# Tex. Education Code § 54.010: REDUCTION IN TUITION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 54.010
- **Heading:** REDUCTION IN TUITION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.010

## Text

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may reduce the amount of tuition charged to a student under this chapter to an amount less than the amount otherwise required by this chapter if the board:

(1) offers the tuition reduction to the student as part of an institutional policy adopted by the board to:

(A) increase the average semester credit hour course load of students enrolled at the institution; or

(B) improve the retention and graduation rate of students enrolled at the institution; and

(2) determines that the student is:

(A) enrolled in, and making satisfactory progress toward completion of, a degree program offered at the institution; and

(B) enrolled in at least 15 semester credit hours at the institution during the semester or term for which the reduction is offered.

(b) The governing board may offer a tuition reduction under this section in a fixed dollar amount, a percentage amount, or any other manner that the board considers appropriate.

(c) The amount of tuition reduction offered to a student under this section for a semester or term may not exceed the amount of tuition that would have been charged to the student under this chapter for enrollment in three semester credit hours during that semester or term.

(d) For a tuition reduction offered to a student under this section, the governing board may prorate the amount of the reduction based on:

(1) the number of semester credit hours in which the student is enrolled; or

(2) the length of the semester or term for which the student is enrolled.

(e) The governing board is not required to offer a tuition reduction under this section to all institutions of higher education under its governance or to all degree programs offered at an institution of higher education under its governance.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 54.001 § 54.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.002 § 54.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.003 § 54.003. TUITION AND CHARGES TO BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.004 § 54.004. RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.005 § 54.005. RIGHT TO COLLECT SPECIAL FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.006 § 54.006. REFUND OR ADJUSTMENT OF TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES FOR DROPPED COURSES AND STUDENT WITHDRAWALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.007 § 54.007. OPTION TO PAY TUITION BY INSTALLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.008 § 54.008. TUITION RATE SET BY GOVERNING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.009 § 54.009. INCREASE IN TUITION RATE OR FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.010 § 54.010. REDUCTION IN TUITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.010.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.011 § 54.011. TUITION LIMIT IN CASES OF CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.012 § 54.012. TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN DOCTORAL STUDENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.012.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.014 § 54.014. TUITION FOR REPEATED OR EXCESSIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOURS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.014.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.015 § 54.015. BILLING AND NOTIFICATION FOR TUITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.015.md)

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