Worked example · Longview / Kilgore
Two years at Kilgore College, then two years at the University of Texas at Tyler
This page compares published tuition and fees only. Housing, food, books, parking, course and lab fees, and financial aid are omitted because mixing them in without a family's FAFSA is how directories invent savings. This is a published-price map, not a named state program.
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The question
A Longview / Kilgore-area Texas resident wants a public bachelor's. Path A: eight semesters at The University of Texas at Tyler, Undergraduate Texas Residents, 2026–2027 Tuition & Fee Schedule, 15 hours. Path B: complete about 60 transferable semester hours at Kilgore College, including Core Curriculum and — where it exists — a Field of Study, then finish two years at UT Tyler. This page prints two Path B maps: Kilgore College In-District and Kilgore College Out-of-District. Does either map show a lower published tuition-and-fee total?
We pair Kilgore College with UT Tyler because KC campuses serve Kilgore and Longview, and UT Tyler is the nearest public university on that East Texas map. KC and UT Tyler publish major-specific transfer guides (Patriot Pathways); check them with an advisor. Those guides are planning tools, not admission or credit guarantees. UT Tyler sets its own transfer admission criteria — context and link-out only. Read UT Tyler's pages directly. PathMax does not guarantee admission: no seat, major, scholarship, timeline, or savings promise. Tyler Junior College → UT Tyler is a separate Tyler sibling that uses a different community-college sticker with the same UT Tyler Undergraduate Texas Residents cell.
Kilgore College's catalog defines an in-district student as "a resident of the State of Texas domiciled within the Kilgore College Property Taxing District composed of the school districts of Kilgore, Sabine, Gladewater, White Oak, Leverett's Chapel, Overton, and West Rusk County Consolidated." An out-of-district student is "a resident of the State of Texas domiciled outside the Kilgore College Property Taxing District." "All Texas residents are classified as out-of-district until sufficient information is on file to verify in-district residency." Longview ISD is not among the listed districts, even though KC runs a KC-Longview campus. Many Longview-address families will therefore pay the Out-of-District rate. Confirm your status with KC Admissions. This page does not claim any specific address is in-district. Non-Resident (Out-of-State & International) is a warning row. Texas Direct is a THECB pathway / Texas Direct Transfer Degree (associate) under Texas Education Code §61.834. It does not reserve a UT Tyler seat. Admission is not guaranteed. Do not merge that language with TEC §51.8035. 2+2 is not a named state program.
Published rates used
Confirm In-District versus Out-of-District with Kilgore College Admissions. Longview ISD is not in the catalog's listed taxing districts.
| Item | Published figure | How we use it |
|---|---|---|
| Kilgore College, In-District (KC Property Taxing District), 15 credit hours | $1,350 per semester | First published map. Official Simplified Chart cell. $90 per semester hour ($53 tuition + $37 general education fee). 60-hour math is pack arithmetic: $1,350 × 4 = $5,400. Applies only if you are domiciled in the KC Property Taxing District. |
| Kilgore College, Out-of-District (Texas resident outside the KC taxing district), 15 credit hours | $2,535 per semester | Second published map — likely for many Longview ISD addresses. Official Simplified Chart cell. $169 per semester hour ($53 tuition + $79 out-of-district fee + $37 general education fee). 60-hour math is pack arithmetic: $2,535 × 4 = $10,140. Confirm with KC Admissions. |
| Kilgore College, Non-Resident (Out-of-State & International), 15 credit hours | $3,285 per semester | Warning only. Official Simplified Chart cell. $219 per semester hour. Not a default Texas-resident cell. |
| University of Texas at Tyler, Undergraduate Texas Residents, 15 credit hours (2026–2027 Tuition & Fee Schedule) | $4,821 per semester | Default receiving-university cell. Official schedule total (tuition + mandatory fees). Two years = $4,821 × 4 = $19,284; eight semesters = $4,821 × 8 = $38,568. Main UT Tyler schedule only — no separate Longview-site rate was fetched. |
| University of Texas at Tyler, Undergraduate Non-Texas Residents, 15 credit hours (2026–2027 Tuition & Fee Schedule) | $12,591 per semester | Warning only. Official schedule total. Not the default Texas-resident cell. We do not print a combined non-resident 2+2 unless both residencies are stated. |
Footnote only — not in the chart and not in the sticker: Kilgore College special fees that the Simplified Chart omits include registration $40, campus security $45, health & wellness $25, and student operations $5 per semester, plus e-service $12/SCH and distance learning $20/SCH. Those amounts may appear on a KC bill; they are not folded into $1,350, $2,535, or $3,285. UT Tyler Differential Tuition $30/SCH (3000–6000 level courses in Soules College of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Nursing), the one-time New Student Programs Fee $225, and the Online Education Fee $14/SCH are omitted from the $4,821 cell. Rates change; check the current KC catalog and UT Tyler schedule before you enroll.
