College You Can Afford!
 Same course, same learning objectives, same quality of instruction, better price! A three credit-hour course at DCCCD costs $117. The same course at UTA costs $916 and at UTD, $1,492. How can DCCCD offer the same course and charge so much less?
“Community” is key to the answer about cost at DCCCD. As a community college, DCCCD is college for the people, funded by the people. A portion of local property taxes collected annually by Dallas County supports DCCCD. Those tax dollars, in conjunction with funding from the state of Texas and DCCCD’s tuition charges, make it possible for the college district to provide high-quality course offerings at one of the lowest tuition rates in the state. Because state and private universities don’t have a local tax base for additional support, they must charge higher tuition rates.
As a Dallas County resident, DCCCD is your community college. Take advantage of an affordable college education at one of the best community college systems in the country. It all begins here.
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Get Help Paying for College
 Even though our tuition is affordable for many people, we realize that some students need extra help paying for college.
Visit our Financial Aid page to learn more about the application process and the types of aid we offer. You should also check out Scholarships, Rising Star Program and DCCCD Foundation, where you can get information about DCCCD scholarships, scholarships from other sources and the Rising Star program.
Want more information? Contact the Financial Aid Office at the college nearest you, or read our Financial Aid FAQs.
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Get Set to Register for Winter/Spring Classes
 New students can register for Winter and Spring semester credit classes starting Monday, Nov. 26. Check out our class schedules to learn about our hundreds of Winter term classes and thousands of Spring semester offerings.
You’ll need to apply for admission, attend orientation, take any required assessment tests and meet with an advisor before you register, so start the process early. Visit our Web site for information on the admissions and registration process.
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Like Computers? Check Out the CIT Program
 If you like working with computers, DCCCD’s Computer Information Technology (CIT) program could put you on the path to a career in networking/security, PC support, programming or Web/Internet services.
The number of Internet-related job openings is growing as fast as the Web. As more businesses move to the Internet, the number of CIT jobs is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations in the next decade.
Get started today!
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Student Success Story: Christopher C. Haley
 Christopher C. Haley earned an associate degree in PC Support and additional certificates in North Lake College’s CIT program. Currently, he’s a system administrator for Appliance Warehouse of America Inc. If you’re interested in the computer field, studying CIT would be a wise investment in your career, he says.
“The staff [at North Lake] made it extremely easy to decide on a degree plan,” Christopher says, “and they were there to assist me the entire way.”
Because of the great professors at North Lake, he adds, “studying was no longer a chore; it was an activity that I looked forward to.”
Could you be the next success story?
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