VHS is partnered with Lamar State College-Orange 

and UT OnRamps for dual credit opportunities. 

TUITION PAYMENTS

Lamar State College-Orange –  LSCO Fall 2024 tuition is due Wednesday, August 21, 2024, by 5 p.m. (or set up an installment plan).  Pay in person at LSCO Cashier’s Office on the 3rd floor of the Ron E. Lewis Library building, by phone to the Cashier’s Office at (409) 882-3371, by mail, or online – Current Students --> Pay Your Bill – Click on Students and Staff (Use Student R800# / PIN is student’s birthday mmddyy). Unpaid classes will be dropped. LSCO Fall 2024 classes begin Monday, August 26.

When you see your tuition amount, it will also show the Gator BookPack fee (see below). The tuition price and Gator BookPack fee for each class are shown in the table on this page.

LSCO Installment Payment Information (click here)

An installment plan is available. It requires half of the tuition payment plus a $20 service charge, which is due by the first payment date. Two equal remaining payments are due later in the semester.

Fall 2024 Installment Payment Dates- August 21, 2024; September 25, 2024; and October 30, 2024.
Spring 2025 Installment Payment Dates-TBA (Spring 2024 were January 10, 2024; February 14, 2024; and March 20, 2024.)

Economically Disadvantaged Students
In Summer 2023, Governor Abbott signed into law legislation that allows any economically disadvantaged student to enroll in dual credit courses at no cost to them. Specifically, high school students who are currently classified at VHS as economically disadvantaged or who have been identified as such within the past four academic years can take dual credit courses with LSCO for FREE. This includes textbooks through the Gator BookPack.

Gator BookPack Information
LSCO has an affordable textbook rental access program that will provide students with all required rental textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and electronic book versions before the first day of class! Dual Credit students will be charged $14 per semester credit hour! For example, if a student is registered for 10 semester credit hours, the cost of textbooks is $42. The cost will be made to the student. If a student enrolls in a payment plan, this charge will be included in the payment plan calculations. Supplies are not included in this program and must be purchased separately. Students will be notified through their LSCO email about book return options. Students will have the option to purchase their textbook rentals through instructions that will be emailed to them from the Barnes & Noble bookstore.

Students are automatically enrolled in the Gator Book Pack at the time of registration. Most DE classes taught by Vidor instructors will use textbooks at the high school and students/parents will probably want to “opt out” of these extra charges. However, email your teacher to be sure. Students taking LSCO DE classes taught by both VHS and LSCO instructors (taken on the LSCO campus and/or online from LSCO) may want to compare textbook prices, as each LSCO DE credit hour is charged $14/credit hour.

OPT-OUT

Students will be able to find the opt-out link on the LSCO Gator Book Pack landing page during the ‘opt-out’ period prior to the beginning of the semester. Students who opt out will be responsible for purchasing all required course materials independently.

Refunds

Tuition is usually due about a week before the Opt-OUT period closes. If you did pay for the textbooks when you paid tuition and realize you should have opted OUT, you can get that Book Pack fee refunded. Students can set up direct deposit information through MyGator.  Here is the link to the process.  Contact the Cashier's Office at 409-882-3371 if you have any questions.