Austin Community College announced April 5 that it will not raise tuition or fees for the upcoming school year.

The 2022-2023 academic year represents the ninth year in which the community college has maintained its rates, according to the press release.

“The board of trustees wants to continue to encourage our citizens to attend college and get the skills they need to succeed,” ACC board Chair Nan McRaven said in the press release regarding the unanimous vote to maintain the rates.

One credit hour costs Austin area residents $84—$67 of which is tuition and the remaining portion is fees—according to the release. A full year of 30 credits costs $2,550.

Neil Vickers, executive vice chancellor of finance and administration, said in the release that ACC is able to keep the fees low by tightly managing its resources.