California Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For California Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $15,885 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Unitek College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,903 and RWM Fiber Optics has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,349 among California Trade Schools. For graduate programs, Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $17,300 and Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $17,300 among California Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of California Trade Schools in 2025 is $17,857 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for California Trade Schools
	Cost of Attendance - California Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees	$15,885
Books & Supplies	$1,971
Room & Board	-
Other Expenses	-
COA	$17,857

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of California Trade Schools is $15,885. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Trade Schools (2021-2025)
	Tuition & Fees
2020-2021	$15,936
2021-2022	$15,963
2022-2023	$15,397
2023-2024	$15,729
2024-2025	$15,885

*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

California Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of California Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $24,018 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for California Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for California Trade Schools (2021-2025)
	On-Campus		Off-Campus
	Room&Board	Other Expenses	Room&Board	Other Expenses
2020-2021	-	-	$16,112	$5,816
2021-2022	-	-	$16,828	$5,913
2022-2023	-	-	$16,483	$5,676
2023-2024	-	-	$16,506	$6,023
2024-2025	-	-	$17,619	$6,399

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California Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

Costs of Attendance (COA)

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

California Trade Schools Living Costs

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