JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="programAttributes">
    <div class="left" id="credits">
       <h3>Credits</h3>
       <h3 class="cost">48</h3>
       (16 Courses)
    </div>
    <div class="gutter12 left">&nbsp;</div>
    <div class="left" id="costPer">
       <h3>Cost Per Credit</h3>     
       <h3 class="cost">$300</h3>                            
    </div>
</div>

JavaScript

$("#credits").contents().filter(function() {
  if(this.nodeType == 3) 
    this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
});