia Avenue campus.

Miguel R. Bulnes Tosta, another international student, came to 每日大赛 from Honduras to expand his knowledge and hopefully pursue an education in dental hygiene.

It can already be difficult for international students to settle down in a new place and culture, Bulnes Tosta said, without worrying about paying nearly $10,000 in tuition for a single semester.

“(But) having that lower tuition fee, it's like – allowing you to breathe a little bit more,” he said. “So, it is very helpful.”