Sources retrieved October 29, 2026: Kilgore College; Kilgore College; Kilgore College; The University of Texas at Tyler. All sources
Kilgore College → UT Tyler versus eight UT Tyler semesters
Both maps use the same UT Tyler Undergraduate Texas Residents $4,821 cell. The In-District map applies only inside the KC Property Taxing District. The Out-of-District map is the one many Longview addresses will use — confirm with KC Admissions.
| Map | Published tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| In-District: Kilgore College 60-hour path ($1,350 × 4 = $5,400) + 2 UT Tyler Texas Resident years ($4,821 × 4 = $19,284) | $5,400 + $19,284 = $24,684 |
| Out-of-District: Kilgore College 60-hour path ($2,535 × 4 = $10,140) + 2 UT Tyler Texas Resident years ($4,821 × 4 = $19,284) | $10,140 + $19,284 = $29,424 |
| 8 UT Tyler Undergraduate Texas Resident semesters at the same 2026–2027 15 SCH line ($4,821 × 8) | $38,568 |
| In-District difference in these published lines | $13,884 lower on the 2+2 map — a sticker difference, not a savings guarantee |
| Out-of-District difference in these published lines | $9,144 lower on the 2+2 map — a sticker difference, not a savings guarantee |
Sources retrieved October 29, 2026: Kilgore College; The University of Texas at Tyler. All sources
What has to be true for the sticker gap to be real
- The Kilgore College rate that actually applies is the one you confirm with KC Admissions. In-District 15 hours is $1,350 ($90 per semester hour). Out-of-District 15 hours is $2,535 ($169 per semester hour) — likely for many Longview ISD addresses, because Longview ISD is not in the catalog list (Kilgore, Sabine, Gladewater, White Oak, Leverett's Chapel, Overton, West Rusk County Consolidated). Non-Resident 15 hours is $3,285 ($219 per semester hour). We do not claim any specific Longview address is in-district.
- UT Tyler admits you as a transfer student. Texas Direct is a THECB pathway / Texas Direct Transfer Degree (associate) under TEC §61.834. It does not reserve a UT Tyler seat. Admission is not guaranteed by PathMax — no seat, major, scholarship, timeline, or savings promise. UT Tyler sets its own transfer admission criteria. KC–UT Tyler transfer guides are planning tools, not guarantees. Read UT Tyler's pages directly. Do not merge that credit / associate language with TEC §51.8035.
- The hours apply to the major. Use a completed Field of Study when THECB says it is complete. Computer Science, Biology, English, Architecture, and Engineering are not completed Texas Direct blocks on the THECB table we last fetched — do not treat them as one. See Texas Direct.
- You stay on the UT Tyler Undergraduate Texas Residents 2026–2027 $4,821 cell. Differential Tuition $30/SCH (Business / Engineering / Nursing 3000+ level), the New Student Programs Fee $225, and the online fee $14/SCH can raise the UT Tyler line above $4,821.
- You do not add extra semesters at university rates. Extra semesters, KC special fees, or those UT Tyler extras shrink or erase the sticker gap. Rates change each year; check the current KC catalog and UT Tyler schedule before enrolling.
What we omitted on purpose
This table is sticker tuition and mandatory fees only. Housing, food, books, parking, Kilgore College special fees outside the Simplified Chart, UT Tyler Differential Tuition, the New Student Programs Fee, the Online Education Fee, installment fees, cost-of-attendance living averages, College Scorecard, Net Price Calculator outputs, aid, and earnings are omitted. This is arithmetic on published price lists, not a quote from a bursar.
Sources retrieved October 29, 2026: Kilgore College; Kilgore College; Kilgore College; The University of Texas at Tyler; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Texas Constitution and Statutes. All sources
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