This cost of attendance defines a student's Federal Student Aid Budget when our office calculates eligibility for Federal Direct Student Loans, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study. ICC estimates the average student will have the following cost of attendance:

• Tuition is the per credit hour charge that helps fund the operational expenses of the college. Tuition covers: faculty & staff salaries, basic instructional supplies, utilities, and other operational expenses, and is charged to all students who enroll in classes at Independence Community College, Includes the use of textbooks.
• ICC offers a free text book loan program which excludes consumables. Books and supplies that are not reusable by the Independence Community College bookstore are considered consumable resources and subject to additional costs (include workbooks, online access codes, lab coats, etc.). The estimated costs of bookstore consumables are $100-$200, depending on the courses taken.
• Fees are charged as Academic or Vocational. This means that the per credit hour charge helps fund for campus student activities, student organizations & clubs, scholarships funds, free entry to athletic events, and fine arts programs.
• Facilities Fee (per credit hour): infrastructure maintenance and improvement
• Technology Fee (per credit hour): Student Access and Upgrades to computers and computer labs on campus, Student Wi-Fi access, Pirate Portal (Grades, statement’s, schedules, unofficial transcripts), and CANVAS
• Security & Student Union (per credit hour): Campus Security Personnel, Emergency notification system, and access and use of Student Union (games, activities, events)
• High School Students enrolled in courses at ICC are charged the ICC NOW Fee, which includes the Academic & Vocational Fees and Innovation Fee