Lone Star College System | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Lone Star College System is a four-years, public school located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $6,930 for Texas residents and $8,700 for other students on average.

It offers 113 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 7 programs - 1 Certificate, 6 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Lone Star College System
Type	four-years, public
Address	5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX
Online Students	22,589 Enrolled Online Exclusively 16,994 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,930 Out-of-State$8,700
Student to Faculty	21:1 (4.76%)
Total	7 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Associates	6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Lone Star College System . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $6,930 and $8,700 for non-Texas residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $289 for Texas residents and $362 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$4,244	$4,680	$4,848	$5,136	$6,930
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$5,564	$6,000	$6,168	$6,456	$8,700

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$154	$193	$200	$214	$289
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$209	$248	$255	$269	$362

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Lone Star College System offers 113 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 6 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	54	56	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	258	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	6,326	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	179	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	267	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	98	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Lone Star College System, there are 68,415 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 39,583 students were attending classes through distance learning (22,589 students are enrolled exclusively and 16,994 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	68,415
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	22,589
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	16,994
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	28,832

By student location, out of a total of 22,589 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 22,495 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 94 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.