Reduced Tuition for Senior Citizens (60 and older)
West Virginia state institutions of higher education (W. Va. Code 18B-10-7a)
West Virginia residents 60 and older can take public college courses at reduced cost: no more than $50 per course without credit, or no more than half the resident rate for credit, space permitting.
- How much
- Non-credit: up to $50 per course; for credit: no more than 50% of normal resident tuition and fees
- Who qualifies
- Age 60 or older; WV resident or metro-area student; space available.
- For adults going back to school, undergrads, grad students
- When to apply
- Apply any time Each term, space-available enrollment per the institution's schedule.
- How to apply
- Contact the admissions or registrar's office of a West Virginia public college or university and enroll under its senior citizen tuition program
- Seats are space-available
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (code.wvlegislature.gov)
The details
Each governing board must run a reduced tuition and fee program for participants 60 or older who are West Virginia residents (or classified as metro-area students), on a space-available basis. No-credit option: no grade or credit, total tuition and fees no more than $50 per course (boards may change the maximum), excluding lab and parking fees. For-credit option: tuition and fees no more than 50% of the institution's normal resident rates. Applies to classroom, online and distance courses, undergraduate and graduate. Each institution sets priority rules and whether special/lab and parking fees apply.
More money from West Virginia
- West Virginia PROMISE ScholarshipUp to $5,500 per year (or tuition and mandatory fees, whichever is less)
- West Virginia Higher Education GrantUp to $3,400 per year at eligible West Virginia schools; up to $600 per year at eligible Pennsylvania schools (2026-27)
- Future Workforce Grant (formerly HEAPS Workforce)Up to $2,000 per academic year
- West Virginia Invests GrantTuition, mandatory fees and approved academic program fees not covered by other grants or waivers (last-dollar)
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